901 Tennessee St

San Francisco permit 201604285990 · Potrero Hill

New buildingFull plan reviewComplete

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Google Street View of 901 Tennessee St, Feb 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

To erect 4 stories, 1 basement, type v-a, 40 residential unit building (r-2,s-2). ** maher: disturbance of at least 50 cu.yd of soil; route to dph **

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Jun 27, 2017
Issued: Aug 1, 2017 (1 month after filing)
Completed: Sep 29, 2020 (38 months after issuance)

City plan review

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

Review stops: 66 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued: Not recorded for this permit
Put on hold: 15 times

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

Main permit

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 29, 2016	Apr 29, 2016	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Apr 29, 2016	Aug 22, 2016	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 22, 2016	Oct 28, 2016	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Sep 2, 2016	Sep 16, 2016	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Sep 26, 2016	Feb 23, 2017	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 28, 2016	Jun 7, 2017	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Nov 9, 2016	Jul 3, 2017	—
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Feb 24, 2017	Jun 20, 2017	—
Development fee collection Building Inspection · DFCU	Jul 5, 2017	Jul 5, 2017	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Jul 5, 2017	Jul 13, 2017	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Jul 5, 2017	Jul 21, 2017	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jul 14, 2017	Jul 17, 2017	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Jul 17, 2017	Jul 21, 2017	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jul 21, 2017	Aug 1, 2017	—

Addendum 1: Foundation

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 29, 2017	Aug 29, 2017	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 29, 2017	Nov 2, 2017	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Nov 2, 2017	Dec 5, 2017	—
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Nov 8, 2017	Nov 28, 2017	—
Development fee collection Building Inspection · DFCU	Dec 6, 2017	Dec 7, 2017	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Dec 7, 2017	Dec 7, 2017	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 7, 2017	Dec 7, 2017	—

Addendum 2: Superstructure

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 12, 2017	Dec 12, 2017	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 21, 2017	Jan 18, 2018	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Jan 18, 2018	Jan 29, 2018	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Jan 30, 2018	Jan 30, 2018	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 30, 2018	Feb 15, 2018	—

Addendum 3: Architectural & mep

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 19, 2017	Dec 19, 2017	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 19, 2017	Jun 13, 2018	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Mar 20, 2018	Jun 12, 2018	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Mar 27, 2018	Jun 15, 2018	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Jun 15, 2018	Jul 10, 2018	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Jun 19, 2018	Jun 23, 2018	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Jul 11, 2018	Jul 12, 2018	—
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Jul 12, 2018	Jul 19, 2018	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Jul 19, 2018	Jul 28, 2018	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Jul 30, 2018	Jul 30, 2018	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jul 30, 2018	Aug 3, 2018	—

Addendum 4: Fire alarm

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jul 11, 2018	Jul 11, 2018	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Jul 11, 2018	Oct 27, 2018	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Oct 29, 2018	Oct 29, 2018	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Oct 29, 2018	Oct 31, 2018	—

Addendum 5: Fire sprinklers

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jul 12, 2018	Jul 12, 2018	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Jul 12, 2018	Aug 11, 2018	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Aug 13, 2018	Aug 13, 2018	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 13, 2018	Aug 15, 2018	—

Addendum 6: Health

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Sep 14, 2020	Sep 14, 2020	—

Review stop

Finished

Result

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Sep 14, 2020

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Addendum 7: Errcs

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 31, 2019	Jan 31, 2019	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Jan 31, 2019	Feb 17, 2019	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Feb 19, 2019	Feb 19, 2019	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Feb 19, 2019	Feb 27, 2019	—

Addendum 8: Amended architectural & mep

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Sep 25, 2018	Sep 25, 2018	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 25, 2018	Oct 5, 2018	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Oct 5, 2018	Oct 23, 2018	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 5, 2018	Oct 23, 2018	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Oct 23, 2018	Oct 29, 2018	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 29, 2018	Nov 1, 2018	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Nov 1, 2018	Nov 5, 2018	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Nov 5, 2018	Nov 14, 2018	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Nov 15, 2018	Nov 21, 2018	—
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Nov 21, 2018	Nov 27, 2018	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Nov 27, 2018	Dec 14, 2018	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 17, 2018	Dec 18, 2018	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Dec 18, 2018	Dec 18, 2018	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Dec 18, 2018	Dec 21, 2018	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Dec 21, 2018	Dec 21, 2018	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 21, 2018	Feb 27, 2019	—

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

Permit details

Permit type: New construction wood frame
Status: Complete
Estimated cost: $9,187,800

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
David Nelson Sternberg Sternberg Benjamin Architects	Architect	C11102

Sources

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

Permit 201604285990 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 Feb 2025