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638 A Rhode Island St

San Francisco permit 202306139926 · Potrero Hill

Commercial or tenant improvementFull plan reviewIssued
Street view · Jan 2025
Google Street View of 638 A Rhode Island St, Jan 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Rear cottage: renovation of (e) 2-story rear cottage. 1st fl: new bathroom, bedrrom and study. 2nd fl: new kitchen and living room new exterior balcony @ 2nd floor. new structural, electrical, and plumbing as required.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Jun 13, 2023
Issued
May 1, 2025 (23 months after filing)
Completed
Not completed yet

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
51 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued
18 times, by Planning, Building Inspection, Fire Department
Put on hold
Twice

Main permit

Review stopFinishedResult

Code enforcement

Building Inspection · CES

Jun 13, 2023—

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jul 21, 2023—

Apartment and hotel inspection

Building Inspection · HIS

Jul 6, 2023—

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Sep 12, 2023Administrative

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Apr 18, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Feb 18, 2025Approved

Planning neighborhood notice

Planning · CP-NP

Nov 16, 2023Administrative

Planning discretionary review

Planning · CP-DR

Jan 8, 2024Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Oct 16, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 12, 2024Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Oct 24, 2024Approved-Stipulated

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Oct 30, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 14, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 14, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 14, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 14, 2024Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 14, 2025Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Feb 2, 2025Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Mar 18, 2025Issued Comments

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Mar 24, 2025Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Mar 24, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Apr 7, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Apr 9, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Apr 9, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

May 1, 2025Administrative

Addendum 1: Arch mep structural final

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

May 30, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jun 12, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jun 16, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jul 15, 2025Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jul 18, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 19, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jun 13, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jun 13, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jun 18, 2025Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Nov 25, 2025Administrative

Building plan review quality control

Building Inspection · BLDG-QC

Jul 18, 2025Administrative

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Sep 11, 2025Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Oct 15, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Oct 21, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Oct 21, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Oct 31, 2025Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Nov 6, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Nov 7, 2025Approved-Stipulated

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 12, 2025Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Nov 10, 2025Not Applicable

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Nov 13, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Nov 14, 2025Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Nov 14, 2025Approved-Stipulated

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Nov 18, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Nov 24, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Dec 1, 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
Issued
Estimated cost
$162,500
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Andrew Johnston Rodgers

Rodgers Architecture

ArchitectC30697
Kevin Eugene Brown

Kbcce

EngineerC41834
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202306139926 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record