838 Pacific Av

San Francisco permit 201810092694 · Chinatown

OtherFull plan reviewComplete

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Google Street View of 838 Pacific Av, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Priority plan review. demo (e) emergency generator, provide (n) emergency generator at same location w/ fuel port, quick connect, electrical, mechanical, plumbing for new installation.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Oct 9, 2018
Issued: Jan 24, 2019 (4 months after filing)
Completed: Aug 27, 2019 (7 months after issuance)

City plan review

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

Review stops: 8 stops across 2 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
Apartment and hotel inspection Building Inspection · HIS	Oct 9, 2018	Oct 9, 2018	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Oct 9, 2018	Oct 9, 2018	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Oct 9, 2018	Jan 14, 2019	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 29, 2018	Nov 19, 2018	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Nov 19, 2018	Jan 17, 2019	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Nov 21, 2018	Jan 8, 2019	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Jan 18, 2019	Jan 18, 2019	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 18, 2019	Jan 24, 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: Additions alterations or repairs
Status: Complete
Estimated cost: $50,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Lisa Jay Gelfand Gelfand Partners Architects	Architect	C17265

Sources

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

Permit 201810092694 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