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Contractor, San Francisco License 902820

Ewsf Inc.

The city has issued 51 of the 59 San Francisco building permits that name Ewsf Inc. since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by retail and shops. Their median plan-review permit, across all project types, took 8.7 months from filing to issue. Their busiest neighborhoods are Financial District/South Beach, Mission and Potrero Hill.

Issued by the city
51 of 59 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, all types
8.7 mo filing to issue
Rank for retail and shops
No. 9 of 76 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 224 of 226 contractors

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Ewsf Inc. on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 21 retail and shops, 18 offices, 13 home remodels.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

27% residential
73% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 19 of 21 issued 36% of filings.
  2. Offices Commercial 15 of 18 issued 31% of filings.
  3. Home remodels Residential 12 of 13 issued 22% of filings.
  4. Apartments and multifamily Residential 3 of 3 issued 5% of filings.
  5. Restaurants and bars Commercial 0 of 2 issued 3% of filings.
  6. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 2 of 2 issued 3% 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
10 permits filed
Latest filing
Oct 2026
86% of 59 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 10, 2019: 10, 2020: 2, 2021: 7, 2022: 6, 2023: 4, 2024: 5, 2025: 7, 2026: 8. The 2026 figure runs through October 20, 2026.

One building per year, its height the permits filed. Each floor line marks 2 permits; the 2026 building is dashed because it counts permits filed through October 20, 2026.

Issued by the city: 51 of 59 permits filed

86%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

8 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. Ewsf Inc. has 8 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.

Ewsf Inc., all project types

8.7months

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Ewsf Inc., all project types: 8.7 months. San Francisco, retail and shops: 5.7 months. Middle half of city permits: 3.1 to 10.2 months.
8 other contractors ranked for retail and shops have a median for it; Ewsf Inc. has fewer than 3 issued plan-review permits for retail and shops with usable dates 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 months C C I Commercial Construction & Improv: 3.3 months Swinerton Builders: 6.4 months Plant Construction Co, Lp: 6.1 months Skyline Construction: 10.3 months Gci, Inc: 4.5 months Nibbi Bros Assoc Inc.: 1.7 months Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc: 8.0 months Hasz Construction Inc: 11.8 months 0 3 6 9 12 months C C I Commercial Construction & Improv: 3.3 months Swinerton Builders: 6.4 months Plant Construction Co, Lp: 6.1 months Skyline Construction: 10.3 months Gci, Inc: 4.5 months Nibbi Bros Assoc Inc.: 1.7 months Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc: 8.0 months Hasz Construction Inc: 11.8 months

Where they rank

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

  1. 222 Chiang C M Construction Inc. 52
  2. 223 Area Development Inc. 52
  3. 224 Ewsf Inc. 51
  4. 225 Vonnegut Thoreau Construction 51
  5. 226 Hungto Co Incorporation 51

All permits issued, 226 contractors Full ranking

  1. 7 Gci, Inc 21
  2. 8 Singular Builders 19
  3. 9 Ewsf Inc. 19
  4. 10 Sabah International Incorporated 17
  5. 11 Bilcor Inc 14

Retail and shops issued, 76 contractors

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Ewsf Inc. files the most permits, and how many contractors count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.

  1. 01 Financial District/South Beach 49 contractors count Financial District/South Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Mission 86 contractors count Mission among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Potrero Hill 13 contractors count Potrero Hill among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Presidio Heights 17 contractors count Presidio Heights 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 retail and shops

Firms ranked near Ewsf Inc. by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 6 Skyline Construction 21 retail and shops issued · 10.3 mo median for retail and shops
  2. 7 Gci, Inc 21 retail and shops issued · 4.5 mo median for retail and shops
  3. 8 Singular Builders 19 retail and shops issued
  4. 10 Sabah International Incorporated 17 retail and shops issued
  5. 11 Bilcor Inc 14 retail and shops issued
  6. 12 Rod Heisler Construction 14 retail and shops issued
Sheet
C-224 No. 224 of 226
Drawing
Permit record, Ewsf Inc.
Contractor, San Francisco
License
902820 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 Ewsf Inc. has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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