56 Mars St

San Francisco permit 202205254962 · Castro/Upper Market

AdditionFull plan reviewIssued

Street view · May 2025

Google Street View of 56 Mars St, May 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Horizontal addition of 670 sq ft above 56 & 56a mars st. the addition at 56a marst st would convert the current living space from 475 sq ft to 1135 sq ft of living space.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: May 25, 2022
Issued: Jun 25, 2024 (25 months after filing)
Completed: Not completed yet

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: 83 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued: 21 times, by Building Inspection, Public Utilities, Fire Department, Public Works

Main permit

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	May 25, 2022	May 31, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	May 31, 2022	Jun 15, 2023	Approved
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	May 31, 2022	Jun 17, 2024	Administrative
Permit Center Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR	Nov 28, 2022	Nov 28, 2022	—
Planning neighborhood notice Planning · CP-NP	Jun 16, 2023	Sep 14, 2023	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 14, 2023	Nov 21, 2023	Issued Comments
Structural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-STR	Sep 14, 2023	Oct 18, 2023	Issued Comments
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Sep 14, 2023	Oct 5, 2023	Issued Comments
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Sep 14, 2023	Sep 15, 2023	Approved
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	Sep 14, 2023	Sep 26, 2023	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 10, 2023	Oct 10, 2023	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Nov 21, 2023	Dec 15, 2023	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 15, 2023	Dec 19, 2023	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 4, 2024	Apr 16, 2024	Issued Comments
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Apr 12, 2024	Apr 12, 2024	Approved
Structural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-STR	Apr 24, 2024	Apr 26, 2024	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 25, 2024	May 6, 2024	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	May 3, 2024	May 9, 2024	Issued Comments
Building plan review quality control Building Inspection · BLDG-QC	May 6, 2024	May 22, 2024	Administrative
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	May 7, 2024	May 7, 2024	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	May 19, 2024	May 22, 2024	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	May 23, 2024	May 28, 2024	Approved
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	May 23, 2024	Jun 14, 2024	Approved
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	May 23, 2024	May 24, 2024	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	May 23, 2024	May 30, 2024	Approved
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	Jun 14, 2024	Jun 17, 2024	Approved-Stipulated
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jun 17, 2024	Jun 25, 2024	Administrative

Addendum 1: Foundation/ superstructure

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Permit Center Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR	Aug 27, 2024	Sep 16, 2024	Approved
Mechanical pre-screening Building Inspection · PRE-MECH	Sep 5, 2024	Sep 5, 2024	Not Applicable
Electrical pre-screening Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E	Sep 6, 2024	Sep 6, 2024	Not Applicable
Building pre-screening Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG	Sep 10, 2024	Sep 10, 2024	Issued Comments
Building pre-screening Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG	Sep 13, 2024	Sep 13, 2024	Approved-Stipulated
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Sep 16, 2024	Sep 17, 2024	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Sep 17, 2024	Sep 17, 2024	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 17, 2024	Oct 27, 2024	Issued Comments
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Sep 17, 2024	Sep 18, 2024	Approved
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Sep 17, 2024	Sep 12, 2025	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jan 14, 2025	Jan 24, 2025	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Feb 20, 2025	Feb 21, 2025	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Mar 31, 2025	Apr 9, 2025	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 14, 2025	Apr 24, 2025	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 9, 2025	May 21, 2025	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 14, 2025	Aug 19, 2025	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 26, 2025	Sep 6, 2025	Approved
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Sep 8, 2025	Sep 10, 2025	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Sep 12, 2025	Sep 24, 2025	Administrative

Addendum 2: Architectural,t24, mep

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Permit Center Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR	Feb 25, 2025	Mar 17, 2025	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Mar 18, 2025	Mar 18, 2025	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Mar 18, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	Issued Comments
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Mar 18, 2025	Apr 17, 2025	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Mar 18, 2025	Mar 19, 2025	Issued Comments
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Mar 18, 2025	Mar 19, 2025	Approved
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	Mar 18, 2025	Apr 21, 2025	Issued Comments
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Mar 18, 2025	Mar 19, 2025	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Mar 18, 2025	Mar 21, 2025	Approved
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Mar 18, 2025	In progress	—
Building plan review quality control Building Inspection · BLDG-QC	Mar 31, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Apr 2, 2026	Apr 26, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 3, 2026	Apr 23, 2026	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 3, 2026	May 1, 2026	Issued Comments
Building plan review quality control Building Inspection · BLDG-QC	Apr 28, 2026	May 21, 2026	Approved
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	May 4, 2026	May 4, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	May 12, 2026	May 15, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 4, 2026	Sep 14, 2026	Issued Comments
Building plan review quality control Building Inspection · BLDG-QC	Sep 4, 2026	Sep 11, 2026	Administrative
Building plan review quality control Building Inspection · BLDG-QC	Oct 8, 2026	Oct 14, 2026	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Oct 9, 2026	Oct 14, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 14, 2026	Oct 20, 2026	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Oct 14, 2026	Oct 15, 2026	Approved
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Oct 14, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	Approved
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	Oct 14, 2026	In progress	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 14, 2026	Oct 15, 2026	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Oct 14, 2026	Oct 14, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 20, 2026	Oct 20, 2026	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Oct 21, 2026	Oct 21, 2026	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Oct 22, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 22, 2026	Oct 22, 2026	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Oct 22, 2026	Oct 22, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Oct 23, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 23, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Oct 23, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Nov 3, 2026	Nov 3, 2026	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	—	In progress	—

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: $367,835

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Thomas Abraham Ziv Ziv Potampa	Architect	C18897

Sources

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

Permit 202205254962 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