2538 Lake St

San Francisco permit 202308073870 · Seacliff

Home remodelFull plan reviewIssued

Street view · Jun 2025

Google Street View of 2538 Lake St, Jun 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Int renovation to reconfigure layout of 2 dwelling unit of an (e) 3 story house. no change of use. new roof deck at (e) roof. new fire sprinkler sys throughout entire bldg. (e) unpermitted rear decks to be removed.

The building, before and after

As recorded on the permit.

Fact	Before	After
Use	2 family dwelling	No change
Units	2	No change
Stories	3	No change

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Aug 7, 2023
Issued: May 28, 2024 (10 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: 19 stops across 5 departments
Comments issued: 4 times, by Planning, Building Inspection

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 7, 2023	Aug 21, 2023	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 21, 2023	Oct 12, 2023	Issued Comments
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	Aug 21, 2023	May 14, 2024	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Feb 22, 2024	Feb 22, 2024	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Feb 22, 2024	Mar 22, 2024	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Feb 22, 2024	Feb 27, 2024	Approved
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Feb 22, 2024	Mar 6, 2024	Approved-Stipulated
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Feb 22, 2024	Feb 29, 2024	Approved
Building plan review quality control Building Inspection · BLDG-QC	Mar 21, 2024	Mar 21, 2024	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 5, 2024	Apr 17, 2024	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 24, 2024	May 2, 2024	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 2, 2024	May 6, 2024	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	May 6, 2024	May 13, 2024	Approved
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	May 6, 2024	May 8, 2024	Approved-Stipulated
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	May 6, 2024	May 13, 2024	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	May 6, 2024	May 9, 2024	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 7, 2024	May 7, 2024	Approved
Building plan review quality control Building Inspection · BLDG-QC	May 13, 2024	May 13, 2024	Administrative
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	May 14, 2024	May 28, 2024	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: Additions alterations or repairs
Status: Issued
Estimated cost: $440,500
Cost after review: $1,100,445150% higher

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Wing Kin Lee Wing Lee Architects	Architect	C28929
Lou Xiao Lx Engineering	Engineer	S5130

Sources

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

Permit 202308073870 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 Jun 2025