331 Elsie St

San Francisco permit 202309146550 · Bernal Heights

Seismic retrofit or foundationOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Mar 2019

Google Street View of 331 Elsie St, Mar 2019

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Partial foundation replacment to create habitable space/legal bedroom @ heated front of house,gr lvl. minor exterior work to depress entry patio, replace (e)window in-kind to meet egress requirements

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Sep 14, 2023
Issued: Jan 3, 2025 (16 months after filing)
Completed: Jul 6, 2026 (18 months after issuance)

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: 13 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued: Once, by Building Inspection

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Sep 14, 2023	Sep 14, 2023	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 14, 2023	Sep 14, 2023	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Sep 14, 2023	Sep 14, 2023	Issued Comments
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Sep 14, 2023	Sep 14, 2023	Approved
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Oct 5, 2023	Oct 5, 2023	Administrative
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Oct 5, 2023	Oct 5, 2023	Approved
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Dec 11, 2024	Dec 11, 2024	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 11, 2024	Dec 11, 2024	Not Applicable
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 11, 2024	Dec 11, 2024	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Dec 11, 2024	Dec 11, 2024	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Dec 11, 2024	Dec 11, 2024	Not Applicable
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Dec 11, 2024	Dec 11, 2024	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2025	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: Complete
Estimated cost: $158,600

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Benjamin Clark Mcgriff Mcgriff Architects	Architect	C34047
Vladimir Rabichev Optimal Design Group	Engineer	C35314

Sources

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

Permit 202309146550 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 Mar 2019