650 Townsend St

San Francisco permit 200611218271 · South of Market

Other (type unconfirmed)Full plan reviewComplete

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 650 Townsend St, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

New townsend street building entrance with elevator & exterior canopy, remove east escalators and install new elevators (2) to roof. life safety and fire sprinklers under seperate permit.

The building, before and after

As recorded on the permit.

Fact	Before	After
Use	Office	No change
Units	0	No change
Stories	6	No change

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Nov 21, 2006
Issued: Aug 27, 2007 (9 months after filing)
Completed: Mar 16, 2009 (19 months after issuance)

City plan review

Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.

Review stops: 10 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued: Not recorded for this permit
Put on hold: Twice

The city lists the review stops for this permit but not their results, so we can't tell whether reviewers asked for changes.

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Nov 21, 2006	Nov 21, 2006	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Nov 22, 2006	Dec 14, 2006	—
Architectural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-PC	Dec 15, 2006	Mar 9, 2007	—
Structural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-STR	Jan 4, 2007	Jun 11, 2007	—
Mechanical plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-MECH	Mar 9, 2007	Mar 14, 2007	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Jun 14, 2007	Jul 27, 2007	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Jul 27, 2007	Aug 2, 2007	—
Architectural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-PC	Aug 2, 2007	Aug 2, 2007	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 13, 2007	Aug 23, 2007	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 27, 2007	Aug 27, 2007	—

Source: DataSF 87xy-gk8d (Building Permit Addenda with Routing), retrieved Nov 6, 2026. Reviewer names and notes are left out.

Permit details

Permit type: Additions alterations or repairs
Status: Complete
Estimated cost: $3,867,600
Cost after review: $3,657,6005% lower

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
David Gabriel Sabalvaro Studios Architecture	Architect	C-015925

Sources

Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.

Permit 200611218271 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record

DataSF Building PermitsAddress, scope, cost, dates and status
Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
DataSF Building Permit ContactsArchitects and engineers named on the permit
Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
DataSF Building Permit Addenda with RoutingPlan review stops and results
Retrieved Nov 6, 2026
Google Street ViewStreet photo
Taken Sep 2026