On June 14, 2017, the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 people in London. The building at 889 Francisco was completed the same year, with the same kind of sealed curtain wall, verified by an inspector whose blood relative received a unit inside it — financed through his own employer.
Tower I uses a cassette curtain wall system — prefabricated panels assembled at the factory and installed as completed units. Grenfell Tower burned because its panels were reclad with polyethylene cores without independent verification. Tower I's panels work the same way: once installed, the interior of each panel is inaccessible without demolition. The inspector who verified fireproofing at installation was not independent.
The unit was compensation. A unit in a building whose fireproofing was certified by a family member, acquired from sellers who never entered the United States, at a $100,000 loss, financed through the buyer's own employer. The recorded instruments do not describe an arm's-length transaction. They describe a transfer in satisfaction of an obligation — an obligation that traces directly to the inspector who certified the building's fire safety.
— Expolisve Submission, Case Nos. 25STCV19732 · 25STUD09596 · 25APLC00398Structural Impossibility on Every Deed: The grantor is Greenland LA Metropolis Development I LLC — a limited liability company. An LLC does not have a President, Vice President, or Executive Vice President. Yet Chao Wu signed as "President" on one deed, "VP" on another, and "V/P" on a third. In 2021, Xiaoying Yan signed as "EVP." These titles do not exist within an LLC structure under Delaware or California law.
| Unit | Grantee | Deed Date | Consideration | Signatory Title | Grantee Signed Where | CofO Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3703 | VS Systems, Inc. ◆ NOT FOUND IN CA SOS |
Dec. 27, 2016 | $1,268,000 Zero financing |
Chao Wu "President" | Eun Hee Lee 11/12/2017 (after recording) |
NO CofO 3 years early |
| 1802 | WR Investment Associates LLC ◆ CA SOS: COOPERATIVE ASSN, NOT LLC Formed 14 days before closing — traces to Shanghai |
Mar. 20, 2017 | $784,000 Zero financing |
Chao Wu "VP" | Rong Wang 7/15/2017, Irvine house |
NO CofO 2.5 years early |
| 801 | XiaoLong Zhang & Qingqing Dong ◆ Signed at U.S. Embassy, Beijing — never entered U.S. |
Apr. 5, 2017 | ~$750,000 East West Bank DOT |
Chao Wu "V/P" | Beijing, China — U.S. Embassy, Vice Consul Joshua Kamp | NO CofO 2.5 years early |
| 2003 | Ao Yang ◆ Buyer never signed — attorney-in-fact signed instead Wife's quitclaim: U.S. Consulate Shanghai, $0 transfer tax |
Mar. 20, 2017 | $1,005,000 Zero financing |
Chao Wu "VP" | Chengyun Quan, atty-in-fact (Yang not present) | NO CofO 2.5 years early |
| 3603 | Stella Investment, Inc. ◆ NOT FOUND IN CA SOS |
— | ~$1,200,000 Zero financing |
— | — | NO CofO |
| 3709 | Ocean 2020 LLC (San Marino) | Oct. 20, 2021 | $980,000 Zero financing |
Xiaoying Yan "EVP" (Greenland I-A LLC) | Dolly Yau, Member Oct. 20, 2021 | CofO issued — same batch template |
All deeds processed by Old Republic Title Company, Major Accounts — Commercial Division. Every deed carries the same December 9, 2016 template footer. No conventional lender financed any transaction.
The HOA currently directs unit owners not to sell to any purchaser who seeks to acquire the property with financing. This is an admission that the building cannot survive the inspection every third-party lender requires. The instruction to sell cash-only is the instruction to sell without scrutiny — and without the lender's counsel who would read these deeds and see that the signatory's title does not exist within the grantor's legal structure.
"The building is still there. The people are still in it. The Certificate of Occupancy that says it is safe for human habitation was signed by a man whose family member came into possession of a unit in that building — financed through his own employer."
Three hundred and eight units. One Certificate of Occupancy. One inspector. One family member with title. One employer with the loan. Zero independent parties in that chain.