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655 Folsom St

89-unit 14-story residential project to erect 14 stories, 1 basement, type i-a, 89 residential units with mixed use building

Construction Frozen89 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $20.0M
Entitlement
Plan Check
Aug 2019
Awaiting Issuance
Aug 2019
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Construction: Construction frozen — SFYIMBY Apr 2025: demolition permits Oct 2023 but unbuilt six years after announced 2019 groundbreaking.
Permit Filed
Feb 2016
Time in Active Review
7 months
excludes 35 months dormant
Permit Issued
Aug 2019
plan check complete
Project Status
Construction Frozen
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issued

Verified stalled: SFYIMBY Apr 2025: demolition permits Oct 2023 but unbuilt six years after announced 2019 groundbreaking.

Web-verified real-world status (status_verifications.json)
Permit issued — plan check completeAugust 12, 2019
Key Milestones
Feb 2016
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Feb 2016
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Feb 2016
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~27 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Dec 2018
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~8 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Aug 2019
Permit Issued
Construction can begin
Plan Check Status
Station statuses below are historical; the permit has been issued.
City desk: 7 mo · Applicant: 0 mo · Dormant: 35 mo
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Christensen Michael.
In Review
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Mcelroy Carey.
In Review
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Weiss-Ishai Sagiv.
In Review
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Dennis Rassendyll.
In Review
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Currently in review. 3 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Tom Bill.
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.