55 Columbus Av

San Francisco permit 202309267449 · Chinatown

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansIssued

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 55 Columbus Av, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Interior tenant improvement on portions of the 1st flr and basement. in-kind replacement of more energy efficient fixtures and furnitures. partial demolition or non-load bearing interior partitions. no changes of occupancy and use.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Sep 26, 2023
Issued: Dec 29, 2023 (3 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: 11 stops across 5 departments
Comments issued: Once, by Building Inspection

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Apartment and hotel inspection Building Inspection · HIS	Sep 26, 2023	Sep 26, 2023	Administrative
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Sep 26, 2023	Sep 26, 2023	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Sep 26, 2023	Sep 26, 2023	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 26, 2023	Sep 26, 2023	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Sep 26, 2023	Sep 26, 2023	Approved
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Sep 26, 2023	Sep 26, 2023	Issued Comments
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Oct 5, 2023	Oct 5, 2023	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Oct 5, 2023	Oct 5, 2023	Administrative
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Oct 16, 2023	Oct 16, 2023	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 16, 2023	Oct 16, 2023	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 29, 2023	Dec 29, 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: $350,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Lydia L So Solyd Architechture Management	Architect	C31721

Sources

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

Permit 202309267449 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 Sep 2026