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1731 Buchanan St

San Francisco permit 202505216985 · Japantown

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansComplete
Street view · May 2025
Google Street View of 1731 Buchanan St, May 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Existing retail store to full service restuaurant install new hood plumbing gas and electrical defer med under separate submital

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
May 21, 2025
Issued
Aug 20, 2025 (3 months after filing)
Completed
Nov 26, 2025 (3 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
22 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued
8 times, by Public Health, Building Inspection, Fire Department
Review stopFinishedResult

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

May 21, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

May 21, 2025Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

May 28, 2025Approved

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

May 29, 2025Administrative

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Jun 12, 2025Issued Comments

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jul 11, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jul 11, 2025Approved

Public health food review

Public Health · HEALTH-FD

Jul 11, 2025Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jul 18, 2025Administrative

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jul 18, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 23, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jul 23, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jul 23, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 30, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Aug 1, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Aug 8, 2025Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Aug 8, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Aug 12, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Aug 12, 2025Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Aug 13, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Aug 20, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Aug 20, 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
OTC alterations permit
Status
Complete
Estimated cost
$150,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Ken Ngoc NguyenEngineerC-70656
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202505216985 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record