555 Clay St

San Francisco permit 202504083930 · Chinatown

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 555 Clay St, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Demolition of select interior partitions(non-structural), relocation of idf equip. 4168 sq ft. interior renovation on basement, ground floor and 2nd floor(partial). one new rated partition, relocation of extg non-rated partitions + doors, in kind. new plumbing/electrical fixtures,

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Apr 8, 2025
Issued: Apr 14, 2025 (within 1 month of filing)
Completed: Dec 8, 2025 (8 months after issuance)

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (over-the-counter, with plans) filed in 2025 were typically issued within 1 month (median of 5,178 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 stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Apr 8, 2025	Apr 8, 2025	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Apr 8, 2025	Apr 8, 2025	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 8, 2025	Apr 8, 2025	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Apr 8, 2025	Apr 8, 2025	Approved
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Apr 8, 2025	Apr 8, 2025	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Apr 8, 2025	Apr 8, 2025	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Apr 9, 2025	Apr 9, 2025	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 14, 2025	Apr 14, 2025	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: Complete
Estimated cost: $908,624

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Clement Tatsuo Soga Studio O+A	Architect	C17024

Sources

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

Permit 202504083930 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