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388 Beale St

San Francisco permit 202201286896 · Financial District/South Beach

Commercial or tenant improvementFull plan reviewComplete
Street view · May 2025
Google Street View of 388 Beale St, May 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Change of use - retail to apartments. add 7 units w/ 4 mezz units & (3) 2-story units. 7 units are studios and 1-two bedrm. (n) units are added within envelope at ground level. retain (e) openings, replace (e) storefront glazing w/ new, keep (e) design intent.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Jan 28, 2022
Issued
Jul 16, 2024 (30 months after filing)
Completed
Jun 16, 2025 (11 months after issuance)

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (full plan review) filed in 2022 typically took 12 months to be issued (median of 872 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
25 stops across 5 departments
Comments issued
Twice, by Fire Department, Building Inspection
Put on hold
5 times
Review stopFinishedResult

Apartment and hotel inspection

Building Inspection · HIS

Feb 2, 2022—

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Feb 7, 2022—

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Mar 27, 2023—

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 26, 2023—

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Oct 26, 2023Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 8, 2023—

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jun 8, 2023—

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Sep 14, 2023Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Apr 25, 2023—

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Sep 7, 2023Approved-Stipulated

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 12, 2023—

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jun 9, 2023—

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jun 15, 2023—

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jun 15, 2023—

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Sep 14, 2023Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Sep 28, 2023Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Sep 13, 2023Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Aug 23, 2023Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Aug 28, 2023Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Sep 28, 2023Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Oct 12, 2023Approved-Stipulated

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Sep 15, 2023Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Oct 16, 2023Administrative

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jul 16, 2024Administrative

Development fee collection

Building Inspection · DFCU

Jul 9, 2024Administrative

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
$2,661,221
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Toby Stella Levy

Levy Design Partners

ArchitectC-10527
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202201286896 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record