537 Geary St

San Francisco permit 202110200837 · Tenderloin

Commercial or tenant improvementFull plan reviewIssued

Street view · Jan 2025

Google Street View of 537 Geary St, Jan 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Change of use from retail to limited restaurant, a take-out only cafe. scope includes new servery, storage room, ware-washing room & new all-gender ada restroom. no exterior work.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Oct 20, 2021
Issued: Oct 13, 2023 (24 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: 25 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued: 4 times, by Fire Department, Public Utilities

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Oct 20, 2021	Oct 20, 2021	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Oct 20, 2021	Oct 20, 2021	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Oct 20, 2021	Oct 20, 2021	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 20, 2021	Oct 20, 2021	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Oct 20, 2021	Oct 20, 2021	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 22, 2021	Oct 22, 2021	—
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Oct 22, 2021	Nov 16, 2021	—
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Administrative
Apartment and hotel inspection Building Inspection · HIS	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Issued Comments
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Issued Comments
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Issued Comments
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	Approved
Permit Center Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR	Sep 1, 2023	Sep 1, 2023	—
Permit Center Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR	Sep 12, 2023	Sep 12, 2023	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Sep 13, 2023	Sep 13, 2023	Administrative
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Sep 13, 2023	Sep 25, 2023	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 6, 2023	Oct 6, 2023	Issued Comments
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 6, 2023	Oct 6, 2023	Approved
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Oct 10, 2023	Oct 10, 2023	Administrative
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Oct 10, 2023	Oct 13, 2023	Administrative
Development fee collection Building Inspection · DFCU	Oct 11, 2023	Oct 11, 2023	Administrative

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: Issued
Estimated cost: $82,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Grant Takahashi Lee Grant Takahashi Lee Architects	Architect	C31769

Sources

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

Permit 202110200837 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