1 Embarcadero Center

San Francisco permit 202512222453 · Financial District/South Beach

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansIssued

Street view · Jan 2026

Google Street View of 1 Embarcadero Center, Jan 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

11/f: interior improvements to elevator lobby, hallways, and restrooms on the 11th floor. including paint, lighting, toilet fixtures, partitions, and accessories, signage, carpet flooring, and ceramic tile. all walls to remain.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Dec 22, 2025
Issued: May 18, 2026 (5 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: 9 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: Twice, by Building Inspection

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Dec 22, 2025	Dec 22, 2025	Administrative
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Dec 22, 2025	Dec 22, 2025	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 23, 2025	Dec 23, 2025	Issued Comments
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Dec 24, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Dec 24, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	Approved
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Dec 24, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	Not Applicable
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Dec 24, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Dec 24, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	May 18, 2026	May 18, 2026	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: Issued
Estimated cost: $200,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
F Christopher Ford	Architect	C17552

Sources

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

Permit 202512222453 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 Jan 2026