838 Kearny St

San Francisco permit 202202188363 · Chinatown

Deck, stairs or patio coverOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 838 Kearny St, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Remove and replacement of (e) 42in tall code compliant guardrails at levels 3 & 4 egress balconies with new compliant, 7ft tall painted stell guardrails.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Feb 18, 2022
Issued: Feb 24, 2022 (within 1 month of filing)
Completed: Mar 31, 2022 (1 month after issuance)

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (over-the-counter, with plans) filed in 2022 were typically issued within 1 month (median of 5,514 issued permits).

City plan review

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

Review stops: 9 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: Not recorded for this permit

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
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Feb 18, 2022	Feb 18, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Feb 22, 2022	Feb 22, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Feb 22, 2022	Feb 22, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Feb 22, 2022	Feb 22, 2022	—
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Feb 23, 2022	Feb 24, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Feb 23, 2022	Feb 23, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Feb 23, 2022	Feb 23, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Feb 24, 2022	Feb 24, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Feb 24, 2022	Feb 24, 2022	—

Source: DataSF 87xy-gk8d (Building Permit Addenda with Routing), retrieved Nov 6, 2026. Reviewer names and notes are left out.

Permit details

Permit type: OTC alterations permit
Status: Complete
Estimated cost: $120,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Pauline Margaret Souza Wrbs Studio	Architect	C24532
Carl Milsum	Engineer	S6190

Sources

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

Permit 202202188363 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 Sep 2026