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556 Mississippi St

San Francisco permit 202512242602 · Potrero Hill

AdditionFull plan reviewIssued
Street view · Apr 2022
Google Street View of 556 Mississippi St, Apr 2022
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Raise roof of (e) 3/f & add bathroom. convert 2/f bath to office, relocate laundry, remodel half-bath and add tub. reinforce g/f retaining walls.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Jan 21, 2026
Issued
Nov 3, 2026 (9 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
31 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued
6 times, by Building Inspection, Public Utilities
Review stopFinishedResult

Permit Center

Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR

Jan 7, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Jan 21, 2026Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Apr 8, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Mar 17, 2026Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

Mar 17, 2026Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 23, 2026Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jan 27, 2026Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jan 22, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Feb 3, 2026Issued Comments

Permit Processing Center

Building Inspection · PPC

Aug 27, 2026Administrative

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Feb 10, 2026Approved

Building plan review quality control

Building Inspection · BLDG-QC

Mar 16, 2026Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

May 11, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

May 19, 2026Issued Comments

Structural plan approval

Building Inspection · PAD-STR

May 19, 2026Not Applicable

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

May 20, 2026Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

May 11, 2026Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Jul 17, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

May 13, 2026Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

May 29, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Jun 11, 2026Issued Comments

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Jun 3, 2026Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Jun 5, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Jun 4, 2026Approved

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Aug 10, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Aug 25, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Aug 10, 2026Approved

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Aug 11, 2026Approved

Street use and mapping

Public Works · DPW-BSM

Aug 12, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Aug 13, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Nov 3, 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
$225,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Geoffrey S Gainer

Actual-Size Architecture

ArchitectC27762
Erik Mcgregor

Wmstructural

EngineerS6802
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202512242602 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record