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Architect, Oakland License C35515

Cm Architects

The city has issued 79 of the 108 San Francisco building permits that name Cm Architects since 2018. The work is mostly residential, led by ADUs. Their median plan-review permit for ADUs took 13.6 months from filing to issue, about the same as the citywide median. Their busiest neighborhoods are Mission, Outer Richmond and Nob Hill.

Also filed as
engineer, permit expediter
Issued by the city
79 of 108 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, ADUs
13.6 mo city median 13.5 mo
Rank for ADUs
No. 5 of 149 by ADUs issued
Overall rank
No. 69 of 1,543 architects and designers

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Cm Architects on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 45 ADUs, 34 apartments and multifamily, 9 home additions.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

89% residential
11% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. ADUs Residential 23 of 45 issued 42% of filings.
  2. Apartments and multifamily Residential 31 of 34 issued 31% of filings.
  3. Home additions Residential 8 of 9 issued 8% of filings.
  4. Home remodels Residential 7 of 7 issued 6% of filings.
  5. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 7 of 7 issued 6% of filings.
  6. Retail and shops Commercial 2 of 2 issued 2% of filings.
  7. Restaurants and bars Commercial 1 of 2 issued 2% of filings.
  8. New homes Residential 0 of 1 issued 1% of filings.
  9. Offices Commercial 0 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
2019
32 permits filed
Latest filing
Oct 2025
73% of 108 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 7, 2019: 32, 2020: 29, 2021: 22, 2022: 11, 2023: 5, 2024: 1, 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: 79 of 108 permits filed

73%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

29 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. Cm Architects has 60 of those across all project types; the citywide comparison is for ADUs, their most filed type, where 2,467 of 3,439 permits went through plan review and the rest were approved over the counter.

Cm Architects, ADUs

13.6months

That is about the same as the citywide median for ADUs.

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Cm Architects, ADUs: 13.6 months. San Francisco, ADUs: 13.5 months. Middle half of city permits: 7.9 to 22.0 months.
13.6 months for ADUs, faster than 47 of 83 other architects and designers ranked for ADUs that have a median for it Each circle is a firm's median for its plan-review permits for ADUs. Dashed line: the median of all San Francisco plan-review permits for ADUs, 13.5 months. Shaded: the middle half of those permits, 7.9 to 22.0 months.
0 6 12 18 24 30+ months Xie Associates: 13.8 months Syncopated Architecture: 14.3 months Openscope Studio: 12.7 months Thousand Architects: 10.4 months Hood Thomas Architects: 18.6 months Shatara Architecture: 12.8 months Hing Wah Construction: 27.3 months Halyard Construction Inc.: 19.6 months Aaron Lim Design: 12.8 months Jason M.J.Chan Architect: 16.7 months Topetcher Architectural: 18.2 months Knock Arch & Design: 11.5 months Michael Harris Architecture: 8.4 months Lofrano Arch/Sculpture Design: 19.7 months Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects: 14.9 months Wayne Myer Works Arch: 14.3 months Architects Sf: 21.9 months Schaub | Li | Architects: 7.5 months Hing Wah Design: 12.3 months Aem: 29.0 months Dnm Architect: 21.3 months Mml Architect: 4.2 months Huang Iboshi Architecture: 8.4 months Wing Lee Architects: 16.1 months Stephen Antonaros Architect: 15.8 months Van T. Ly & Associataes: 20.4 months Beaumont & Associates: 16.0 months A. Gordon Atkinson Aia: 16.2 months Lcf Solutions: 12.8 months Troy Kashanipour: 20.3 months Jorge Carbonell Architecture: 8.5 months Ottolini Booth & Associates: 11.1 months Kerman Morris Architects: 21.5 months Drafting Cafe Architects: 16.9 months Ken Chan: 15.0 months William Pashelinsky Arch.: 14.3 months John Lum Architecture: 22.1 months Kelly Melendez Architect: 12.5 months Mason Kirby Inc.: 4.7 months Sherman Yan: 9.1 months Baukunst: 10.1 months Orisdesign: 21.9 months Blecher Bldg & Urban Design: 13.4 months Martinkovic Milford Architects: 9.4 months Bin Lei: 38.9 months Mike Larkin Architecture: 15.7 months Edit: 7.1 months Zachary Nathan Architect: 25.2 months Engel Architects: 5.2 months Winder Gison Architects: 36.1 months Rachel Malchow Architect Inc.: 10.3 months Lun Chan Associates: 23.5 months Andrea Cernusak: 11.8 months Ashton Richards Arch.: 33.8 months Mahya Salehi Fadardi: 9.3 months Fifth Arch: 18.6 months Arcflux Studio: 12.0 months William Chan: 3.6 months Arcus Architecture & Planning: 10.2 months Constructive Solutions: 32.9 months Lisa Wong: 14.2 months Creates Cool: 28.8 months Ya Studio: 9.8 months Selander Architects: 16.0 months Cassandra Mettling Davis: 2.8 months Kwan Design Architects: 14.2 months Bittiker Architecture: 22.8 months Kevin Ma Architecture: 6.9 months Mora Architects: 3.6 months Robles & Assocciates: 53.4 months Farrrell Architecture: 19.3 months 450 Architects Inc.: 26.1 months Arkichik: 5.3 months Barker Decoteau: 17.9 months Larson Shores Arch.: 6.4 months Live Architects: 7.9 months Compassion By Design: 21.3 months C. Swason: 29.8 months Louis Felthouse: 14.4 months Hc Design Build: 12.9 months Young Woo: 10.0 months Bill Poon: 24.9 months Mason Robert Kirby: 47.2 months Cm Architects 0 6 12 18 24 30+ months Xie Associates: 13.8 months Syncopated Architecture: 14.3 months Openscope Studio: 12.7 months Thousand Architects: 10.4 months Hood Thomas Architects: 18.6 months Shatara Architecture: 12.8 months Hing Wah Construction: 27.3 months Halyard Construction Inc.: 19.6 months Aaron Lim Design: 12.8 months Jason M.J.Chan Architect: 16.7 months Topetcher Architectural: 18.2 months Knock Arch & Design: 11.5 months Michael Harris Architecture: 8.4 months Lofrano Arch/Sculpture Design: 19.7 months Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects: 14.9 months Wayne Myer Works Arch: 14.3 months Architects Sf: 21.9 months Schaub | Li | Architects: 7.5 months Hing Wah Design: 12.3 months Aem: 29.0 months Dnm Architect: 21.3 months Mml Architect: 4.2 months Huang Iboshi Architecture: 8.4 months Wing Lee Architects: 16.1 months Stephen Antonaros Architect: 15.8 months Van T. Ly & Associataes: 20.4 months Beaumont & Associates: 16.0 months A. Gordon Atkinson Aia: 16.2 months Lcf Solutions: 12.8 months Troy Kashanipour: 20.3 months Jorge Carbonell Architecture: 8.5 months Ottolini Booth & Associates: 11.1 months Kerman Morris Architects: 21.5 months Drafting Cafe Architects: 16.9 months Ken Chan: 15.0 months William Pashelinsky Arch.: 14.3 months John Lum Architecture: 22.1 months Kelly Melendez Architect: 12.5 months Mason Kirby Inc.: 4.7 months Sherman Yan: 9.1 months Baukunst: 10.1 months Orisdesign: 21.9 months Blecher Bldg & Urban Design: 13.4 months Martinkovic Milford Architects: 9.4 months Bin Lei: 38.9 months Mike Larkin Architecture: 15.7 months Edit: 7.1 months Zachary Nathan Architect: 25.2 months Engel Architects: 5.2 months Winder Gison Architects: 36.1 months Rachel Malchow Architect Inc.: 10.3 months Lun Chan Associates: 23.5 months Andrea Cernusak: 11.8 months Ashton Richards Arch.: 33.8 months Mahya Salehi Fadardi: 9.3 months Fifth Arch: 18.6 months Arcflux Studio: 12.0 months William Chan: 3.6 months Arcus Architecture & Planning: 10.2 months Constructive Solutions: 32.9 months Lisa Wong: 14.2 months Creates Cool: 28.8 months Ya Studio: 9.8 months Selander Architects: 16.0 months Cassandra Mettling Davis: 2.8 months Kwan Design Architects: 14.2 months Bittiker Architecture: 22.8 months Kevin Ma Architecture: 6.9 months Mora Architects: 3.6 months Robles & Assocciates: 53.4 months Farrrell Architecture: 19.3 months 450 Architects Inc.: 26.1 months Arkichik: 5.3 months Barker Decoteau: 17.9 months Larson Shores Arch.: 6.4 months Live Architects: 7.9 months Compassion By Design: 21.3 months C. Swason: 29.8 months Louis Felthouse: 14.4 months Hc Design Build: 12.9 months Young Woo: 10.0 months Bill Poon: 24.9 months Mason Robert Kirby: 47.2 months Cm Architects

6 firms with medians over 30 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 ADUs alone.

  1. 67 Creates Cool 80
  2. 68 Aem 79
  3. 69 Cm Architects 79
  4. 70 Peter Petruzzi Architect 79
  5. 71 Ya Studio 78

All permits issued, 1,543 architects and designers Full ranking

  1. 3 Openscope Studio 42
  2. 4 Thousand Architects 39
  3. 5 Cm Architects 23
  4. 6 Hood Thomas Architects 22
  5. 7 Shatara Architecture 19

ADUs issued, 149 architects and designers ADUs ranking

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Cm Architects files the most permits, and how many architects and designers count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.

  1. 01 Mission 381 architects and designers count Mission among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Outer Richmond 187 architects and designers count Outer Richmond among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Nob Hill 109 architects and designers count Nob Hill among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Hayes Valley 106 architects and designers count Hayes Valley 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 architects and designers for ADUs

Firms ranked near Cm Architects by permits issued for ADUs.

  1. 2 Syncopated Architecture 49 ADUs issued · 14.3 mo median for ADUs
  2. 3 Openscope Studio 42 ADUs issued · 12.7 mo median for ADUs
  3. 4 Thousand Architects 39 ADUs issued · 10.4 mo median for ADUs
  4. 6 Hood Thomas Architects 22 ADUs issued · 18.6 mo median for ADUs
  5. 7 Shatara Architecture 19 ADUs issued · 12.8 mo median for ADUs
  6. 8 Hing Wah Construction 16 ADUs issued · 27.3 mo median for ADUs

See all 149 architects and designers ranked for ADUs

Sheet
A-069 No. 69 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Cm Architects
Architect, Oakland
License
C35515 check with CAB
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 Cm Architects has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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