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Architect, Scottsdale License C8912

David A. Udkow Architect

The city has issued 7 of the 7 San Francisco building permits that name David A. Udkow Architect since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by retail and shops. Their median plan-review permit for retail and shops took 2.9 months from filing to issue, 50% faster than the citywide median. Their busiest neighborhoods are Financial District/South Beach and Hayes Valley.

Issued by the city
7 of 7 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, retail and shops
2.9 mo city median 5.7 mo
Rank for retail and shops
No. 75 of 199 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 781 of 1,543 architects and designers

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with David A. Udkow Architect on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 5 retail and shops, 2 apartments and multifamily.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

29% residential
71% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 5 of 5 issued 71% of filings.
  2. Apartments and multifamily Residential 2 of 2 issued 29% 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
5 permits filed
Latest filing
Jan 2019
100% of 7 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 5, 2019: 2, 2020: 0, 2021: 0, 2022: 0, 2023: 0, 2024: 0, 2025: 0, 2026: 0. The 2026 figure runs through October 20, 2026.

One building per year, its height the permits filed. Each floor line marks 1 permit; the 2026 building is dashed because it counts permits filed through October 20, 2026.

Issued by the city: 7 of 7 permits filed

100%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

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. David A. Udkow Architect has 3 of those across all project types; the citywide comparison is for retail and shops, their most filed type, where 366 of 4,253 permits went through plan review and the rest were approved over the counter.

David A. Udkow Architect, retail and shops

2.9months

That is 50% faster than the citywide median for retail and shops.

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. David A. Udkow Architect, retail and shops: 2.9 months. San Francisco, retail and shops: 5.7 months. Middle half of city permits: 3.1 to 10.2 months.
2.9 months for retail and shops, faster than 7 of 7 other architects and designers ranked for retail and shops that have a median for it Each circle is a firm's median for its plan-review permits for retail and shops. Dashed line: the median of all San Francisco plan-review permits for retail and shops, 5.7 months. Shaded: the middle half of those permits, 3.1 to 10.2 months.
0 3 6 9 12 15 months Mbh Architects: 6.7 months D-Scheme Studio: 7.4 months Gensler Architect: 6.1 months Eugene Yun: 5.3 months Greenbergfarrow: 9.9 months Harvey Hacker Architects: 13.6 months Otj Architects: 5.2 months David A. Udkow Architect 0 3 6 9 12 15 months Mbh Architects: 6.7 months D-Scheme Studio: 7.4 months Gensler Architect: 6.1 months Eugene Yun: 5.3 months Greenbergfarrow: 9.9 months Harvey Hacker Architects: 13.6 months Otj Architects: 5.2 months David A. Udkow Architect

Where they rank

Ranked by permits the city has issued since 2018, first across every project type, then for retail and shops alone.

  1. 779 Bureau Of Architecture 7
  2. 780 Caroline Souza 7
  3. 781 David A. Udkow Architect 7
  4. 782 David Piper 7
  5. 783 Eichler Davies Architecture 7

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

  1. 73 Th3 Standard 5
  2. 74 Joseph Benveniste 5
  3. 75 David A. Udkow Architect 5
  4. 76 O'neil Langan Architects 5
  5. 77 Cuhaci & Peterson 5

Retail and shops issued, 199 architects and designers Retail and shops ranking

Where they work

The neighborhoods where David A. Udkow Architect files the most permits, and how many architects and designers count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.

  1. 01 Financial District/South Beach 386 architects and designers count Financial District/South Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 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 retail and shops

Firms ranked near David A. Udkow Architect by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 71 Tamara Shroll 5 retail and shops issued
  2. 72 Frch Design Worldwide 5 retail and shops issued
  3. 73 Th3 Standard 5 retail and shops issued
  4. 76 O'neil Langan Architects 5 retail and shops issued
  5. 77 Cuhaci & Peterson 5 retail and shops issued
  6. 78 Shremshock Architects, Inc 5 retail and shops issued

See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops

Sheet
A-781 No. 781 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, David A. Udkow Architect
Architect, Scottsdale
License
C8912 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 David A. Udkow Architect has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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