3847 21st St

San Francisco permit 202508143038 · Noe Valley

Home remodelOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · May 2025

Google Street View of 3847 21st St, May 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Remodel on the third floor of existing sfd (three stories and attic). including: demolition of fireplace and hearth, addition of bathroom, revisions to (e) bathroom and closet layout, new window openings in west facade and new finished througout the floor.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Aug 14, 2025
Issued: Dec 18, 2025 (4 months after filing)
Completed: Oct 23, 2026 (10 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: 7 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: None

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Aug 14, 2025	Aug 14, 2025	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 14, 2025	Aug 14, 2025	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Aug 14, 2025	Aug 14, 2025	Approved
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Aug 14, 2025	Aug 14, 2025	Not Applicable
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 20, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Aug 20, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Dec 18, 2025	Dec 18, 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: $60,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
James Howard Westover	Architect	c21728

Sources

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

Permit 202508143038 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 May 2025