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151 Humboldt St

348-unit 13-story residential project mayor dir 17-02 priority project: erect a 13-story over 2-basement, type 1a, residential/mixed use building, with 342 residential units, parking, retail, ass...

Blocked in Review348 UnitsAB 2011 MinisterialDBI Valuation $175.0M
Entitlement
Plan Check
Awaiting Issuance
Post-Issuance Addenda
Construction
Complete
Plan Check: Blocked in review. City desk: 19 mo · Applicant: 0 mo
Permit Filed
May 2022
Time in Active Review
20 months
excludes 32 months dormant
Review Stations
2 of 7
stations approved
Project Status
Blocked in Review
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issuance Estimate

March 2027 — September 2027

Timeline driven by 1 station cycling repeatedly on comments, 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 5 unapproved stations
2 of 7 stations approved28% complete
Key Milestones
May 2022
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
May 2022
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Jul 2023
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~8 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
May 2024
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~15 months — applicant-side pause, not city queue time.
Aug 2025
Dormant Period
No plan-check activity for ~9 months — 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: 19 mo · Applicant: 0 mo · Dormant: 32 mo
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Cycling through 5 rounds of comments without clearing. Most recent review: August 07, 2026. Reviewer: Mcelroy Carey.
Blocked
Public Health (HEALTH)
Dept. of Public Health
Comments issued on August 04, 2026. 2 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Casey Ryan.
Comments Issued
Fire (SFFD)
SF Fire Department
Comments issued on July 29, 2026. 4 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Andrawes Kamal.
Comments Issued
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Comments issued on July 30, 2026. 2 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Garcia Jobel.
Comments Issued
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Currently in review. 3 cycle(s) to date.
In Review
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Approved August 13, 2025. Reviewer: Chan Desmond.
Approved
Labor Compliance (DFCU)
Office of Econ. & Workforce Dev.
Approved May 15, 2024. Reviewer: Blackshear John.
Approved

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.