My name is Alexander Itsekson, and I am the principal engineer at Enginious Structures, a small, local structural engineering firm specializing in seismic analysis and retrofits, specifically “soft-story buildings”. For more information about myself or Enginious Structures, please visit our website at www.enginious-structures.com.

I have started this blog to address the lack of reader-friendly information for building owners, real estate professionals, and property managers regarding soft-story buildings in the Bay Area. For the next few weeks, I plan to focus on the City of Alameda’s soft-story ordinance, which is in the preliminary stages of notifying building owners.

I would appreciate any feedback or comments on my postings. If you have any questions regarding this information, please call me at (510) 272-9999 or email me at info@enginious-structures.com