657 Arguello Bl

San Francisco permit 202604219801 · Inner Richmond

AdditionFull plan reviewIssued

Street view · May 2025

Google Street View of 657 Arguello Bl, May 2025

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Horizontal addition and new 3rd flr expanision; expansion of conditined living space to 1/f with new bedroom, bath, exercise & media room; reconfigure 2/f with living/dining, kitchen, bath & study; & new 3/f with 3-bedrooms & 2-baths.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: May 7, 2026
Issued: Sep 8, 2026 (4 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: 22 stops across 6 departments
Comments issued: 5 times, by Building Inspection, Fire Department, Public Works

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Permit Center Permit Center · PERMIT-CTR	Apr 20, 2026	May 6, 2026	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	May 7, 2026	May 7, 2026	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	May 7, 2026	May 11, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 7, 2026	Jul 22, 2026	Issued Comments
Structural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-STR	May 7, 2026	Jul 7, 2026	Issued Comments
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	May 7, 2026	Jun 6, 2026	Issued Comments
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	May 7, 2026	May 12, 2026	Issued Comments
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	May 7, 2026	May 21, 2026	Issued Comments
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	May 7, 2026	Jun 11, 2026	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	May 7, 2026	May 28, 2026	Approved
Permit Processing Center Building Inspection · PPC	May 7, 2026	Aug 25, 2026	Administrative
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	May 27, 2026	Jun 3, 2026	Approved
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 14, 2026	Approved
Structural plan approval Building Inspection · PAD-STR	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 14, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 18, 2026	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 13, 2026	Approved-Stipulated
Street use and mapping Public Works · DPW-BSM	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 17, 2026	Approved
Urban forestry Public Works · DPW-BUF	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 17, 2026	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Aug 12, 2026	Aug 17, 2026	Approved
Development fee collection Building Inspection · DFCU	Aug 18, 2026	Aug 25, 2026	Administrative
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 25, 2026	Sep 8, 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: Additions alterations or repairs
Status: Issued
Estimated cost: $802,109

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Mark Jeffrey Topetcher Topetcher Architectural	Architect	C21678
Colm O Suilleabhain Benchmark Engineering	Engineer	C93697

Sources

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

Permit 202604219801 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 May 2025