921 Howard St

San Francisco permit 201912230270 · South of Market

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Google Street View of 921 Howard St, Jun 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Erect 17-story, type 1, 203 dwelling units, residential/commercial building. new bldg will be on block 3732, lots 004, 099, 100, 145a, & 146. 100% affordable housing development by tenderloin neighborhood development corp(tndc). fee defer till 1st addendum issue. comply maher ord.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Dec 23, 2019
Issued: May 24, 2021 (17 months after filing)
Completed: Oct 17, 2023 (29 months after issuance)

City plan review

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

Review stops: 114 stops across 7 departments
Comments issued: Not recorded for this permit
Put on hold: 22 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	Dec 23, 2019	Dec 23, 2019	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 23, 2019	Aug 13, 2020	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Aug 11, 2020	Dec 21, 2020	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 12, 2020	Dec 15, 2020	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Aug 12, 2020	Dec 14, 2020	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Aug 12, 2020	Oct 27, 2020	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Aug 12, 2020	Oct 21, 2020	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 17, 2020	Dec 21, 2020	—
Development fee collection Building Inspection · DFCU	Nov 23, 2020	Nov 23, 2020	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 15, 2020	Dec 15, 2020	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Dec 15, 2020	Dec 18, 2020	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Dec 15, 2020	Dec 18, 2020	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 21, 2020	Dec 22, 2020	—

Addendum 1: Foundation/superstructure

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 22, 2020	Dec 23, 2020	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Dec 23, 2020	Apr 22, 2021	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 29, 2020	Jan 5, 2021	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Dec 29, 2020	Feb 3, 2021	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jan 5, 2021	Apr 20, 2021	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Apr 21, 2021	Apr 22, 2021	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 22, 2021	May 24, 2021	—

Addendum 2: Architectural/mep

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Feb 24, 2021	Feb 24, 2021	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Feb 24, 2021	Feb 24, 2022	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Feb 24, 2021	Feb 28, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Feb 24, 2021	Feb 28, 2022	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Feb 24, 2021	Jul 16, 2021	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Feb 24, 2021	Mar 12, 2021	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Feb 24, 2021	Nov 8, 2021	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Feb 24, 2021	Mar 18, 2022	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Feb 26, 2021	Feb 28, 2022	—
Disability access review Mayor's Office on Disability · MOD	May 19, 2021	Jan 28, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Jul 13, 2021	Feb 28, 2022	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Oct 16, 2021	Oct 19, 2021	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 16, 2021	Oct 21, 2021	—
Disability access review Mayor's Office on Disability · MOD	Mar 2, 2022	Mar 9, 2022	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Mar 2, 2022	Mar 8, 2022	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Mar 2, 2022	Mar 7, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Mar 2, 2022	Mar 9, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Mar 18, 2022	Mar 18, 2022	—

Addendum 3: Piles & shoring

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	May 3, 2021	May 21, 2021	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 21, 2021	Jun 22, 2021	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	May 21, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jun 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	—

Addendum 4: Stormwater

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Mar 4, 2022	Mar 4, 2022	—
Plumbing plan check Building Inspection · PID-PC	Mar 4, 2022	Mar 8, 2022	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Mar 4, 2022	Mar 24, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Mar 24, 2022	Mar 25, 2022	—

Addendum 5: Exterior skin precast

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 20, 2021	Sep 7, 2021	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Sep 7, 2021	Nov 10, 2021	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 7, 2021	Oct 6, 2021	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Sep 7, 2021	Sep 7, 2021	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Sep 7, 2021	Oct 20, 2021	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Sep 7, 2021	Nov 18, 2021	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Nov 18, 2021	Nov 18, 2021	—

Addendum 6: Exterior skin glazing/storefront

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Oct 24, 2022	Oct 26, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Oct 26, 2022	Dec 20, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Oct 26, 2022	Nov 30, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Oct 26, 2022	Dec 17, 2022	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Oct 26, 2022	Dec 30, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 30, 2022	Jan 3, 2023	—

Addendum 7: Metal stairs - 1 & 2

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Nov 18, 2021	Nov 18, 2021	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Nov 18, 2021	Dec 10, 2021	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Nov 18, 2021	Dec 16, 2021	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Nov 18, 2021	Apr 12, 2022	—
Disability access review Mayor's Office on Disability · MOD	Dec 7, 2021	Apr 6, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 11, 2022	Apr 12, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Apr 11, 2022	Apr 11, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 12, 2022	Apr 12, 2022	—

Addendum 8: Exterior stairs - 3 & 4

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 6, 2022	Apr 6, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 6, 2022	Apr 12, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Apr 6, 2022	Apr 14, 2022	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Apr 6, 2022	May 24, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	May 24, 2022	May 24, 2022	—
Disability access review Mayor's Office on Disability · MOD	—	May 10, 2022	—

Addendum 9: Fire sprinklers

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Mar 10, 2022	Mar 10, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Mar 10, 2022	Jun 6, 2022	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Mar 10, 2022	Jun 13, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jun 13, 2022	Jun 13, 2022	—

Addendum 10: Fire alarm system, elevator landing & two way comm sys

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 2, 2022	Dec 2, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Dec 2, 2022	Apr 4, 2023	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Dec 2, 2022	Apr 6, 2023	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 6, 2023	Apr 6, 2023	—

Addendum 11: Errcs

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Feb 17, 2022	Feb 17, 2022	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Feb 17, 2022	Mar 15, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Feb 18, 2022	Mar 10, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Mar 15, 2022	Mar 16, 2022	—

Addendum 12: Generator, fuel oil, and piping

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	May 10, 2022	May 10, 2022	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	May 10, 2022	Feb 27, 2023	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 11, 2022	Jan 24, 2023	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	May 11, 2022	Nov 9, 2022	—
Fire Department housing review Fire Department · SFFD-HQ	May 11, 2022	Feb 27, 2023	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	May 23, 2022	Nov 2, 2022	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Nov 2, 2022	Nov 9, 2022	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Dec 20, 2022	Jan 24, 2023	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Jan 23, 2023	Jan 24, 2023	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Feb 16, 2023	Feb 16, 2023	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Feb 16, 2023	Feb 23, 2023	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Feb 16, 2023	Feb 21, 2023	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Feb 27, 2023	Mar 1, 2023	—

Addendum 13: Exterior building maintenance

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 9, 2021	Dec 9, 2021	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Dec 9, 2021	Jan 4, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 10, 2021	Jan 3, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 10, 2021	Dec 16, 2021	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Dec 10, 2021	Dec 14, 2021	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 4, 2022	Jan 4, 2022	—

Addendum 14: Evacuation signage (withdrawn)

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 30, 2023	Jan 30, 2023	—

Review stop

Finished

Result

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 30, 2023

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Addendum 15: Fsae

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 12, 2023	Apr 12, 2023	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Apr 13, 2023	Apr 25, 2023	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Apr 13, 2023	Apr 27, 2023	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 27, 2023	Apr 27, 2023	—

Addendum 16: Health

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 18, 2023	Jan 18, 2023	—
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Jan 18, 2023	Jan 20, 2023	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Jan 18, 2023	Jan 23, 2023	—
Public Health HEALTH-HM	Jan 19, 2023	Jan 20, 2023	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 23, 2023	Jan 26, 2023	—

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: Complete
Estimated cost: $70,000,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Steven Perry Pier28	Architect	C26289
Kai Shing Chu Spi Consulting Engineers, Inc.	Engineer	C84827

Sources

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

Permit 201912230270 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 Jun 2025