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San Francisco directory · Ranked by permits issued

Hotel, clinic and school architects in San Francisco

334 architects and designers have 2 or more hotel, clinic, school and other commercial permits issued in San Francisco since 2018. We rank them by how many the city issued with their name on the record, and show how long their plan-review permits took.

Updated October 20, 2026 · Nobody pays to be listed or ranked

Architects ranked
334
Permits of this type filed since 2018
8,497
Citywide median with plan review
5.9 mo

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A-204
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Hotel, clinic and school architects, San Francisco
Date
Oct 2026
Scale
2+ issued to be listed

334 listed, most hotel, clinic, school and other commercial permits issued first

  1. No. 1
    Offices 78% Apartments 11% 8%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: hotels, schools, clinics.

    45 issued

    Gensler

    Architect · License C38081 · San Francisco

    Hotels, schools, clinics issued
    45 of 49
    Share of their work
    8%
    Last filed
    Oct 2026

    591 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly offices 78% · apartments and multifamily 11% · hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 8%.

    Most active in

    • Financial District/South Beach
    • Mission Bay
    • South of Market
    • Chinatown
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  2. No. 2
    Apartments 25% Hotels, schools, clinics 22% Shops 15% Homeremodels 13% Offices 10%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: hotels, schools, clinics.

    35 issued

    D-Scheme Studio

    Architect · License C33350 · San Francisco

    Hotels, schools, clinics issued
    35 of 42
    Share of their work
    22%
    Median to issue
    15.9 mo
    This firm
    15.9 mo
    Citywide
    5.9 mo

    151 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly apartments and multifamily 25% · hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 22% · retail and shops 15%. Last filed Oct 2026.

    Most active in

    • South of Market
    • West of Twin Peaks
    • Bernal Heights
    • Financial District/South Beach
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  3. No. 3
    Hotels, schools, clinics 84% Offices 5%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: hotels, schools, clinics.

    34 issued

    Jackson Liles Architecture

    Architect · License C27249 · San Francisco

    Hotels, schools, clinics issued
    34 of 37
    Share of their work
    84%
    Median to issue
    9.0 mo
    This firm
    9.0 mo
    Citywide
    5.9 mo

    41 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 84% · home remodels 7% · offices 5%. Last filed Jul 2026.

    Most active in

    • Bayview Hunters Point
    • Mission Bay
    • Potrero Hill
    • Sunset/Parkside
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  1. 4
    Shatara Architecture Architect · C24700 · Apartments and multifamily 36% · Home remodels 29% Mission, Bayview Hunters Point, Noe Valley, Potrero Hill
    31 issued of 61
    20.3 mo median to issue
  2. 5
    Costa Brown Architecture Architect · C25678 · Offices 63% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 21% South of Market, Chinatown, Financial District/South Beach, Inner Sunset
    27 issued of 30
    5.3 mo median to issue
  3. 6
    Forge Architect · C26557 · Offices 58% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 33% Financial District/South Beach, Mission Bay, Chinatown, Bayview Hunters Point
    26 issued of 27
    — too few of this type to time
  4. 7
    Harvey Hacker Architects Architect · C8520 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 41% · Apartments and multifamily 20% Bayview Hunters Point, Mission, South of Market, Potrero Hill
    24 issued of 30
    11.2 mo median to issue
  5. 8
    Gary Gee Architects, Inc. Architect · C14060 · Apartments and multifamily 26% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 23% Bayview Hunters Point, South of Market, Mission, Castro/Upper Market
    22 issued of 26
    12.2 mo median to issue
  6. 9
    Hga Architect · C32978 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 50% · Offices 48% Bernal Heights, Financial District/South Beach, Pacific Heights, Western Addition
    22 issued of 23
    4.5 mo median to issue
  7. 10
    Mei Architects Architect · C29350 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 52% · Apartments and multifamily 18% Mission Bay, Tenderloin, West of Twin Peaks, Bayview Hunters Point
    22 issued of 23
    13.4 mo median to issue
  8. 11
    C A Architects Architect · C23410 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 72% · Home remodels 9% Hayes Valley, Mission Bay, Pacific Heights, Western Addition
    22 issued of 23
    2.8 mo median to issue
  9. 12
    Dnm Architect Architect · C27909 · Home remodels 37% · Apartments and multifamily 22% Mission, Haight Ashbury, Sunset/Parkside, Noe Valley
    21 issued of 22
    7.4 mo median to issue
  10. 13
    Constructive Solutions Architect · C32363 · Offices 40% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 15% Financial District/South Beach, Sunset/Parkside, South of Market, Mission
    20 issued of 24
    — too few of this type to time
  11. 14
    Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects Architect · C14072 · Home remodels 32% · Apartments and multifamily 31% West of Twin Peaks, Sunset/Parkside, Marina, Twin Peaks
    19 issued of 20
    — too few of this type to time
  12. 15
    Jensen Architects Architect · C21410 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 46% · Offices 32% Mission, Financial District/South Beach, Bayview Hunters Point, Russian Hill
    19 issued of 26
    5.1 mo median to issue
  13. 16
    Studio Bondy Architecture Architect · C27742 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 81% · Apartments and multifamily 19% Lone Mountain/USF, Portola, West of Twin Peaks, South of Market
    19 issued of 21
    8.6 mo median to issue
  14. 17
    Xie Associates Architect · C32963 · Home remodels 60% · Apartments and multifamily 18% Sunset/Parkside, Outer Richmond, West of Twin Peaks, Excelsior
    18 issued of 20
    — too few of this type to time
  15. 18
    Rmw Architect · C29609 · Offices 88% · Apartments and multifamily 4% Financial District/South Beach, Mission Bay, Chinatown, North Beach
    18 issued of 19
    21.9 mo median to issue
  16. 19
    Arcus Architecture & Planning Architect · C14679 · Apartments and multifamily 37% · Home remodels 24% Chinatown, Sunset/Parkside, Outer Richmond, West of Twin Peaks
    17 issued of 22
    39.6 mo median to issue
  17. 20
    Mark Cavagnero Associates Architect · C19521 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 49% · Apartments and multifamily 22% Financial District/South Beach, Tenderloin, Inner Richmond, Bayview Hunters Point
    17 issued of 24
    12.4 mo median to issue
  18. 21
    San Francisco Public Works Architect · C32761 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 63% · Offices 30% Mission, Hayes Valley, South of Market, Outer Mission
    17 issued of 19
    16.8 mo median to issue
  19. 22
    Gensler Architect Architect · C19329 · Offices 42% · Apartments and multifamily 24% Financial District/South Beach, Tenderloin, Mission, Mission Bay
    16 issued of 18
    — too few of this type to time
  20. 23
    Dorman Assoc Architect · C28300 · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 48% · Apartments and multifamily 30% Outer Mission, Mission Bay, Bayview Hunters Point, Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside
    16 issued of 19
    12.1 mo median to issue
  21. 24
    Martinkovic Milford Architects Architect · C33430 · Home remodels 31% · Offices 16% Financial District/South Beach, Marina, Russian Hill, Noe Valley
    15 issued of 19
    5.2 mo median to issue
  22. 25
    Forge Architecture Architect · C14087 · Offices 82% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 10% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Mission Bay, Bayview Hunters Point
    15 issued of 17
    — too few of this type to time

Ranked by hotel, clinic, school and other commercial building permits issued in San Francisco since 2018 with the firm named on the permit record; firms need 2 or more to be listed. The line under each name shows the firm's two largest project types as a share of its permits. Median time covers the firm's hotel, clinic, school and other commercial plan-review permits only and needs 3 or more issued with dates; the blue dimension line under it is drawn to scale, and the small dark mark on it is the citywide median of 5.9 months for hotel, clinic, school and other commercial permits. Neighborhoods are where it filed the most permits of any type. A listing is not an endorsement, and nobody pays to be ranked. Some firms appear twice when the city recorded them under two names.

Source and notes

Source: San Francisco Department of Building Inspection building permits and permit contacts on DataSF. We include new-construction, plan-review and over-the-counter alteration permits filed since 2018, sorted into project types from the building's use and the permit description. Owner-builders and other private individuals are left out, and we never publish project addresses. Is your firm listed wrong? Send a correction.

Common questions

Which architects have the most hotel, clinic, school and other commercial permits in San Francisco?

On city permit records since 2018, Gensler is named on the most issued hotel, clinic, school and other commercial permits among architects and designers (45 issued of 49 filed).

How long does a hotel, clinic, school and other commercial permit take in San Francisco?

Of 8,497 hotel, clinic, school and other commercial permits filed since 2018, 7,342 were over-the-counter permits without full plan review. For those that went through plan review, the median took 5.9 months from filing to issue, and the middle half took 3.0 to 10.8 months.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of hotel, clinic, school and other commercial building permits issued in San Francisco since 2018 where the firm or person is named on the permit record in the city's public contacts data. We sort permits into project types from the building's use and the permit description. Nobody pays to be listed or ranked. Sponsored placements, when they exist, are labeled and shown apart from the ranking.