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201 Spear St

San Francisco permit 202602206248 · Financial District/South Beach

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansComplete
Street view · Jan 2025
Google Street View of 201 Spear St, Jan 2025
Scope of work
As written on the permit application.

Ground fl: tenant improvement for existing coffee shop. update service & customer areas, update (e) single occupant restroom to bring entire space to full access compliance. new mep systems. no change of use, occupancy or exterior work.

Timeline
Key dates from the city record.
Filed
Feb 20, 2026
Issued
Mar 3, 2026 (within 1 month of filing)
Completed
Jul 10, 2026 (4 months after issuance)

For comparison, San Francisco permits with the same review (over-the-counter, with plans) filed in 2026 were typically issued within 1 month (median of 3,682 issued permits).

City plan review
Each review stop the plans went through, from the city's routing record.
Review stops
14 stops across 5 departments
Comments issued
3 times, by Building Inspection, Public Health
Review stopFinishedResult

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

Feb 20, 2026Administrative

Zoning review

Planning · CP-ZOC

Feb 20, 2026Approved

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 20, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Feb 20, 2026Issued Comments

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Feb 20, 2026Issued Comments

Fire prevention review

Fire Department · SFFD

Feb 20, 2026Not Applicable

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Feb 20, 2026Issued Comments

Intake

Building Inspection · INTAKE

Feb 26, 2026Administrative

Building plan review

Building Inspection · BLDG

Feb 26, 2026Approved

Electrical plan review

Building Inspection · MECH-E

Feb 26, 2026Approved

Public Utilities Commission review

Public Utilities · SFPUC

Feb 26, 2026Approved

Mechanical and energy plan review

Building Inspection · MECH

Mar 2, 2026Approved

Public health review

Public Health · HEALTH

Mar 3, 2026Approved

Central Permit Bureau

Building Inspection · CPB

Mar 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
OTC alterations permit
Status
Complete
Estimated cost
$250,000
People named on this permit
Only people we matched to a California license are listed.
NameRoleLicense on permit
Lincoln Lighthill

Lincoln Lighthill Architect

ArchitectC-34466
Jordan Elling Hague

Dci Engineers

EngineerS6509
Sources
Everything on this page comes from public records. Check them yourself.
Permit 202602206248 on the city's permit tracking site

San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, the official record