Contractor, San Francisco License 894951
Build Group Inc.
The city has issued 206 of the 218 San Francisco building permits that name Build Group Inc. since 2018. The work is a mix of residential and commercial, led by apartments and multifamily. Their median plan-review permit for apartments and multifamily took 3.4 months from filing to issue, 45% faster than the citywide median. Their busiest neighborhoods are Financial District/South Beach, South of Market and Mission.
- Issued by the city
- 206 of 218 filed since 2018
- Median plan-review time, apartments and multifamily
- 3.4 mo city median 6.2 mo
- Rank for apartments and multifamily
- No. 38 of 221 by apartments and multifamily issued
- Overall rank
- No. 40 of 226 contractors
What they work on
Every San Francisco building permit with Build Group Inc. on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 75 apartments and multifamily, 57 offices, 40 hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial.
Residential and commercial, by permits filed
- Apartments and multifamily Residential 71 of 75 issued 34% of filings.
- Offices Commercial 52 of 57 issued 26% of filings.
- Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 39 of 40 issued 18% of filings.
- Retail and shops Commercial 31 of 31 issued 14% of filings.
- Restaurants and bars Commercial 10 of 12 issued 6% of filings.
- Home remodels Residential 3 of 3 issued 1% of filings.
Permits over time
Permits filed each year, drawn as a street with one building per year, and how many of all their permits the city has issued.
- Busiest year
- 2019
- 51 permits filed
- Latest filing
- Aug 2026
- 94% of 218 issued
One building per year, its height the permits filed. Each floor line marks 10 permits; the 2026 building is dashed because it counts permits filed through October 20, 2026.
Issued by the city: 206 of 218 permits filed
All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data
12 not issued as of October 20, 2026. Source: SF Department of Building Inspection permits via DataSF.
How fast their permits come through
Filing to issue for permits that went through plan review. Build Group Inc. has 50 of those across all project types; the citywide comparison is for apartments and multifamily, their most filed type, where 3,633 of 59,927 permits went through plan review and the rest were approved over the counter.
Build Group Inc., apartments and multifamily
3.4months
That is 45% faster than the citywide median for apartments and multifamily.
7 firms with medians over 21 months are drawn at the right edge.
Where they rank
Ranked by permits the city has issued since 2018, first across every project type, then for apartments and multifamily alone.
- 38 U S Prime Contractor Inc 212
- 39 Mission Home Remodeling Inc 208
- 40 Build Group Inc. 206
- 41 Edri Construction Inc *See Notes* 206
- 42 Project Contractor Inc 205
All permits issued, 226 contractors Full ranking
- 36 Pineda Construction Inc 75
- 37 Landmark Construction Inc. 72
- 38 Build Group Inc. 71
- 39 D3 Construction 70
- 40 Level 8 Construction Inc 69
Apartments and multifamily issued, 221 contractors
Where they work
The neighborhoods where Build Group Inc. files the most permits, and how many contractors count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.
- 01 Financial District/South Beach 49 contractors count Financial District/South Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
- 02 South of Market 35 contractors count South of Market among their busiest neighborhoods
- 03 Mission 86 contractors count Mission among their busiest neighborhoods
- 04 Tenderloin 20 contractors count Tenderloin among their busiest neighborhoods
Questions for the first call
- Which of your recent San Francisco permits are closest to my project in type, size and neighborhood, and can I see the permit numbers?
- How long did those permits take from filing to issue, and what did plan check send back?
- Who on your team draws the set, who stamps it, and who answers the city's comments?
Other contractors for apartments and multifamily
Firms ranked near Build Group Inc. by permits issued for apartments and multifamily.
- 35 Reliable Construction Inc 75 apartments and multifamily issued · 10.0 mo median for apartments and multifamily
- 36 Pineda Construction Inc 75 apartments and multifamily issued · 10.2 mo median for apartments and multifamily
- 37 Landmark Construction Inc. 72 apartments and multifamily issued · 2.8 mo median for apartments and multifamily
- 39 D3 Construction 70 apartments and multifamily issued
- 40 Level 8 Construction Inc 69 apartments and multifamily issued
- 41 D.F.P.F Corp Dba Fine Line Construction 68 apartments and multifamily issued · 5.1 mo median for apartments and multifamily
- Sheet
- C-040 No. 40 of 226
- Drawing
- Permit record, Build Group Inc.
- Contractor, San Francisco
- License
- 894951 check with CSLB
- Source
- San Francisco DBI building permits, since 2018
- Data as of
- Oct 2026
- Scale
- Not to scale
Built only from public San Francisco Department of Building Inspection records (permits, permit contacts), updated 2026-10-20. It is not a review or an endorsement, and Build Group Inc. has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.
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