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Vol. IIINo. 184
Neighborhood · On the record · 13 stories · Sunday, July 5

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300 Octavia Returns to Construction After Fire Halted Work

A residential project at 300 Octavia Street is back under active construction after a fire previously stopped work at the site, according to posts circulating on local social…

By Bex Connolly, City Hall · May 30, 2026

The project, which had been visible to Hayes Valley residents before the blaze interrupted progress, appears to have resumed based on photographic documentation shared online showing scaffolding and construction activity returned to the building. The timeline between the fire and the restart of work was not immediately clear from available information.

Fire-related construction halts in San Francisco can trigger a cascade of permit reviews, insurance negotiations, and in some cases, fresh environmental or structural assessments before the Department of Building Inspection signs off on resumed work. Whether any of those processes applied here, and how long they took, has not been confirmed by the project's developer or the city.

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