505 Howard St

San Francisco permit 202604239945 · Financial District/South Beach

Commercial or tenant improvementOver-the-counter, with plansComplete

Street view · Sep 2026

Google Street View of 505 Howard St, Sep 2026

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Def. health dept submittal for bpa: 202510207678 - l8 catering pantry.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Apr 23, 2026
Issued: May 22, 2026 (within 1 month of filing)
Completed: Oct 26, 2026 (5 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: 10 stops across 3 departments
Comments issued: Once, by Public Health

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Apr 23, 2026	Apr 23, 2026	Administrative
Public health review Public Health · HEALTH	Apr 24, 2026	Apr 24, 2026	Administrative
Public health food review Public Health · HEALTH-FD	Apr 24, 2026	Apr 24, 2026	Issued Comments
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	May 7, 2026	May 7, 2026	Administrative
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 7, 2026	May 7, 2026	Approved
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	May 7, 2026	May 7, 2026	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	May 15, 2026	May 15, 2026	Approved
Public health food review Public Health · HEALTH-FD	May 15, 2026	May 15, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	May 22, 2026	May 22, 2026	Administrative
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	May 22, 2026	May 22, 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: $1

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Levi J Rippy Wsp Sf	Architect	C41014

Sources

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

Permit 202604239945 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 Sep 2026