San Francisco / Hayes Valley / 300 Octavia St

300 Octavia St

12-unit 5-story residential project to erect 5 stories, no basement, type iii-a / i-a, 12 units multi-family residential over ground level retail

Construction Frozen12 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $3.2M
Entitlement
Plan Check
Jun 2019
Awaiting Issuance
Jun 2019
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Construction: Construction frozen — Destroyed by 4-alarm fire Aug 2023 mid-construction; burned shell, squatters, new owner Jul 2024, no rebuild (SFist).
Permit Filed
Oct 2008
Time in Active Review
19 months
excludes 110 months dormant
Permit Issued
Jun 2019
plan check complete
Project Status
Construction Frozen
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issued

Verified stalled: Destroyed by 4-alarm fire Aug 2023 mid-construction; burned shell, squatters, new owner Jul 2024, no rebuild (SFist).

Web-verified real-world status (status_verifications.json)
Permit issued — plan check completeJune 21, 2019
Key Milestones
Oct 2008
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Oct 2008
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Oct 2008
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~8 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Jun 2009
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~89 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Aug 2017
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~13 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Jun 2019
Permit Issued
Construction can begin
Plan Check Status
Station statuses below are historical; the permit has been issued.
City desk: 19 mo · Applicant: 0 mo · Dormant: 109 mo
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 3 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Grob Carly.
In Review
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Currently in review. 3 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Walls Mark.
In Review
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Harshman Kjell.
In Review
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Choy Clinton.
In Review
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Currently in review. 3 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Tom Bill.
In Review
Public Health (HEALTH)
Dept. of Public Health
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Walls Mark.
In Review
Labor Compliance (DFCU)
Office of Econ. & Workforce Dev.
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Blackshear John.
In Review

Bottleneck Watch: Planning

Planning is the longest-running active review station on this project.

Construction
Permit issued — no DBI inspection records yet.
Trade permits (electrical, plumbing) are tracked separately by DBI and not shown yet.
Data sources: Data from DataSF Building Permits, Building Permit Addenda with Routing, DPW Street-Use Permits, MOHCD Affordable Housing Pipeline, and Dwelling Unit Completion Counts datasets. Timeline estimates are statistical projections, not guarantees. See DataSF Building Permit Addenda with Routing.