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299 West Portal Av

San Francisco permit 202509235912 · West of Twin Peaks

Commercial or tenant improvementFull plan reviewIssued
Street view · May 2025
Google Street View of 299 West Portal Av, May 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Change of use tenant improvement & minor expansion (nw eleveation). (n) retail health services ophthalmology clinic & relocated retail & personal services. (n) office based surgical spaces shall operate under license of dr's & is not subject to review by hchi (oshpd) nor as an asc.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Nov 24, 2025
Issued
Aug 28, 2026 (9 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
43 stops across 7 departments
Comments issued
7 times, by Building Inspection, Public Works
Review stopFinishedResult

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

Sep 23, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Sep 23, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Sep 25, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Sep 25, 2025Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Sep 26, 2025Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Sep 26, 2025Not Applicable

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Sep 26, 2025Approved

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Sep 26, 2025Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Oct 1, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Oct 6, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Oct 9, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Oct 10, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Oct 15, 2025Approved

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Nov 5, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Nov 25, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Nov 26, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Dec 18, 2025Not Applicable

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Dec 26, 2025Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Dec 16, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Dec 2, 2025Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Nov 25, 2025Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-HM

Nov 26, 2025Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Apr 21, 2026Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Jan 5, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 16, 2026Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jan 7, 2026Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jan 5, 2026Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Dec 31, 2025Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Dec 31, 2025Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jan 6, 2026Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-HM

Dec 31, 2025Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Dec 31, 2025Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jan 13, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jan 16, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jan 16, 2026Approved

Development fee collection

Building Inspection · DFCU

Jan 16, 2026Administrative

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jan 20, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jan 20, 2026Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Apr 17, 2026Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Apr 20, 2026Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-HM

Apr 21, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Aug 28, 2026Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Aug 25, 2026Approved

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
$1,108,500
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
John Git Hoong Lum

John Lum Architecture

Architect21837
Vahid Sattary

Sattart Structural Engineer

Engineer3973
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202509235912 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record