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Charles Pankow Builders Ltd

The city has issued 71 of the 73 San Francisco building permits that name Charles Pankow Builders Ltd since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by offices. Their median plan-review permit for offices took 3.5 months from filing to issue, 9% faster than the citywide median. Their busiest neighborhoods are Mission, Tenderloin and Financial District/South Beach.

Issued by the city
71 of 73 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, offices
3.5 mo city median 3.9 mo
Rank for offices
No. 31 of 94 by offices issued
Overall rank
No. 159 of 226 contractors

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Charles Pankow Builders Ltd on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 52 offices, 14 apartments and multifamily, 5 hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

20% residential
80% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Offices Commercial 52 of 52 issued 71% of filings.
  2. Apartments and multifamily Residential 13 of 14 issued 19% of filings.
  3. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 4 of 5 issued 7% of filings.
  4. Home remodels Residential 1 of 1 issued 1% of filings.
  5. Retail and shops Commercial 1 of 1 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
2018
23 permits filed
Latest filing
Sep 2025
97% of 73 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 23, 2019: 14, 2020: 21, 2021: 8, 2022: 3, 2023: 1, 2024: 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 0. The 2026 figure runs through October 20, 2026.

One building per year, its height the permits filed. Each floor line marks 5 permits; the 2026 building is dashed because it counts permits filed through October 20, 2026.

Issued by the city: 71 of 73 permits filed

97%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

2 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. Charles Pankow Builders Ltd has 23 of those across all project types; the citywide comparison is for offices, their most filed type, where 1,360 of 26,216 permits went through plan review and the rest were approved over the counter.

Charles Pankow Builders Ltd, offices

3.5months

That is 9% faster than the citywide median for offices.

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Charles Pankow Builders Ltd, offices: 3.5 months. San Francisco, offices: 3.9 months. Middle half of city permits: 1.8 to 8.1 months.
3.5 months for offices, faster than 26 of 35 other contractors ranked for offices that have a median for it Each circle is a firm's median for its plan-review permits for offices. Dashed line: the median of all San Francisco plan-review permits for offices, 3.9 months. Shaded: the middle half of those permits, 1.8 to 8.1 months.
0 3 6 9+ months Novo Construction Inc: 5.1 months Skyline Construction: 5.3 months Bcci Construction Company: 5.1 months Gci, Inc: 5.5 months Peacock Construction: 10.9 months Bilcor Inc: 1.4 months Principal Builders Inc.: 4.7 months Hathaway Dinwiddie Co.: 4.4 months Field Construction Inc.: 4.2 months Sabah International Incorporated: 1.4 months Richlen Construction: 5.3 months Pribuss Engineering Inc: 1.3 months Dpr Construction: 7.6 months Swinerton Builders: 3.4 months Dome Construction Corp: 6.2 months Convergint Technologies Llc: 3.8 months Truebeck Construction: 4.0 months Plant Construction Co, Lp: 4.2 months Bevilacqua & Sons: 2.6 months Rossi Builders Inc.: 5.5 months Webcor Construction Lp: 3.9 months Clune Construction Company L P: 4.3 months Turner Construction Co: 6.1 months Intelligent Technologies & Services Inc: 1.1 months Mastec Network Solutions Inc: 5.1 months Build Group Inc.: 4.8 months Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc: 5.6 months Level 10 Construction Lp: 5.7 months Nibbi Bros Assoc Inc.: 5.1 months Granite Excavation & Demolition Inc: 11.5 months Ewsf Inc.: 2.4 months Cahill Contractors Llc.: 3.6 months Bobcomm Llc Dba Pacific Das Llc.: 3.3 months Zack De Vito Inc: 12.3 months Clear Channel Outdoor Llc: 2.6 months Charles Pankow Builders Ltd 0 3 6 9+ months Novo Construction Inc: 5.1 months Skyline Construction: 5.3 months Bcci Construction Company: 5.1 months Gci, Inc: 5.5 months Peacock Construction: 10.9 months Bilcor Inc: 1.4 months Principal Builders Inc.: 4.7 months Hathaway Dinwiddie Co.: 4.4 months Field Construction Inc.: 4.2 months Sabah International Incorporated: 1.4 months Richlen Construction: 5.3 months Pribuss Engineering Inc: 1.3 months Dpr Construction: 7.6 months Swinerton Builders: 3.4 months Dome Construction Corp: 6.2 months Convergint Technologies Llc: 3.8 months Truebeck Construction: 4.0 months Plant Construction Co, Lp: 4.2 months Bevilacqua & Sons: 2.6 months Rossi Builders Inc.: 5.5 months Webcor Construction Lp: 3.9 months Clune Construction Company L P: 4.3 months Turner Construction Co: 6.1 months Intelligent Technologies & Services Inc: 1.1 months Mastec Network Solutions Inc: 5.1 months Build Group Inc.: 4.8 months Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc: 5.6 months Level 10 Construction Lp: 5.7 months Nibbi Bros Assoc Inc.: 5.1 months Granite Excavation & Demolition Inc: 11.5 months Ewsf Inc.: 2.4 months Cahill Contractors Llc.: 3.6 months Bobcomm Llc Dba Pacific Das Llc.: 3.3 months Zack De Vito Inc: 12.3 months Clear Channel Outdoor Llc: 2.6 months Charles Pankow Builders Ltd

3 firms with medians over 9 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 offices alone.

  1. 157 Current Construction 71
  2. 158 Outerlands Design Inc 71
  3. 159 Charles Pankow Builders Ltd 71
  4. 160 Intelligent Technologies & Services Inc 71
  5. 161 All Homes And Construction Inc 70

All permits issued, 226 contractors Full ranking

  1. 29 Modern Construction Inc 55
  2. 30 Build Group Inc. 52
  3. 31 Charles Pankow Builders Ltd 52
  4. 32 Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc 39
  5. 33 Level 10 Construction Lp 35

Offices issued, 94 contractors

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Charles Pankow Builders Ltd files the most permits, and how many contractors count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.

  1. 01 Mission 86 contractors count Mission among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Tenderloin 20 contractors count Tenderloin among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Financial District/South Beach 49 contractors count Financial District/South Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Mission Bay 24 contractors count Mission Bay among their busiest neighborhoods

Questions for the first call

  1. Which of your recent San Francisco permits are closest to my project in type, size and neighborhood, and can I see the permit numbers?
  2. How long did those permits take from filing to issue, and what did plan check send back?
  3. Who on your team draws the set, who stamps it, and who answers the city's comments?

Other contractors for offices

Firms ranked near Charles Pankow Builders Ltd by permits issued for offices.

  1. 28 Mastec Network Solutions Inc 56 offices issued · 5.1 mo median for offices
  2. 29 Modern Construction Inc 55 offices issued
  3. 30 Build Group Inc. 52 offices issued · 4.8 mo median for offices
  4. 32 Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc 39 offices issued · 5.6 mo median for offices
  5. 33 Level 10 Construction Lp 35 offices issued · 5.7 mo median for offices
  6. 34 Rod Heisler Construction 34 offices issued
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C-159 No. 159 of 226
Drawing
Permit record, Charles Pankow Builders Ltd
Contractor, Pasadena
License
688972 check with CSLB
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 Charles Pankow Builders Ltd has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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