420 Cortland Av

San Francisco permit 202603137569 · Bernal Heights

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Mar 2025

Google Street View of 420 Cortland Av, Mar 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Ti ground fl. convert from retail to retail & art studio. (n) 2 hour wall to separate retail from back of house ceramics studio.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Mar 13, 2026
Issued: Apr 6, 2026 (within 1 month of filing)
Completed: Apr 30, 2026 (within 1 month of 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: 10 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: Twice, by Building Inspection

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Mar 13, 2026	Mar 13, 2026	Administrative
Building inspector Building Inspection · BID-INSP	Mar 16, 2026	Mar 16, 2026	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026	Issued Comments
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Mar 17, 2026	Mar 17, 2026	Not Applicable
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Mar 27, 2026	Mar 27, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Mar 30, 2026	Mar 30, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 3, 2026	Apr 3, 2026	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 6, 2026	Apr 6, 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: Complete
Estimated cost: $40,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Daniel Blau Spiegel Saw//Spiegel Ahara Workshop	Architect	C34488

Sources

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

Permit 202603137569 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 Mar 2025