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5500 Mission St

13-unit 4-story residential project to erect 4 stories, no basement, type v-a, (24) unit residential care for elderly building

In Plan Check13 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $3.5M
Entitlement
Plan Check
Awaiting Issuance
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Plan Check: 13 months in active review. City desk: 13 mo · Applicant: 0 mo
Permit Filed
Dec 2016
Time in Active Review
13 months
excludes 78 months dormant
Review Stations
0 of 8
stations approved
Project Status
In Plan Check
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issuance Estimate

September 2026 — November 2026

Timeline driven by 3 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 8 unapproved stations
0 of 8 stations approved0% complete
Key Milestones
Dec 2016
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Feb 2019
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Feb 2019
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~16 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Jun 2020
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~21 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Jul 2022
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~9 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Sep 2023
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~15 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Dec 2024
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~17 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Sep 2026 – Nov 2026
Estimated Permit Issuance
All stations approved, fees collected, permit issued.
Plan Check Status
City desk: 13 mo · Applicant: 0 mo · Dormant: 78 mo
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Comments issued on July 14, 2023. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Rhab Boughn.
Comments Issued
Urban Forestry (DPW-BUF)
DPW — Bureau of Urban Forestry
Comments issued on December 24, 2024. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Sanchez Federico.
Comments Issued
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Comments issued on December 24, 2024. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Imson Grace.
Comments Issued
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Horn Jeffrey.
In Review
Neighborhood Planning (CP-NP)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Horn Jeffrey.
In Review
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Lau (Nelson) Chi Chiu.
In Review
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Devine Theo.
In Review
Labor Compliance (DFCU)
Office of Econ. & Workforce Dev.
Not yet routed to this station.
Not Yet Routed

Bottleneck Watch: Planning

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

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.