3838 California St

San Francisco permit 202205164310 · Presidio Heights

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · May 2025

Google Street View of 3838 California St, May 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Ste 805: remodel of an existing medical office suite within an 8-story building above grade.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: May 16, 2022
Issued: Jun 17, 2022 (1 month after filing)
Completed: Jul 27, 2023 (13 months 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 4 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
Building inspector Building Inspection · BID-INSP	May 16, 2022	May 16, 2022	—
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	May 16, 2022	May 16, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 16, 2022	May 16, 2022	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	May 16, 2022	May 16, 2022	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	May 16, 2022	May 16, 2022	—
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	May 16, 2022	May 16, 2022	—
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	May 16, 2022	May 16, 2022	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	May 17, 2022	May 17, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jun 17, 2022	Jun 17, 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: $2,561,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Curtis Chong Curtis Chong	Architect	C20140

Sources

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

Permit 202205164310 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 May 2025