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1838 Geneva Av

San Francisco permit 202507030171 · Excelsior

Legalize or fix a violationFull plan reviewIssued
Street view · Feb 2023
Google Street View of 1838 Geneva Av, Feb 2023
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Bldg c: repair pedestrian deck coating and expansion joints on the elevated walkways on a case by case basis. remove non-structural soffit framing that spans across expansions joints and repair stucco. to comply with nov # 202536811.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Jul 22, 2025
Issued
Jan 8, 2026 (6 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
12 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued
Twice, by Building Inspection, Fire Department
Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Jul 22, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jul 23, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jul 31, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Aug 26, 2025Administrative

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Aug 26, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Sep 10, 2025Issued Comments

Building inspector

Building Inspection · BID-INSP

Aug 28, 2025Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Dec 9, 2025Administrative

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Oct 6, 2025Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Dec 3, 2025Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Dec 9, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 8, 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
$10,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
James F Gates

James Gates Architectural Corp

ArchitectC-21875
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202507030171 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record