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627 Grant Av

San Francisco permit 202510227872 · Chinatown

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansIssued
Street view · Sep 2026
Google Street View of 627 Grant Av, Sep 2026
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Barrier removal work only to renovate existing restrooms to become an all-gender and accessible restroom at an existing retail space. no change to area, use, structural, exits, fire life and safety system.

The building, before and after
As recorded on the permit.
FactBeforeAfter
UseRetail salesNo change
Stories3No change
Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Oct 22, 2025
Issued
Jan 30, 2026 (3 months after filing)
Completed
Not completed yet

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
11 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued
Twice, by Building Inspection, Public Utilities
Review stopFinishedResult

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

Oct 22, 2025Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Oct 22, 2025Not Applicable

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Oct 22, 2025Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Oct 22, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Oct 22, 2025Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Oct 22, 2025Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Oct 23, 2025Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Dec 2, 2025Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Dec 10, 2025Not Applicable

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jan 23, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 30, 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
OTC alterations permit
Status
Issued
Estimated cost
$7,400
Cost after review
$28,000278% higher
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Wing Kin LeeArchitectc28929
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202510227872 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record