401 Van Ness Av

San Francisco permit 201312234851 · Hayes Valley

Commercial or tenant improvementFull plan reviewComplete

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 401 Van Ness Av, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Tenant improvement for the educaiton, studio, performance hall, administrative offices, costumeshop & support spaces on the 4th fl as well as storage & costume support in the basement. n/a for maher ordinance.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Dec 23, 2013
Issued: Sep 8, 2014 (9 months after filing)
Completed: Oct 24, 2016 (26 months after issuance)

City plan review

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

Review stops: 9 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued: Not recorded for this permit
Put on hold: 3 times

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
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 20, 2013	Dec 20, 2013	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 10, 2014	Jan 10, 2014	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jan 10, 2014	Aug 7, 2014	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Jan 23, 2014	Jun 4, 2014	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Feb 21, 2014	Aug 6, 2014	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Aug 8, 2014	Aug 11, 2014	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Aug 12, 2014	Aug 20, 2014	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Aug 20, 2014	Aug 27, 2014	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 27, 2014	Sep 8, 2014	—

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: $10,500,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
David Clifton Mar Tipping Mar Structural	Engineer	S3951

Sources

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

Permit 201312234851 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