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27 A Brazil Av

San Francisco permit 202204293316 · Excelsior

Legalize or fix a violation (type unconfirmed)Full plan reviewIssued
Street view · Mar 2025
Google Street View of 27 A Brazil Av, Mar 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Per legalization ord# 43-14, convert un-permitted in-law unit into a legal 2nd unit. install egress windows, smoke/carbon monoxide alarms. install landscaping per planning requirements, landscaping, permeable surface new street tree, and 2 bicycle parking spaces.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Dec 3, 2024
Issued
Jan 29, 2026 (14 months after filing)
Completed
Not completed yet

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (full plan review) filed in 2024 typically took 6 months to be issued (median of 422 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
24 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued
6 times, by Building Inspection, Fire Department, Public Works
Put on hold
Once
Review stopFinishedResult

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

Apr 29, 2022—

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Aug 11, 2023Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Aug 11, 2023Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Aug 14, 2023Approved

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Aug 14, 2023—

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Aug 18, 2023Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Aug 18, 2023Approved

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Nov 27, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Dec 3, 2024Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 9, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Dec 16, 2024Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jan 13, 2025Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Dec 17, 2024Approved

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Jan 23, 2025Issued Comments

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Dec 23, 2024Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Dec 18, 2024Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Jun 23, 2025Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 24, 2025Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Mar 6, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 25, 2025Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Apr 2, 2025Approved

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Apr 30, 2025Approved

Development fee collection

Building Inspection · DFCU

May 16, 2025Administrative

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 29, 2026Administrative

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
$229,850
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Samuel Kwong

Arcus Architecture & Planning

ArchitectC14679
Alan Kiyoshi Toma

Design Studio

ArchitectC20518
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202204293316 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record