San Francisco / Mission / 30 Otis St

30 Otis St

404-unit 27-story residential project to erect 27 stories, 2 basement, type i-a, 404 residnetial units, retail, ballet school & commercial

Permit Issued404 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $99.2M
Entitlement
Plan Check
Jan 2019
Awaiting Issuance
Jan 2019
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Construction: Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (95%). Last inspection: Apr 2026.
Permit Filed
Nov 2016
Time in Active Review
9 months
excludes 17 months dormant
Permit Issued
Jan 2019
plan check complete
Project Status
Permit Issued
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issued

January 2019

Permit issued on January 22, 2019. Project moved into construction phase.

Actual permit issuance date from DBI records
Permit issued — plan check completeJanuary 22, 2019
Key Milestones
Nov 2016
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Nov 2016
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Dec 2016
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~17 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Jan 2019
Permit Issued
Construction can begin
Jul 2021
Units Certified for Occupancy
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) issued — residents can move in.
Plan Check Status
Station statuses below are historical; the permit has been issued.
City desk: 8 mo · Applicant: 0 mo · Dormant: 17 mo
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Perry Andrew.
In Review
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Zee Howard.
In Review
Plan Approval Struct. (PAD-STR)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Zee Howard.
In Review
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Weiss-Ishai Sagiv.
In Review
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Tom Bill.
In Review
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Choy Clinton.
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
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
95% completeLatest inspection: Apr 2026
Construction startedOct 2019
Total inspections144
200 of 404 units certified for occupancy (Amended TCO, Dec 2021).
Trade permits (electrical, plumbing) are tracked separately by DBI and not shown yet.
Recent Inspections
2026-04-28
145TCO ISSUEDPASSED
2026-01-29
145TCO ISSUEDPASSED
2026-01-29
145TCO ISSUED
2022-02-15
134OK TO COVERPASSED
2021-10-12
134OK TO COVERPASSED
2021-09-09
134OK TO COVERPASSED
2021-09-01
134OK TO COVERPASSED
2021-08-05
134OK TO COVERPASSED
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.