{"id":1475,"date":"2026-04-04T02:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/?page_id=1475"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:21:22","slug":"the-soft-story-problem","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/the-soft-story-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"The Soft Story Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1475\" class=\"elementor elementor-1475\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecb4621 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ecb4621\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6041ba31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6041ba31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vulnerable Apartment Buildings:<br>\nThe Soft Story Problem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ae46c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ae46c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/the-soft-story-problem\/#contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e63dab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63e63dab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58bcedda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58bcedda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23130d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23130d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Start Planning!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b0d9cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-gform_widget\" data-id=\"73b0d9cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-gform_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script id=\"wp-dom-ready-js\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-includes\/js\/dist\/dom-ready.min.js?ver=a06281ae5cf5500e9317\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"wp-hooks-js\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-includes\/js\/dist\/hooks.min.js?ver=7496969728ca0f95732d\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"wp-i18n-js\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-includes\/js\/dist\/i18n.min.js?ver=781d11515ad3d91786ec\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"wp-i18n-js-after\">\nwp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } );\n\/\/# sourceURL=wp-i18n-js-after\n<\/script>\n<script id=\"wp-a11y-js\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-includes\/js\/dist\/a11y.min.js?ver=af934e5259bc51b8718e\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"jquery-core-js\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"jquery-migrate-js\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"gform_json-js\" defer='defer' src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/plugins\/gravityforms\/js\/jquery.json.min.js?ver=2.10.4\"><\/script>\n<script id=\"gform_gravityforms-js-extra\">\nvar gf_global = {\"gf_currency_config\":{\"name\":\"U.S. Dollar\",\"symbol_left\":\"$\",\"symbol_right\":\"\",\"symbol_padding\":\"\",\"thousand_separator\":\",\",\"decimal_separator\":\".\",\"decimals\":2,\"code\":\"USD\"},\"base_url\":\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/plugins\/gravityforms\",\"number_formats\":[],\"spinnerUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/plugins\/gravityforms\/images\/spinner.svg\",\"version_hash\":\"c027d3b643f56423f2d17be2a3701d80\",\"strings\":{\"newRowAdded\":\"New row added.\",\"rowRemoved\":\"Row removed\",\"formSaved\":\"The form has been saved.  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You will be contacted to confirm your appointment.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308f4237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"308f4237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*Inspections are offered free to owner-occupied homes not on the market to be sold within our serviceable areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635253d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"635253d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57adb27c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57adb27c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating Resilience in Los Angeles Communities\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177f4ce8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"177f4ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f17b75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f17b75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soft story wood frame buildings can pose a significant risk to residents and the residential building stock in Los Angeles during an earthquake. Most are wood-framed buildings, built before current building codes, whose ground floors have a tendency to collapse when shaken hard enough. Many cities within the Greater Los Angeles area have implemented mandatory soft story retrofit programs to reduce structural deficiencies by the most economical and feasible methods.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb4262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4eb4262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326ed37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"326ed37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9497953 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9497953\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758b9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"758b9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Assessing the Soft Story Problem\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb21b4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4fb21b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3348aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3348aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap\"><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap-letter\">T<\/span><\/span> hroughout the Greater Los Angeles area, seismic ordinances have been passed by local authorities requiring the evaluation and retrofit of specific building types proven to be vulnerable to seismic events. These ordinances were created in response to poor performance of certain classes of structures during previous earthquakes, such as the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and the 1994 Northridge earthquake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eae43d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eae43d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A significant portion of housing lost in the Northridge and Loma Prieta earthquakes was soft story construction.1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedcb35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bedcb35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These ordinances address critical safety concerns by increasing the likelihood that occupants are able to safely exit the building in the event of an earthquake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c4ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c4ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the time of this writing, these ordinances have been enacted in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladbs.org\/services\/core-services\/plan-check-permit\/plan-check-permit-special-assistance\/mandatory-retrofit-programs\/soft-story-retrofit-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smgov.net\/Departments\/PCD\/Programs\/Seismic-Retrofit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Monica<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weho.org\/city-government\/city-departments\/planning-and-development-services\/building-and-safety\/seismic-retrofit\/soft-story-retrofit-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Hollywood<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beverlyhills.org\/departments\/communitydevelopment\/developmentconstruction\/seismicretrofit\/softstoryprogram\/web.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beverly Hills<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ww5.cityofpasadena.net\/planning\/soft-story-retrofit-ordinance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pasadena<\/a>. 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url(&#039;https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20191105_101446-scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511c6e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"511c6e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737b80a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"737b80a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed8f99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ed8f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safer Homes Make Stronger Communities\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f417f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7f417f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20f79a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a20f79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap\"><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap-letter\">F<\/span><\/span> or some Los Angeles communities, soft story buildings comprise a significant percentage of the residential units. This puts residents, primarily renters, at risk. Protecting soft story buildings from collapse through retrofit saves lives and can help prevent community devastation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccf9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fccf9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With LA\u2019s housing shortage spinning rapidly out of control, a potential loss of thousands of residences in an earthquake would compound this problem. The City of Los Angeles has recognized soft story buildings as a problem and has developed and adopted policies to inventory, assess, and retrofit these buildings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af3aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af3aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As of October 1 2019, the City of Los Angeles reports that nearly 75% of soft story buildings have <strong>not<\/strong> been retrofitted.3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2bc6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b2bc6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Foundation Works<\/strong>\u00a0is at the forefront of seismic safety developments and is a regional leader in soft story retrofits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0515d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0515d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/schedule-an-inspection\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">schedule an inspection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df4d2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1df4d2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5f089 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c5f089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dark-pie-chart-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3762\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dark-pie-chart-3.png 850w, https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dark-pie-chart-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dark-pie-chart-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dark-pie-chart-3-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5800ac7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5800ac7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ab904c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38ab904c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f341612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f341612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cost and Affordability for Owners and Tenants\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7357577c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7357577c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd3cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bd3cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap\"><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap-letter\">O<\/span><\/span> ne of the biggest issues raised by requiring residential<br \/>retrofit is determining who is responsible for the cost. The City of Berkeley, for example, found that the average soft story retrofit cost was approximately $50,000 per building ($5,000 per unit).1<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a0c9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a0c9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The expense of a retrofit can place an undue burden on property owners and The City of Los Angeles understands this. Property owners whose buildings are occupied by tenants are allowed to pass some of the retrofit cost to the tenants. This allows property owners more ability to protect the profitability of their building.2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a147446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a147446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/the-soft-story-problem\/#contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us about the cost of retrofit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff05741 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff05741\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788f21f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"788f21f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How The Seismic Retrofit Cost Recovery Program Works\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f1ef5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03f1ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4fa7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af4fa7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce3a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dce3a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Percent of cost allowed to be passed to tenant\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc5df5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4cc5df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e19f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e19f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">50%<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4696878 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4696878\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0fb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff0fb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maximum increase limits for tenants\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-885b326 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"885b326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d13a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d13a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">$38 \/per month<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d468d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30d468d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d7f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57d7f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recovery period allowed\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c4caed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9c4caed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9bc651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9bc651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 years\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4171cf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4171cf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/la-soft-story-retrofit-program-tenant-habitability-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">To learn more about the program, click here to view the Tenant Habitability Plan &amp; Cost Recovery Guide for Property Owners, provided by the LADBS.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c7c2c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27c7c2c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f707e62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f707e62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2437398d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2437398d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Design Professionals and Over Engineering\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8501fce elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8501fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d01787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d01787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap\"><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap-letter\">D<\/span><\/span> esign professionals and contractors have to be aware of how to interpret and implement retrofit standards and requirements. Some engineers may be fantastic at their craft, and yet not very familiar with the specialized standards used for a soft story retrofit. The same can be said of contractors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630ec8ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"630ec8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In one instance, differences in how design professionals interpreted engineering standards led to significant inconsistency in the City of Berkeley. Not only was the level of retrofitting inconsistent, but also deciding which buildings met the program\u2019s performance standards was inconsistent, impacting which buildings needed retrofit and which did not.3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31427a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a31427a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Foundation Works<\/strong> conducted an independent study and found that many property owners were falling victim to over engineered retrofit plans. This often led to property owners receiving bids that were 5 to 6 figures greater than what the retrofit cost could have been.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2066a72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2066a72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/the-soft-story-problem\/#contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us about your design<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692654f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"692654f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1ffb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc1ffb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"red\">\"<\/span>A lack of familiarity with the specialized retrofit standards has led to an inconsistency in the quality of soft story retrofitting.<span class=\"red\">\"<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4355f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4355f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2014 Tom Pelletier, Founder\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4e388 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f4e388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4124042 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4124042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cf286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53cf286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementing a Soft Story Retrofit\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd4381 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3bd4381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9606db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9606db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap\"><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap-letter\">T<\/span><\/span> he goal of the retrofit is simple; to further secure the structure to the ground below. The bulk of the soft story retrofit upgrade is in erecting steel columns that are anchored to a subterranean custom engineered steel\/concrete design (grade beam).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6aa73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa6aa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although the use of a steel columns is a relatively recent development in seismic building codes, steel columns have been in use for more than one hundred years. From their inception, engineers have observed that steel columns and frames exhibited superior performance in earthquakes.4<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee3a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ee3a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Foundation Works<\/strong>\u00a0is proud to offer start to finish soft story retrofits. 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url(&#039;https:\/\/www.internetmarketingexperience.net\/tfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/img_3057-scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0b033 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df0b033\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce16b14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce16b14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72d11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d72d11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Soft Story Solutions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a3e0a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"59a3e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e17345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e17345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap\"><span class=\"elementor-drop-cap-letter\">T<\/span><\/span> <strong>he Foundation Works<\/strong> is an authority in the foundation repair industry and is responsible for countless soft story retrofits across the Greater Los Angeles Area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd5827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bd5827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The soft story division of our operation includes our own in-house engineering, construction, and stucco teams that focus exclusively on the needs of our soft story clientele.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93dae63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93dae63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To take a soft story retrofit project from start to finish, <strong>The Foundation Works<\/strong> oversees all city inspections, provides for onsite tenants, handles administrative needs, and oversees vendor sequencing. All of these necessary pieces and more are factored in to our successful soft story strategy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b059877 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b059877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8831f2e elementor-skin-slideshow elementor-arrows-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"8831f2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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