5 Embarcadero Center

San Francisco permit 201611021703 · Financial District/South Beach

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 5 Embarcadero Center, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Bathroom shower conversion in 78 rooms, selective wall & floor relocation, selective electrical relocation, convert 1 balcony suite to accessible suite. n/a ordinance #155-13

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Nov 2, 2016
Issued: Aug 24, 2017 (10 months after filing)
Completed: Jul 24, 2018 (11 months after issuance)

City plan review

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

Review stops: 8 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: Not recorded for this permit

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
Apartment and hotel inspection Building Inspection · HIS	Nov 2, 2016	Nov 2, 2016	—
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Nov 2, 2016	Nov 2, 2016	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jan 9, 2017	Jan 9, 2017	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jan 18, 2017	Jan 18, 2017	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Jan 18, 2017	Aug 24, 2017	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Feb 1, 2017	Feb 1, 2017	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Feb 2, 2017	Feb 2, 2017	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 24, 2017	Aug 24, 2017	—

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

Permit details

Permit type: OTC alterations permit
Status: Complete
Estimated cost: $1,200,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Cory Steven Creath Axis Architectural	Architect	C18505

Sources

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

Permit 201611021703 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