40 De Soto St

San Francisco permit 202212148238 · West of Twin Peaks

Home remodelOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 40 De Soto St, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Down to the stair remodel of the (e) kitchen and family room. included in the remodel are new windows and doors @ the rear facing elevation (yard)

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Dec 14, 2022
Issued: Jan 19, 2023 (1 month after filing)
Completed: Aug 10, 2023 (7 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: 7 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	Dec 14, 2022	Dec 14, 2022	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 14, 2022	Dec 14, 2022	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 14, 2022	Dec 14, 2022	—
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Dec 14, 2022	Dec 14, 2022	—
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Dec 14, 2022	Dec 14, 2022	—
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Dec 14, 2022	Dec 14, 2022	—
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 19, 2023	Jan 19, 2023	—

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: $75,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Bassel Edward Samaha Samaha+Hart Architecture	Architect	C-29936

Sources

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

Permit 202212148238 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