559 Gates St

San Francisco permit 202604139295 · Bernal Heights

Home remodelOver-the-counter, with plansIssued

Street view · Jan 2023

Google Street View of 559 Gates St, Jan 2023

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Renovations to reconfigure living, dining, and kitchen areas and bath. add bedroom all at 1st fl. add bath at 2nd fl, add new interior stair connecting first floor and basement, expand living space to basement w family room, office, and bath.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Apr 13, 2026
Issued: Apr 28, 2026 (within 1 month of filing)
Completed: Not completed yet

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: 7 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued: None

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Apr 13, 2026	Apr 13, 2026	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Apr 13, 2026	Apr 13, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Apr 23, 2026	Apr 23, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Apr 23, 2026	Apr 23, 2026	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Apr 23, 2026	Apr 23, 2026	Not Applicable
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Apr 23, 2026	Apr 23, 2026	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Apr 28, 2026	Apr 28, 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: $608,894

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Mark Jeffrey Topetcher Topetcher Architecture Inc.	Architect	C21678

Sources

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

Permit 202604139295 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 2023