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3620 Buchanan St

8-unit 4-story residential project to erect 4 stories, 1 basement, type iii-a over i-a, 8 units residential building

Construction Frozen8 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $2.5M
Entitlement
Plan Check
May 2020
Awaiting Issuance
May 2020
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Construction: Construction frozen — Vacant land actively for sale at $4.5M (Coldwell Banker/LoopNet 2025-26), ~10 years post-permit.
Permit Filed
Oct 2016
Time in Active Review
9 months
excludes 35 months dormant
Permit Issued
May 2020
plan check complete
Project Status
Construction Frozen
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issued

Verified stalled: Vacant land actively for sale at $4.5M (Coldwell Banker/LoopNet 2025-26), ~10 years post-permit.

Web-verified real-world status (status_verifications.json)
Permit issued — plan check completeMay 14, 2020
Key Milestones
Oct 2016
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Oct 2016
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Nov 2016
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~19 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Jun 2018
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~16 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
May 2020
Permit Issued
Construction can begin
Plan Check Status
Station statuses below are historical; the permit has been issued.
City desk: 9 mo · Applicant: 0 mo · Dormant: 34 mo
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Ajello Laura.
In Review
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Lau (Nelson) Chi Chiu.
In Review
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Currently in review. 1 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: Dennis Rassendyll.
In Review
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Garcia Jobel.
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.