San Francisco / Nob Hill / 1200 Van Ness Av

1200 Van Ness Av

107-unit 13-story residential project to erect 13 stories, 4 basements, 107 units residential, commercial, retail & parking building of type 1b over type 1a podium construction ** maher: n/a **

Dormant107 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $96.5M
Entitlement
Plan Check
Awaiting Issuance
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Plan Check: Dormant — no activity for 180+ days. City desk: 5 mo · Applicant: 4 mo
Permit Filed
Sep 2016
Time in Active Review
8 months
excludes 87 months dormant
Review Stations
2 of 7
stations approved
Project Status
Dormant
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issuance Estimate

March 2027 — September 2027

Timeline driven by 4 stations with open comments. Optimistic case assumes remaining stations clear at the 25th-percentile pace for comparable projects; pessimistic case uses the 75th-percentile.

V0 empirical baselines from 5 unapproved stations
2 of 7 stations approved28% complete
Key Milestones
Sep 2016
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Sep 2016
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Nov 2016
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~67 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Aug 2022
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~11 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Nov 2023
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~9 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Sep 2024
Currently Dormant
No plan-check activity for 714 days so far — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Mar 2027 – Sep 2027
Estimated Permit Issuance
All stations approved, fees collected, permit issued.
Plan Check Status
City desk: 5 mo · Applicant: 4 mo · Dormant: 111 mo
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Comments issued on August 19, 2022. 2 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Woods Mary.
Comments Issued
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Comments issued on November 10, 2023. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Mcelroy Carey.
Comments Issued
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Comments issued on August 30, 2024. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Tolentino Neil.
Comments Issued
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Comments issued on September 12, 2024. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Chung Diana.
Comments Issued
Labor Compliance (DFCU)
Office of Econ. & Workforce Dev.
Not yet routed to this station.
Not Yet Routed
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Approved September 05, 2024. Reviewer: Choy Clinton.
Approved
Urban Forestry (DPW-BUF)
DPW — Bureau of Urban Forestry
Approved September 05, 2024. Reviewer: Mautner Allegra.
Approved

Bottleneck Watch: Planning

Planning currently has open comments after 2 round(s) of review. This is the longest-running unapproved station and is the most likely gating item for the next permit issuance window.

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.