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159 Fell St

San Francisco permit 201912200114 · Hayes Valley

New buildingFull plan reviewIssued
Street view · Sep 2026
Google Street View of 159 Fell St, Sep 2026
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Erect 7-story, 1 basement, 24 condo residential units, office building. yes comply maher. 5 stories type iiia over 2 stories type 1a construction

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Dec 20, 2019
Issued
Oct 6, 2022 (34 months after filing)
Completed
Not completed yet
City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
105 stops across 8 departments
Comments issued
22 times, by Public Works, Building Inspection, Permit Center, Fire Department
Put on hold
15 times

Main permit

Review stopFinishedResult

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Dec 20, 2019—

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Nov 10, 2021—

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 8, 2022—

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jun 7, 2022—

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Nov 18, 2021—

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jun 9, 2022—

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Mar 29, 2022—

Development fee collection

Building Inspection · DFCU

Feb 14, 2022—

CON

CON-BOND

Aug 11, 2022—

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Jul 14, 2022—

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jul 22, 2022—

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Sep 6, 2022—

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Sep 14, 2022—

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Sep 16, 2022—

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Oct 6, 2022—

Addendum 1: Foundation, superstructure

Review stopFinishedResult

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Oct 13, 2022—

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Feb 3, 2023—

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Aug 21, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 8, 2023—

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 23, 2023—

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Aug 9, 2024Approved

Electrical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E

Aug 5, 2024Not Applicable

Mechanical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH

Aug 7, 2024Not Applicable

Building pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG

Aug 8, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Aug 15, 2024Administrative

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Aug 28, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Sep 3, 2024Issued Comments

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Sep 18, 2024Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Apr 4, 2025Administrative

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Aug 21, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Oct 23, 2024Administrative

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Oct 16, 2024Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Sep 18, 2024Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Nov 5, 2024Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Oct 23, 2024Approved

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Oct 18, 2024Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Nov 15, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 15, 2024Approved

Development fee collection

Building Inspection · DFCU

Nov 25, 2024Administrative

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Sep 9, 2025Administrative

Addendum 2: Architectural mep

Review stopFinishedResult

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Nov 3, 2022Administrative

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Oct 21, 2025Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 30, 2023—

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jan 9, 2025—

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Dec 14, 2022—

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Oct 14, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Nov 8, 2022—

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Feb 19, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Oct 14, 2025Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 24, 2023Issued Comments

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Aug 12, 2024Issued Comments

Electrical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E

Aug 5, 2024Not Applicable

Mechanical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH

Aug 7, 2024Issued Comments

Building pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG

Aug 8, 2024Approved

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Dec 27, 2024Approved

Mechanical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH

Dec 27, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 8, 2025Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 27, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 5, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jan 14, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jan 10, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jan 23, 2025Approved

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Feb 10, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jan 16, 2025Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Feb 19, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 5, 2025Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 10, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jun 16, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

May 14, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

May 13, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

May 12, 2025Approved

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Jun 6, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

May 30, 2025Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jun 24, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Aug 20, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Aug 20, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Aug 15, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Sep 29, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Aug 13, 2025Approved

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Aug 8, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Aug 15, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Aug 15, 2025Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Aug 13, 2025Approved

Building Inspection

MECH-E-QC

Aug 29, 2025Administrative

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Oct 1, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Sep 15, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Sep 15, 2025Approved

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Sep 29, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Sep 25, 2025Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Sep 16, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Sep 26, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Oct 10, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Oct 29, 2025Administrative

Addendum 3: Fire sprinklers & underground

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Feb 26, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Mar 5, 2026Administrative

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Mar 7, 2026Issued Comments

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

May 1, 2026Administrative

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Apr 30, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

May 4, 2026Administrative

Addendum 5: Health

Review stopFinishedResult

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Feb 3, 2023—

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Feb 6, 2023—

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Jul 3, 2025Administrative

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jul 1, 2025Administrative

Public Health

HEALTH-MH

Jul 3, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Sep 9, 2025Administrative

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
Status
Issued
Estimated cost
$6,690,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
John S Winder

Winder Gibson Architects

ArchitectC13305
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 201912200114 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record