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538 Laurel St

30-unit 4-story residential project mayfair building: priority mayor's ed 17-02 - erect a type 1a, 4-story, mixed-use building with 30 residential units

Permit Filed — In Plan Check30 UnitsAB 2011 Ministerial$15.0M Est. Cost
Permit Filed
Feb 2026
Active Review Since
Dec 2025
Review Stations
2 of 7
stations approved
Project Status
Filed
Estimated Timeline

Permit Issuance Estimate

September 2027 — March 2029

Timeline driven by 4 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
Plan Check Status
Building Code (BLDG)
Dept. of Building Inspection
Comments issued on March 20, 2026. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Mcelroy Carey.
Comments Issued
Planning (CP-ZOC)
SF Planning Department
Comments issued on March 13, 2026. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Horn Jeffrey.
Comments Issued
Urban Forestry (DPW-BUF)
DPW — Bureau of Urban Forestry
Comments issued on March 19, 2026. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Bryan Ong.
Comments Issued
Water & Sewer (SFPUC)
SF Public Utilities Commission
Comments issued on March 06, 2026. 1 round(s) of review. Reviewer: Chung Diana.
Comments Issued
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
Approved February 20, 2026. Reviewer: Chen Bill.
Approved
Sidewalk & Street (DPW-BSM)
DPW — Bureau of Street & Mapping
Approved February 19, 2026. Reviewer: Dennis Rassendyll.
Approved

Bottleneck Watch: Planning

Planning currently has open comments after 1 round(s) of review. This is the longest-running unapproved station and is the most likely gating item for the next permit issuance window.

Key Milestones
Dec 2025
Electronic Plan Review Activated
Plans distributed to all review stations
Feb 2026
Permit Filed
New construction permit filed with DBI
Sep 2027 – Mar 2029
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.