855 Castro St

San Francisco permit 201910043560 · Noe Valley

Legalize or fix a violationFull plan reviewComplete

Street view · Jan 2023

Google Street View of 855 Castro St, Jan 2023

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Legalization of exterior deck & construction of 14'-0" by 7'-6" long fire wall.adding an exterior grade 1 hour wall to the north side fo the yard to protect the deck at the second level.to comply w/ nov# 201960641.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Oct 4, 2019
Issued: Oct 3, 2022 (36 months after filing)
Completed: Jan 31, 2023 (4 months after issuance)

City plan review

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

Review stops: 12 stops across 2 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
Building inspector Building Inspection · BID-INSP	Jul 25, 2019	Jul 25, 2019	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Oct 4, 2019	Oct 4, 2019	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Oct 4, 2019	Apr 7, 2021	—
Planning neighborhood notice Planning · CP-NP	Mar 11, 2020	Apr 7, 2021	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Sep 29, 2020	Dec 2, 2020	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Dec 2, 2020	Oct 3, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 7, 2021	Apr 21, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Feb 15, 2022	Feb 23, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Apr 13, 2022	Apr 19, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 22, 2022	Oct 3, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 18, 2022	Aug 25, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 18, 2022	Aug 23, 2022	—

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: $14,600

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
David A Kesler David Kesler Architect	Architect	C28122

Sources

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

Permit 201910043560 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 Jan 2023