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88 Spear St

San Francisco permit 202409040014 · Financial District/South Beach

Addition (type unconfirmed)Full plan reviewIssued
Street view · Sep 2026
Google Street View of 88 Spear St, Sep 2026
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Construction of a 7,481 sf restaurant addition on the existing penthouse roof of the building, including the extension and upgrade of (2) existing elevators to new fsae elevators and elevator lobbies.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Oct 1, 2024
Issued
Apr 25, 2025 (7 months after filing)
Completed
Not completed yet

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (full plan review) filed in 2024 typically took 6 months to be issued (median of 422 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
144 stops across 7 departments
Comments issued
34 times, by Building Inspection, Fire Department

Main permit

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Sep 18, 2024Approved

Electrical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH-E

Sep 6, 2024Not Applicable

Mechanical pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-MECH

Sep 10, 2024Not Applicable

Building pre-screening

Building Inspection · PRE-BLDG

Sep 12, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Oct 1, 2024Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Oct 7, 2024Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Nov 6, 2024Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Nov 8, 2024Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Dec 11, 2024Approved

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Oct 9, 2024Not Applicable

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Mar 20, 2025Administrative

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Mar 18, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Dec 5, 2024Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Dec 9, 2024Issued Comments

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Dec 11, 2024Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Dec 12, 2024Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Feb 5, 2025Issued Comments

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Feb 5, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 12, 2025Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Mar 4, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Mar 6, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Mar 17, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Mar 12, 2025Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Mar 19, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Mar 13, 2025Approved

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Mar 20, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Apr 25, 2025Administrative

Addendum 1: Superstructure

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

May 20, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jun 13, 2025Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Aug 21, 2025Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Aug 14, 2025Not Applicable

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jul 16, 2025Not Applicable

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jun 18, 2025Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Dec 22, 2025Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Oct 24, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Oct 3, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Dec 19, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Dec 22, 2025Approved

Development fee collection

Building Inspection · DFCU

Dec 22, 2025Administrative

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 13, 2026Administrative

Addendum 2: Architecture/ mep

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Jun 9, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jun 16, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jul 2, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Sep 5, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 25, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jul 7, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Aug 1, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jun 20, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jun 27, 2025Approved

Public Utilities programs review

Public Utilities · SFPUC-PRG

Jul 1, 2025Approved-Stipulated

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Mar 23, 2026Administrative

Mechanical plan review quality control

Building Inspection · MECH-QC

Aug 1, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Aug 1, 2025Issued Comments

Building plan review quality control

Building Inspection · BLDG-QC

Sep 5, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Dec 4, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Dec 5, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Nov 18, 2025Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 11, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 9, 2026Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Feb 9, 2026Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Feb 20, 2026Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 25, 2026Administrative

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Mar 3, 2026Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Mar 9, 2026Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Mar 11, 2026Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Mar 12, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Mar 12, 2026Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Mar 12, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Mar 23, 2026Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Mar 12, 2026Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Mar 17, 2026Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Mar 12, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Mar 13, 2026Approved

Public Utilities programs review

Public Utilities · SFPUC-PRG

Mar 19, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Mar 23, 2026Administrative

Addendum 3: Facade & etfe skylight

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Jun 10, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jun 11, 2026Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Aug 7, 2026Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Aug 5, 2026Not Applicable

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jul 15, 2026Not Applicable

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

In progress—

Building plan review quality control

Building Inspection · BLDG-QC

Aug 10, 2026Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

In progress—

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

In progress—

Addendum 4: Metal stairs & guardrails structural design

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Sep 25, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Sep 30, 2026Administrative

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

In progress—

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

In progress—

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

In progress—

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

In progress—

Addendum 5: Fire sprinklers

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Mar 4, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Mar 5, 2026Administrative

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Mar 25, 2026Issued Comments

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Apr 14, 2026Administrative

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Apr 13, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Apr 15, 2026Administrative

Addendum 6: Fuel oil piping

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Mar 13, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Mar 16, 2026Administrative

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Apr 14, 2026Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Mar 19, 2026Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Mar 30, 2026Issued Comments

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

May 8, 2026Administrative

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

May 4, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

May 7, 2026Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

May 6, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

May 11, 2026Administrative

Addendum 9: Exterior building maintenance system

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

May 28, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

May 29, 2026Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jul 23, 2026Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jul 23, 2026Not Applicable

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jul 15, 2026Not Applicable

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jun 4, 2026Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

In progress—

Building plan review quality control

Building Inspection · BLDG-QC

Jul 24, 2026Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Oct 29, 2026Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Oct 20, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

In progress—

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

In progress—

Addendum 13: Revision to addendum 2 (s2)

Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Jun 10, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jun 11, 2026Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 18, 2026Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 15, 2026Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jun 16, 2026Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jun 16, 2026Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jun 17, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jun 16, 2026Approved

Public Utilities programs review

Public Utilities · SFPUC-PRG

Jun 17, 2026Approved

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Jul 10, 2026Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-HM

Jun 12, 2026Not Applicable

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Sep 18, 2026Administrative

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jun 18, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Aug 14, 2026Issued Comments

Public Utilities programs review

Public Utilities · SFPUC-PRG

Aug 12, 2026Approved

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Aug 12, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Aug 13, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Sep 2, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Sep 2, 2026Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Sep 3, 2026Approved-Stipulated

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Sep 11, 2026Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Sep 9, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Sep 9, 2026Approved

Public Utilities programs review

Public Utilities · SFPUC-PRG

Sep 15, 2026Approved

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Sep 17, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Sep 21, 2026Administrative

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
$2,226,950
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Guion Cabell Childress

Otj Architects

ArchitectC39053
Jordan Elling Hague

Dci Engineers

EngineerS6509
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202409040014 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record