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196 Liberty St

San Francisco permit 202302162120 · Mission

ADUFull plan reviewComplete
Street view · Mar 2025
Google Street View of 196 Liberty St, Mar 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Demolish int walls, new int wall layouts, increase size of garage door, new landscaping and repair (e) retaining walls in back yard, replace (e) stair in backyard. new ground floor second unit

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Feb 16, 2023
Issued
Apr 12, 2024 (14 months after filing)
Completed
Jun 3, 2026 (26 months after issuance)

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (full plan review) filed in 2023 typically took 9 months to be issued (median of 574 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
48 stops across 5 departments
Comments issued
10 times, by Building Inspection, Public Utilities, Public Works
Put on hold
Once

Main permit

Review stopFinishedResult

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Mar 2, 2023Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Dec 11, 2023Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Feb 29, 2024—

Planning neighborhood notice

Planning · CP-NP

Oct 31, 2023Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 23, 2024Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jan 3, 2024Approved-Stipulated

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Dec 19, 2023Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jan 16, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 26, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 13, 2024Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Feb 12, 2024Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Feb 13, 2024Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Feb 27, 2024Approved-Stipulated

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Apr 12, 2024Administrative

Addendum 1: Grading, foundation

Review stopFinishedResult

Building pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG

Apr 15, 2024Approved

Electrical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E

Apr 15, 2024Not Applicable

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Apr 22, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Apr 22, 2024Administrative

Mechanical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH

Apr 19, 2024Not Applicable

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

May 22, 2024Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Apr 30, 2024Issued Comments

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Dec 3, 2024Administrative

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

May 20, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 20, 2024Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jun 24, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jul 3, 2024Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jul 3, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Dec 18, 2024Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jul 8, 2024Administrative

Building pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG

Oct 15, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Dec 3, 2024Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Dec 3, 2024Administrative

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Oct 28, 2024Approved

Building pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG

Dec 17, 2024Approved

Addendum 2: Superstructure, architectural, & title 24 energy

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Dec 30, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Dec 31, 2024Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Feb 11, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 12, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jan 8, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jan 2, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jan 7, 2025Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Feb 27, 2025Administrative

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 4, 2025Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 6, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Feb 12, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Feb 24, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 11, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Mar 7, 2025Administrative

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
$1,000,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Kurt R Melander

Melander Architects

ArchitectC27044
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202302162120 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record