279 Diamond St

San Francisco permit 202608216998 · Castro/Upper Market

Home remodelOver-the-counter, with plansIssued

Street view · Feb 2022

Google Street View of 279 Diamond St, Feb 2022

Scope of work

As written on the permit application.

Interior remodel, remove rear deck and stairs, convert 661 sf of storage at garage to habitable space. no expansion of (e) building envelope.

Timeline

Key dates from the city record.

Filed: Aug 21, 2026
Issued: Aug 26, 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: 9 stops across 4 departments
Comments issued: Once, by Building Inspection

Review stop	Arrived	Finished	Result
Intake Building Inspection · INTAKE	Aug 21, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	Administrative
Zoning review Planning · CP-ZOC	Aug 21, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	Approved
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 21, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	Issued Comments
Mechanical and energy plan review Building Inspection · MECH	Aug 21, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	Approved
Electrical plan review Building Inspection · MECH-E	Aug 21, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	Not Applicable
Building plan review Building Inspection · BLDG	Aug 24, 2026	Aug 24, 2026	Approved
Fire prevention review Fire Department · SFFD	Aug 25, 2026	Aug 25, 2026	Approved
Public Utilities Commission review Public Utilities · SFPUC	Aug 25, 2026	Aug 25, 2026	Approved
Central Permit Bureau Building Inspection · CPB	Aug 26, 2026	Aug 26, 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: $180,000

People named on this permit

Only people we matched to a California license are listed.

Name	Role	License on permit
Brooks Mitchell Mcdonald Brooks Mcdonald Architecture	Architect	C33087

Sources

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

Permit 202608216998 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 Feb 2022