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800 Chestnut St

San Francisco permit 202512081243 · Russian Hill

Commercial or tenant improvementFull plan reviewIssued
Street view · Jan 2025
Google Street View of 800 Chestnut St, Jan 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Change use from art college-artist studios. ext facade restoration @ (clay/brown bldg & residential bldg) and accessibility improvements, interior nonstructural improvements and limited new ext openings. repurposing of studio & admin space. add 2 residential dwelling units. seismic under sep permit.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Jan 6, 2026
Issued
Sep 4, 2026 (8 months after filing)
Completed
Not completed yet

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (full plan review) filed in 2026 typically took 4 months to be issued (median of 245 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
39 stops across 7 departments
Comments issued
14 times, by Building Inspection, Fire Department, Public Works
Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Dec 24, 2025Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 6, 2026Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

May 4, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 6, 2026Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Mar 27, 2026Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jan 23, 2026Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jan 23, 2026Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

May 5, 2026Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jan 7, 2026Issued Comments

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Feb 9, 2026Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jan 9, 2026Approved

Public Utilities programs review

Public Utilities · SFPUC-PRG

Jan 9, 2026Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-MH

Jan 8, 2026Approved

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Sep 1, 2026Administrative

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 2, 2026Issued Comments

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

May 19, 2026Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

May 18, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

May 14, 2026Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

May 8, 2026Issued Comments

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

May 21, 2026Issued Comments

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

May 17, 2026Issued Comments

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

May 8, 2026Approved

Public Utilities programs review

Public Utilities · SFPUC-PRG

May 8, 2026Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-MH

May 1, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 1, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 30, 2026Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jun 23, 2026Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Jul 29, 2026Approved

Urban forestry

Public Works · DPW-BUF

Aug 20, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jul 29, 2026Approved

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Jul 30, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jul 31, 2026Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jul 31, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jul 31, 2026Approved

Public Utilities programs review

Public Utilities · SFPUC-PRG

Jul 31, 2026Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Aug 6, 2026Approved

Public Health

HEALTH-MH

Aug 21, 2026Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Aug 27, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Sep 4, 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
$23,800,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Steven Huegli

Jensen Architects

ArchitectC32013
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202512081243 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record