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240 Van Ness Av

San Francisco permit 202409060284 · Tenderloin

Retaining wall or site work (type unconfirmed)Over-the-counter, with plansComplete
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Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Adding drinking fountain in courtyard

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Sep 6, 2024
Issued
Oct 10, 2024 (1 month after filing)
Completed
Feb 13, 2025 (4 months after issuance)

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (over-the-counter, with plans) filed in 2024 were typically issued within 1 month (median of 4,701 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
8 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued
None
Review stopFinishedResult

Apartment and hotel inspection

Building Inspection · HIS

Sep 6, 2024Approved

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

Sep 6, 2024Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Sep 6, 2024Not Applicable

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Sep 6, 2024Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Sep 6, 2024Not Applicable

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Sep 6, 2024Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Sep 6, 2024Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Oct 10, 2024Administrative

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
$10,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Bruce Christian Prescott

Santos Prescott & Assoc.

ArchitectC23687
Sources
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Permit 202409060284 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record