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New home architects in San Francisco

22 architects and designers have 2 or more new home 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
22
Permits of this type filed since 2018
321
Citywide median with plan review
22.7 mo

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A-103
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New home architects, San Francisco
Source
SF DBI building permits since 2018
Date
Oct 2026
Scale
2+ issued to be listed

22 listed, most new home permits issued first

  1. No. 1
    Home remodels 59% Apartments 18% Additions 11% New homes 5% ADUs 4%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: new homes.

    10 issued

    Troy Kashanipour

    Architect · License C27646 · San Francisco

    New homes issued
    10 of 10
    Share of their work
    5%
    Median to issue
    29.2 mo
    This firm
    29.2 mo
    Citywide
    22.7 mo

    201 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly home remodels 59% · apartments and multifamily 18% · home additions 11%. Last filed Oct 2026.

    Most active in

    • Noe Valley
    • Mission
    • Bernal Heights
    • West of Twin Peaks
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  2. No. 2
    Home remodels 56% Additions 23% New homes 18%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: new homes.

    7 issued

    John Maniscalco Architecture

    Architect · License C25148 · San Francisco

    New homes issued
    7 of 7
    Share of their work
    18%
    Median to issue
    13.4 mo
    This firm
    13.4 mo
    Citywide
    22.7 mo

    39 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly home remodels 56% · home additions 23% · new homes 18%. Last filed May 2026.

    Most active in

    • Marina
    • Presidio Heights
    • Glen Park
    • Pacific Heights
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  3. No. 3
    Home remodels 32% Apartments 31% Hotels, schools,clinics 13% ADUs 11% Newhomes 5%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: new homes.

    5 issued

    Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects

    Architect · License C14072 · San Francisco

    New homes issued
    5 of 7
    Share of their work
    5%
    Median to issue
    28.7 mo
    This firm
    28.7 mo
    Citywide
    22.7 mo

    134 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly home remodels 32% · apartments and multifamily 31% · hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 13%. Last filed Oct 2026.

    Most active in

    • West of Twin Peaks
    • Sunset/Parkside
    • Marina
    • Twin Peaks
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  1. 4
    Mml Architect Architect · C32972 · Home remodels 33% · Apartments and multifamily 26% Sunset/Parkside, Mission, Nob Hill, Bernal Heights
    5 issued of 10
    10.9 mo median to issue
  2. 5
    Thousand Architects Architect · C30755 · Apartments and multifamily 48% · ADUs 30% Marina, Pacific Heights, Mission, Hayes Valley
    4 issued of 4
    26.2 mo median to issue
  3. 6
    Schaub | Li | Architects Architect · C32289 · Home remodels 38% · Apartments and multifamily 26% West of Twin Peaks, Glen Park, Sunset/Parkside, Mission
    4 issued of 11
    46.7 mo median to issue
  4. 7
    Dumican Mosey Architects Architect · C31398 · Home remodels 33% · Home additions 33% Pacific Heights, Castro/Upper Market, Noe Valley, Twin Peaks
    4 issued of 4
    19.0 mo median to issue
  5. 8
    Knock Arch & Design Architect · C31156 · Home remodels 62% · ADUs 12% Castro/Upper Market, Noe Valley, Potrero Hill, Mission
    3 issued of 4
    17.5 mo median to issue
  6. 9
    Curtis Hollenbeck Architect Architect · C24843 · Home remodels 69% · Apartments and multifamily 13% Noe Valley, Sunset/Parkside, Pacific Heights, Inner Richmond
    3 issued of 3
    24.7 mo median to issue
  7. 10
    William Pashelinsky Arch. Architect · C11020 · Home remodels 63% · Apartments and multifamily 17% Marina, Castro/Upper Market, Noe Valley, Russian Hill
    3 issued of 4
    22.7 mo median to issue
  8. 11
    Ottolini Booth & Associates Architect · C14090 · Home remodels 47% · Apartments and multifamily 25% Inner Sunset, Noe Valley, Marina, Inner Richmond
    3 issued of 3
    — too few of this type to time
  9. 12
    Winder Gison Architects Architect · C35924 · Home remodels 44% · Home additions 15% Glen Park, Pacific Heights, Noe Valley, Presidio Heights
    3 issued of 4
    16.9 mo median to issue
  10. 13
    Architect Mason Kirby Architect · C29468 · Home remodels 80% · New homes 20% Bernal Heights, Portola, Mission, Potrero Hill
    3 issued of 3
    16.6 mo median to issue
  11. 14
    Ya Studio Architect · C29776 · Apartments and multifamily 54% · Home remodels 19% Financial District/South Beach, Noe Valley, Mission, Mission Bay
    2 issued of 2
    — too few of this type to time
  12. 15
    Selander Architects Architect · C12715 · Home remodels 70% · Apartments and multifamily 12% West of Twin Peaks, Outer Richmond, Bayview Hunters Point, Bernal Heights
    2 issued of 2
    — too few of this type to time
  13. 16
    Cassandra Mettling Davis Architect · C24981 · Home remodels 78% · Home additions 12% West of Twin Peaks, Sunset/Parkside, Mission, Bernal Heights
    2 issued of 3
    — too few of this type to time
  14. 17
    I-Design Arch. Architect · C39427 · Home remodels 65% · Apartments and multifamily 14% Sunset/Parkside, West of Twin Peaks, Marina, Mission
    2 issued of 2
    — too few of this type to time
  15. 18
    Winder Gibson Architects Architect · C13305 · Home additions 34% · Apartments and multifamily 28% Mission, Noe Valley, Nob Hill, Twin Peaks
    2 issued of 3
    — too few of this type to time
  16. 19
    Edmonds & Lee Architects Architect · C30208 · Home remodels 56% · Home additions 22% Pacific Heights, Noe Valley, Castro/Upper Market, Glen Park
    2 issued of 2
    — too few of this type to time
  17. 20
    Thompson Studio Architects Architect · C21729 · Home remodels 70% · Home additions 15% Lone Mountain/USF, Bernal Heights, Castro/Upper Market, Outer Richmond
    2 issued of 2
    — too few of this type to time
  18. 21
    Dmarc Studio Architect · C30718 · Apartments and multifamily 50% · Home remodels 15% Lone Mountain/USF, Outer Richmond, Hayes Valley, Presidio Heights
    2 issued of 3
    — too few of this type to time
  19. 22
    Walker & Moody Architects Architect · C3689 · Home remodels 64% · New homes 18% Presidio Heights, Russian Hill, Pacific Heights, Nob Hill
    2 issued of 2
    — too few of this type to time

Ranked by new home 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 new home 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 22.7 months for new home 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 new home permits in San Francisco?

On city permit records since 2018, Troy Kashanipour is named on the most issued new home permits among architects and designers (10 issued of 10 filed).

How long does a new home permit take in San Francisco?

Of 321 new home permits filed since 2018, 0 were over-the-counter permits without full plan review. For those that went through plan review, the median took 22.7 months from filing to issue, and the middle half took 14.4 to 32.9 months.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of new home 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.