2531 Polk St

San Francisco permit 202007230750 · Russian Hill

Deck, stairs or patio coverFull plan reviewFiled

Street view · Jan 2025

Google Street View of 2531 Polk St, Jan 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

2nd means of egress stair in kind there are 2 sets of stairs-identical at the side rear of building. they start outside then go inside to service the units in the back of the building.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Jul 23, 2020
Issued: Not issued yet
Completed: Not completed yet

City plan review

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

Review stops: 11 stops across 3 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
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jul 24, 2020	Jul 24, 2020	—
Planning pre-screening Planning · PRE-PLN	Aug 3, 2020	Aug 4, 2020	—
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Aug 3, 2020	In progress	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 27, 2020	Dec 30, 2020	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 27, 2020	Jan 6, 2021	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Aug 27, 2020	Oct 22, 2020	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Oct 22, 2020	Oct 22, 2020	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 20, 2022	Dec 21, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 20, 2022	In progress	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Dec 20, 2022	Dec 21, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	—	In progress	—

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: Filed
Estimated cost: $15,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Cecil W Swason Cecil Swason Archtect	Architect	C8991

Sources

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

Permit 202007230750 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 2025