523 Broadway

San Francisco permit 202310249342 · North Beach

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansIssued

Street view · May 2025

Google Street View of 523 Broadway, May 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Ti of exist. restaurant. new equipment under (e) hood, new bar service. adding night time entertianment.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Oct 24, 2023
Issued: Oct 16, 2024 (12 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: 38 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued: 16 times, by Planning, Building Inspection, Fire Department, Public Health

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Oct 24, 2023	Oct 24, 2023	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Oct 24, 2023	Oct 24, 2023	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Nov 8, 2023	Nov 8, 2023	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Nov 8, 2023	Nov 8, 2023	Issued Comments
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Dec 5, 2023	Dec 5, 2023	Issued Comments
Apartment and hotel inspection Building Inspection · HIS	Jan 19, 2024	Jan 19, 2024	Administrative
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Jan 19, 2024	Jan 19, 2024	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Jan 24, 2024	Jan 24, 2024	Issued Comments
Permit Center Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR	Jan 25, 2024	Jan 25, 2024	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Jan 31, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jan 31, 2024	Jan 31, 2024	Issued Comments
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Feb 9, 2024	Feb 9, 2024	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Feb 9, 2024	Feb 9, 2024	Issued Comments
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	May 23, 2024	May 23, 2024	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	May 23, 2024	May 23, 2024	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	May 23, 2024	May 23, 2024	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 23, 2024	May 23, 2024	Issued Comments
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	May 23, 2024	May 23, 2024	Approved
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	May 23, 2024	May 23, 2024	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	May 23, 2024	May 23, 2024	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jun 26, 2024	Jun 26, 2024	Issued Comments
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Jun 26, 2024	Jun 26, 2024	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Jun 26, 2024	Jun 26, 2024	Issued Comments
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Jul 11, 2024	Jul 11, 2024	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Jul 11, 2024	Jul 11, 2024	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Jul 11, 2024	Jul 11, 2024	Issued Comments
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Aug 6, 2024	Aug 6, 2024	Administrative
Public health food review Public Health · HEALTH-FD	Aug 6, 2024	Aug 27, 2024	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Sep 30, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Approved
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Sep 30, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Sep 30, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Approved
Public health food review Public Health · HEALTH-FD	Sep 30, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Administrative
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Oct 8, 2024	Oct 8, 2024	Administrative
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Oct 8, 2024	Oct 8, 2024	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Oct 8, 2024	Oct 8, 2024	Approved
Public health food review Public Health · HEALTH-FD	Oct 8, 2024	Oct 16, 2024	Administrative
Public health food review Public Health · HEALTH-FD	Oct 16, 2024	Oct 16, 2024	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Oct 16, 2024	Oct 16, 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: OTC alterations permit
Status: Issued
Estimated cost: $600,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
David Joe Elliott David J. Elliott & Associates	Architect	C11776

Sources

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

Permit 202310249342 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 May 2025