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444 Divisadero St

203-unit 8-story residential project to erect 5 stories type iii-a over 3 stories type i-a mixed use building, with 203 residential dwelling units and amenity spaces, with a commercial tenant sp...

Permit Filed — In Plan Check203 UnitsAB 2011 Ministerial$47.9M Est. Cost
Permit Filed
Dec 2019
Active Review Since
Dec 2019
Review Stations
7 of 11
stations approved
Project Status
Filed
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issuance Estimate

November 2026 — May 2027

Timeline driven by 2 stations cycling repeatedly on comments, 1 station 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 4 unapproved stations
7 of 11 stations approved63% complete
Plan Check Status
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Cycling through 6 rounds of comments without clearing. Most recent review: April 06, 2026. Reviewer: Mcelroy Carey.
Blocked
Urban Forestry (DPW-BUF)
DPW — Bureau of Urban Forestry
Cycling through 6 rounds of comments without clearing. Most recent review: March 25, 2026. Reviewer: Mautner Allegra.
Blocked
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Comments issued on March 21, 2026. 4 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Weiss-Ishai Sagiv.
Comments Issued
Labor Compliance (DFCU)
Office of Econ. & Workforce Dev.
Not yet routed to this station.
Not Yet Routed
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Approved March 19, 2026. Reviewer: Dito Matthew.
Approved
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Approved January 08, 2026. Reviewer: Dennis Rassendyll.
Approved
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Approved December 31, 2025. Reviewer: Garcia Jobel.
Approved
Water & Sewer QC (SFPUC-QC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Approved November 10, 2025. Reviewer: Long Ian.
Approved
Mental Health (HEALTH-MH)
Dept. of Public Health
Approved April 15, 2025. Reviewer: Chen Bill.
Approved
Public Health (HEALTH)
Dept. of Public Health
Approved March 31, 2025. Reviewer: Lee Christina J.
Approved
Hazmat (HEALTH-HM)
Dept. of Public Health
Approved March 26, 2025. Reviewer: Chen Bill.
Approved

Bottleneck Watch: Building Code

Building Code has been the single biggest drag on this project's timeline. The reviewer has issued comments across 6 rounds of review without clearing the station. Until the underlying issues are resolved or escalated, no amount of revision cycles on other stations will unblock permit issuance.

Key Milestones
Dec 2019
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Dec 2019
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Mar 2026
Planning Approved
CP-ZOC signed off — biggest institutional hurdle cleared
Nov 2026 – May 2027
Estimated Permit Issuance
All stations approved, fees collected, permit issued.
Data sources: Data from DataSF Building Permits and Building Permit Addenda with Routing datasets. Timeline estimates are statistical projections, not guarantees. See DataSF Building Permit Addenda with Routing.