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551 Alvarado St

San Francisco permit 202303224205 · Noe Valley

Legalize or fix a violation (type unconfirmed)Full plan reviewComplete
Street view · May 2025
Google Street View of 551 Alvarado St, May 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

(n) vertical & horizontal addition @ grd flr, legalize unauthorized dwelling unit & convert portion to (n) garage. reconfigure rooms @ 2nd flr. raise portion of roof & convert (e) attic to 3rd flr. convert portion of (e) crawlspace to (n) basement.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Mar 22, 2023
Issued
Feb 9, 2024 (11 months after filing)
Completed
Oct 22, 2026 (32 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
44 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued
10 times, by Building Inspection, Fire Department, Public Works

Main permit

Review stopFinishedResult

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Mar 28, 2023—

Code enforcement

Building Inspection · CES

Mar 27, 2023—

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Sep 28, 2023Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Jan 30, 2024—

Planning neighborhood notice

Planning · CP-NP

Aug 14, 2023Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Oct 23, 2023Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Nov 6, 2023Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Sep 30, 2023Approved-Stipulated

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Oct 26, 2023Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Oct 16, 2023Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Nov 27, 2023Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 29, 2023Approved

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Jan 9, 2024Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jan 16, 2024Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jan 29, 2024Approved-Stipulated

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jan 10, 2024Approved

Development fee collection

Building Inspection · DFCU

Jan 30, 2024Administrative

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Feb 9, 2024Administrative

Addendum 1: Grading, foundation, steel frame, superstructure, t-24, final.

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Feb 21, 2024Approved

Electrical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E

Feb 14, 2024Not Applicable

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Feb 22, 2024Administrative

Building pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG

Feb 15, 2024Approved

Mechanical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH

Feb 15, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Mar 19, 2024Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Mar 21, 2024Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Apr 1, 2024Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Apr 2, 2024Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Feb 27, 2024Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Feb 26, 2024Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Jul 1, 2024Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Apr 2, 2024Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Apr 1, 2024Administrative

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Apr 2, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Apr 12, 2024Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jun 5, 2024Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jun 5, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 6, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 21, 2024Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jun 25, 2024Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jun 26, 2024Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jul 1, 2024Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jun 28, 2024Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jun 28, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jul 9, 2024Administrative

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
$925,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
P Vincent Gonzaga

Vincent Gonzaga Architect

ArchitectC33614
Albert Urrutia

Atrium Structural Engineer

EngineerS2994
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202303224205 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record