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554 Commercial St #0

San Francisco permit 202405293155 · Chinatown

Seismic retrofit or foundation (type unconfirmed)Full plan reviewIssued
Street view · Sep 2026
Google Street View of 554 Commercial St #0, Sep 2026
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

No exterior work planning approval under record # 2024001942 pta. full seismic retrofit, interior work includes ground floor bookstore, office, restrooms, new elevator, stairs at rear of interior.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Apr 23, 2025
Issued
Sep 29, 2025 (5 months after filing)
Completed
Not completed yet

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (full plan review) filed in 2025 typically took 5 months to be issued (median of 642 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
40 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued
12 times, by Permit Center, Building Inspection, Public Works
Review stopFinishedResult

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

May 29, 2024Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

May 29, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 9, 2024Administrative

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Jun 13, 2024Issued Comments

Building pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG

Jun 9, 2024Approved

Mechanical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH

Jun 12, 2024Approved

Electrical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E

Jun 13, 2024Issued Comments

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Aug 21, 2024Issued Comments

Electrical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E

Aug 15, 2024Issued Comments

Electrical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E

Aug 19, 2024Approved

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Aug 27, 2024Issued Comments

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Dec 13, 2024Issued Comments

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Apr 22, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Apr 24, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Apr 29, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 16, 2025Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jun 4, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

May 22, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Apr 29, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

May 7, 2025Issued Comments

Public Health

HEALTH-MH

Apr 25, 2025Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Sep 16, 2025Administrative

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

May 9, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

May 19, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jul 21, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 28, 2025Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jul 29, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Sep 8, 2025Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Aug 15, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jul 31, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Aug 1, 2025Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-MH

Aug 4, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Sep 4, 2025Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Sep 15, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Sep 9, 2025Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Sep 8, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Sep 11, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Sep 10, 2025Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-MH

Sep 9, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Sep 29, 2025Administrative

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
$1,718,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Dean A OrrArchitectC33650
Leo PanianEngineerS4526
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202405293155 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record