San Francisco / Chinatown / 659 Union St

659 Union St

22-unit 4-story residential project construct a type i + v, 4-story, 2 basements, 22 dwelling units, mixed-used residential building.

Permit Filed — In Plan Check22 UnitsAB 2011 Ministerial$7.0M Est. Cost
Permit Filed
Dec 2021
Active Review Since
Dec 2021
Review Stations
0 of 8
stations approved
Project Status
Filed
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issuance Estimate

May 2026 — December 2026

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 8 unapproved stations
0 of 8 stations approved0% complete
Plan Check Status
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Comments issued on March 08, 2024. 2 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Jones David.
Comments Issued
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 2 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Feeney Claire.
In Review
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Dennis Rassendyll.
In Review
Public Health (HEALTH)
Dept. of Public Health
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Brownell Amy.
In Review
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Lo Jonathan.
In Review
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Currently in review. 1 cycle(s) to date. Reviewer: Fong Jeffrey.
In Review
Labor Compliance (DFCU)
Office of Econ. & Workforce Dev.
Not yet routed to this station.
Not Yet Routed
Mental Health (HEALTH-MH)
Dept. of Public Health
Not yet routed to this station.
Not Yet Routed

Bottleneck Watch: Mental Health

Mental Health has not yet been routed for review. Until it begins active review, it remains an unresolved dependency on the critical path.

Key Milestones
Dec 2021
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Dec 2021
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
May 2026 – Dec 2026
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.