38 Hotaling Pl #0

San Francisco permit 202306230755 · Chinatown

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansIssued

Street view · Nov 2018

Google Street View of 38 Hotaling Pl #0, Nov 2018

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Ab-017: lite demo of existing commerical space, remove 600 sqft of floor tile, rmove existing floating wood floor, remove carpet on lower level. remove non- structural soffitt to expose duct work in space, remove non structural sheetrock wall to expose brick in space (1st flr). ab-017

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Jun 23, 2023
Issued: Aug 11, 2023 (2 months after filing)
Completed: Not completed yet

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (over-the-counter, with plans) filed in 2023 were typically issued within 1 month (median of 4,704 issued permits).

City plan review

Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.

Review stops: 9 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: None

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Jun 23, 2023	Jun 23, 2023	—
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Jun 23, 2023	Jun 23, 2023	—
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jun 23, 2023	Jun 23, 2023	Approved
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Aug 10, 2023	Aug 10, 2023	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 10, 2023	Aug 10, 2023	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 11, 2023	Aug 11, 2023	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Aug 11, 2023	Aug 11, 2023	Administrative
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Aug 11, 2023	Aug 11, 2023	Administrative
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 11, 2023	Aug 11, 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: OTC alterations permit
Status: Issued
Estimated cost: $20,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Richard Ashman	Architect	C32236

Sources

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

Permit 202306230755 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 Nov 2018