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595 Bay St

56-unit 6-story residential project site & construct 28,865 gross sq ft res building w/ 56 group housing units w/o basement

Dormant56 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $8.5M
Entitlement
Plan Check
Awaiting Issuance
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Plan Check: Dormant — no activity for 180+ days. City desk: 20 mo · Applicant: 0 mo
Permit Filed
Feb 2021
Time in Active Review
20 months
excludes 25 months dormant
Review Stations
5 of 9
stations approved
Project Status
Dormant
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issuance Estimate

March 2027 — September 2027

Timeline driven by 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
5 of 9 stations approved55% complete
Key Milestones
Jun 2020
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~9 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Feb 2021
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Mar 2021
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Mar 2021
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~16 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Feb 2024
Currently Dormant
No plan-check activity for 910 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: 20 mo · Applicant: 0 mo · Dormant: 54 mo
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Comments issued on February 29, 2024. 2 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Foster Nicholas.
Comments Issued
Neighborhood Planning (CP-NP)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Ajello Hoagland Linda.
In Review
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Bendezu Sebastian.
In Review
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Fong Jeffrey.
In Review
Urban Forestry (DPW-BUF)
DPW — Bureau of Urban Forestry
Approved February 16, 2024. Reviewer: Stacy Sara.
Approved
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Approved October 23, 2023. Reviewer: Lo Jonathan.
Approved
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Approved November 30, 2023. Reviewer: Guzman Miguel.
Approved
Labor Compliance (DFCU)
Office of Econ. & Workforce Dev.
Approved December 06, 2023. Reviewer: Blackshear John.
Approved
Public Health (HEALTH)
Dept. of Public Health
Approved October 24, 2023. Reviewer: Chen Bill.
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.