529 Hickory St

San Francisco permit 202209192682 · Hayes Valley

Home remodelFull plan reviewComplete

Street view · Dec 2024

Google Street View of 529 Hickory St, Dec 2024

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Renovation/remodl of (e) single family residence; remodel kitchen & (2) baths; add (1) bath; replace interior wall finishes; remove (1) bedroom & convert to walk-in closet; voluntary seismic retrofit; replace (e) brick foundation w/(n) concrete; interior only - no (n) floor area.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Sep 19, 2022
Issued: Nov 10, 2023 (14 months after filing)
Completed: Sep 1, 2026 (34 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: 16 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued: None
Put on hold: Twice

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Sep 19, 2022	Sep 19, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Sep 19, 2022	Sep 19, 2022	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Sep 19, 2022	Sep 19, 2022	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Sep 19, 2022	Sep 19, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 23, 2022	Sep 23, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Sep 26, 2022	Oct 3, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Oct 4, 2022	Jun 29, 2023	—
Structural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-STR	Oct 4, 2022	Jun 29, 2023	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Dec 12, 2022	Oct 12, 2023	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Dec 14, 2022	Jan 9, 2023	—
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Oct 12, 2023	Oct 13, 2023	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 16, 2023	Oct 20, 2023	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 20, 2023	Oct 20, 2023	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Oct 20, 2023	Oct 31, 2023	Approved
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Nov 1, 2023	Nov 1, 2023	Administrative
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Nov 1, 2023	Nov 10, 2023	Administrative

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: $385,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Ariel Gessler Ariel Gessler Architects	Architect	C-30586
Benjamin Pan-Hon Lai Benjamin Lai & Associates	Engineer	3268
Denny Chi-Ho Kwan Holmes Culley	Engineer	S4887

Sources

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

Permit 202209192682 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 Dec 2024