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Architect, Sausalito License C29106

John Clarke Architects

The city has issued 12 of the 13 San Francisco building permits that name John Clarke Architects since 2018. The work is mostly residential, led by home remodels. Their median plan-review permit, across all project types, took 9.2 months from filing to issue. Their busiest neighborhoods are Haight Ashbury, Pacific Heights and Marina.

Issued by the city
12 of 13 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, all types
9.2 mo filing to issue
Rank for home remodels
No. 485 of 869 by home remodels issued
Overall rank
No. 532 of 1,543 architects and designers

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with John Clarke Architects on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 5 home remodels, 5 apartments and multifamily, 2 home additions.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

92% residential
8% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Home remodels Residential 4 of 5 issued 38% of filings.
  2. Apartments and multifamily Residential 5 of 5 issued 38% of filings.
  3. Home additions Residential 2 of 2 issued 15% of filings.
  4. Retail and shops Commercial 1 of 1 issued 8% 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
4 permits filed
Latest filing
Mar 2022
92% of 13 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 4, 2019: 2, 2020: 2, 2021: 3, 2022: 2, 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: 12 of 13 permits filed

92%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

1 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. John Clarke Architects has 4 of those across all project types; the citywide comparison is for home remodels, their most filed type, where 3,361 of 93,498 permits went through plan review and the rest were approved over the counter.

John Clarke Architects, all project types

9.2months

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. John Clarke Architects, all project types: 9.2 months. San Francisco, home remodels: 8.9 months. Middle half of city permits: 5.0 to 15.6 months.
154 other architects and designers ranked for home remodels have a median for it; John Clarke Architects has fewer than 3 issued plan-review permits for home remodels with usable dates Each circle is a firm's median for its plan-review permits for home remodels. Dashed line: the median of all San Francisco plan-review permits for home remodels, 8.9 months. Shaded: the middle half of those permits, 5.0 to 15.6 months.
0 3 6 9 12 15 18+ months Xie Associates: 8.3 months Hing Wah Construction: 9.5 months Hing Wah Design: 6.6 months Ken Chan: 10.8 months Tommy Lee Consulting: 7.9 months Bin Lei: 32.2 months Jason M.J.Chan Architect: 6.2 months Sutro Architects: 7.6 months Architects Sf: 15.8 months Shatara Architecture: 13.9 months Troy Kashanipour: 8.5 months Topetcher Architectural: 7.5 months Knock Arch & Design: 10.0 months Curtis Hollenbeck Architect: 9.3 months Aaron Lim Design: 3.5 months Five Design: 7.3 months William Pashelinsky Arch.: 10.8 months Lisa Wong: 46.8 months Kelly Melendez Architect: 14.0 months John Lum Architecture: 14.9 months Jeffrey A. Eade Architect: 4.4 months Martinkovic Milford Architects: 5.0 months Hood Thomas Architects: 8.7 months Schaub | Li | Architects: 10.9 months Eag Studio: 10.1 months Jorge Carbonell Architecture: 6.6 months Cassandra Mettling Davis: 17.5 months Kohlmyer: 10.6 months Brooks Mcdonald Architecture: 10.2 months Jim Treman Architect: 9.0 months 2m Architecture: 16.0 months Rodgers Architecture: 15.2 months Geddes Ulinskas Architects: 8.9 months Selander Architects: 15.9 months A. Gordon Atkinson Aia: 13.7 months Mason Kirby Inc.: 4.3 months Eta-Sf: 6.4 months Ottolini Booth & Associates: 26.2 months David Armour Architecture: 4.4 months Rothblatt Architecture: 8.5 months Arcus Architecture & Planning: 13.0 months Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects: 8.4 months Raumfabrik Architecture: 9.1 months Mike Larkin Architecture: 6.9 months Apparatus: 4.5 months Kevin Ma Architecture: 8.7 months Butler Armsden Architects: 8.7 months Mcgriff Architects: 15.0 months Geiszler Architects: 22.4 months Edit: 9.8 months Michael Schulte: 11.4 months Dnm Architect: 8.6 months Huang Iboshi Architecture: 7.8 months Romain Curtis Architect: 13.0 months Bill Egan Architect: 18.1 months Syncopated Architecture: 7.6 months Red Dot Studio Architecture: 11.9 months Levy Art+Architecture: 14.5 months Studio 797: 5.4 months Mml Architect: 4.6 months Ltd Architecture: 11.7 months Gisela Schmoll Architect, Pc: 5.9 months Kerman Morris Architects: 10.1 months Rex Mclean Architects: 8.0 months Azevedo Design: 17.1 months Creates Cool: 17.0 months Pencil Box Architects: 14.1 months Mostert Architecture: 8.7 months Butler Armsden Architecture: 4.4 months Engel Architects: 9.4 months Gast Architects: 7.7 months Larson Shores Arch.: 17.1 months Thousand Architects: 10.7 months Wing Lee Architects: 8.8 months L.A. Paul & Associates: 12.5 months At6 Architecture Design: 8.7 months Kwan Design Architects: 13.4 months Wayne Myer Works Arch: 9.2 months John Maniscalco Architecture: 13.1 months Molina & Timmins Architect: 16.8 months Dennis A. Smith Architect: 5.2 months Graham Architects: 6.3 months Lawson Willard Architecture: 12.9 months Compassion By Design: 11.6 months Dan Phipps Architects: 6.7 months Baukunst: 7.9 months Feldman Architecture: 6.5 months Blue Truck Inc.: 10.8 months Rachel Malchow Architect Inc.: 9.9 months Farrrell Architecture: 10.7 months Studio J. Architecture: 3.8 months Dennis Budd Aia Architect: 9.1 months Studio Terpeluk: 30.3 months Actual-Size Architecture: 24.3 months Van T. Ly & Associataes: 10.6 months Campbell & Associates: 4.2 months Zepponi Architects: 15.7 months Jennifer Tulley Architects: 25.9 months Amlgm: 12.7 months Aidlin Darling Design: 6.5 months Mark English Architects: 9.9 months Elevation Architects: 5.2 months Edmonds & Lee Architects: 3.4 months Interstice Architects: 13.1 months Stephen Antonaros Architect: 10.0 months James Barker Design: 12.4 months Thayer Hopkins Architects: 4.5 months 2v Design: 9.3 months Oblique City. Sf Design Bureau: 19.4 months Martin Partners: 9.6 months Verner Architects: 6.2 months Ken Linsteadt & Architecture: 9.5 months Mcelroy Architecture: 15.5 months Malcolm Davis Architecture: 3.8 months Thomas Works A+D: 12.5 months Mark Reilly Architecture: 11.6 months Studio Vara Architecute: 18.3 months S F Architecture: 10.5 months Hc Design Build: 6.9 months Jorams Altman ,Architect: 13.8 months Yung Chen: 25.2 months 07 Studios: 16.1 months Alan Martinez Architect: 11.3 months Andrew Skurman Arch: 8.4 months Mcmahon Arch: 6.1 months Saw//Spiegel Ahara Workshop: 14.7 months Andrew Morrall Architect: 13.7 months James Hill Architect: 11.1 months Mattingly Thaler Archit.: 4.3 months Renato Jose I Architect: 6.9 months Architect Mason Kirby: 5.6 months Monica Ream Architecture: 9.0 months Inft3: 16.5 months Suzette Smith Inc: 4.6 months Ricardo Moura: 4.1 months Adbc Architecture: 6.8 months Haller Architecture & Design: 12.2 months Ryan Leidner Architecture: 8.9 months Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: 8.5 months Doma Architects: 16.1 months Cm Architects: 16.6 months Harvey Hacker Architects: 10.3 months Natoma Architects Inc.: 2.9 months David Kesler Architect: 4.4 months Mk Think: 9.2 months Walker & Moody Architects: 3.9 months Ewald Tajbaksh Architecture: 17.3 months Levy Design Partners: 6.2 months Mahya Salehi Fadardi: 7.3 months Schwartz & Architecture: 14.0 months Beausoleil Architecture: 5.9 months Abron A. Yates, Jr., Ra Arch.: 24.9 months Richard Merlau: 14.9 months Rynerson Obrien Architecture: 7.6 months 0 3 6 9 12 15 18+ months Xie Associates: 8.3 months Hing Wah Construction: 9.5 months Hing Wah Design: 6.6 months Ken Chan: 10.8 months Tommy Lee Consulting: 7.9 months Bin Lei: 32.2 months Jason M.J.Chan Architect: 6.2 months Sutro Architects: 7.6 months Architects Sf: 15.8 months Shatara Architecture: 13.9 months Troy Kashanipour: 8.5 months Topetcher Architectural: 7.5 months Knock Arch & Design: 10.0 months Curtis Hollenbeck Architect: 9.3 months Aaron Lim Design: 3.5 months Five Design: 7.3 months William Pashelinsky Arch.: 10.8 months Lisa Wong: 46.8 months Kelly Melendez Architect: 14.0 months John Lum Architecture: 14.9 months Jeffrey A. Eade Architect: 4.4 months Martinkovic Milford Architects: 5.0 months Hood Thomas Architects: 8.7 months Schaub | Li | Architects: 10.9 months Eag Studio: 10.1 months Jorge Carbonell Architecture: 6.6 months Cassandra Mettling Davis: 17.5 months Kohlmyer: 10.6 months Brooks Mcdonald Architecture: 10.2 months Jim Treman Architect: 9.0 months 2m Architecture: 16.0 months Rodgers Architecture: 15.2 months Geddes Ulinskas Architects: 8.9 months Selander Architects: 15.9 months A. Gordon Atkinson Aia: 13.7 months Mason Kirby Inc.: 4.3 months Eta-Sf: 6.4 months Ottolini Booth & Associates: 26.2 months David Armour Architecture: 4.4 months Rothblatt Architecture: 8.5 months Arcus Architecture & Planning: 13.0 months Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects: 8.4 months Raumfabrik Architecture: 9.1 months Mike Larkin Architecture: 6.9 months Apparatus: 4.5 months Kevin Ma Architecture: 8.7 months Butler Armsden Architects: 8.7 months Mcgriff Architects: 15.0 months Geiszler Architects: 22.4 months Edit: 9.8 months Michael Schulte: 11.4 months Dnm Architect: 8.6 months Huang Iboshi Architecture: 7.8 months Romain Curtis Architect: 13.0 months Bill Egan Architect: 18.1 months Syncopated Architecture: 7.6 months Red Dot Studio Architecture: 11.9 months Levy Art+Architecture: 14.5 months Studio 797: 5.4 months Mml Architect: 4.6 months Ltd Architecture: 11.7 months Gisela Schmoll Architect, Pc: 5.9 months Kerman Morris Architects: 10.1 months Rex Mclean Architects: 8.0 months Azevedo Design: 17.1 months Creates Cool: 17.0 months Pencil Box Architects: 14.1 months Mostert Architecture: 8.7 months Butler Armsden Architecture: 4.4 months Engel Architects: 9.4 months Gast Architects: 7.7 months Larson Shores Arch.: 17.1 months Thousand Architects: 10.7 months Wing Lee Architects: 8.8 months L.A. Paul & Associates: 12.5 months At6 Architecture Design: 8.7 months Kwan Design Architects: 13.4 months Wayne Myer Works Arch: 9.2 months John Maniscalco Architecture: 13.1 months Molina & Timmins Architect: 16.8 months Dennis A. Smith Architect: 5.2 months Graham Architects: 6.3 months Lawson Willard Architecture: 12.9 months Compassion By Design: 11.6 months Dan Phipps Architects: 6.7 months Baukunst: 7.9 months Feldman Architecture: 6.5 months Blue Truck Inc.: 10.8 months Rachel Malchow Architect Inc.: 9.9 months Farrrell Architecture: 10.7 months Studio J. Architecture: 3.8 months Dennis Budd Aia Architect: 9.1 months Studio Terpeluk: 30.3 months Actual-Size Architecture: 24.3 months Van T. Ly & Associataes: 10.6 months Campbell & Associates: 4.2 months Zepponi Architects: 15.7 months Jennifer Tulley Architects: 25.9 months Amlgm: 12.7 months Aidlin Darling Design: 6.5 months Mark English Architects: 9.9 months Elevation Architects: 5.2 months Edmonds & Lee Architects: 3.4 months Interstice Architects: 13.1 months Stephen Antonaros Architect: 10.0 months James Barker Design: 12.4 months Thayer Hopkins Architects: 4.5 months 2v Design: 9.3 months Oblique City. Sf Design Bureau: 19.4 months Martin Partners: 9.6 months Verner Architects: 6.2 months Ken Linsteadt & Architecture: 9.5 months Mcelroy Architecture: 15.5 months Malcolm Davis Architecture: 3.8 months Thomas Works A+D: 12.5 months Mark Reilly Architecture: 11.6 months Studio Vara Architecute: 18.3 months S F Architecture: 10.5 months Hc Design Build: 6.9 months Jorams Altman ,Architect: 13.8 months Yung Chen: 25.2 months 07 Studios: 16.1 months Alan Martinez Architect: 11.3 months Andrew Skurman Arch: 8.4 months Mcmahon Arch: 6.1 months Saw//Spiegel Ahara Workshop: 14.7 months Andrew Morrall Architect: 13.7 months James Hill Architect: 11.1 months Mattingly Thaler Archit.: 4.3 months Renato Jose I Architect: 6.9 months Architect Mason Kirby: 5.6 months Monica Ream Architecture: 9.0 months Inft3: 16.5 months Suzette Smith Inc: 4.6 months Ricardo Moura: 4.1 months Adbc Architecture: 6.8 months Haller Architecture & Design: 12.2 months Ryan Leidner Architecture: 8.9 months Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: 8.5 months Doma Architects: 16.1 months Cm Architects: 16.6 months Harvey Hacker Architects: 10.3 months Natoma Architects Inc.: 2.9 months David Kesler Architect: 4.4 months Mk Think: 9.2 months Walker & Moody Architects: 3.9 months Ewald Tajbaksh Architecture: 17.3 months Levy Design Partners: 6.2 months Mahya Salehi Fadardi: 7.3 months Schwartz & Architecture: 14.0 months Beausoleil Architecture: 5.9 months Abron A. Yates, Jr., Ra Arch.: 24.9 months Richard Merlau: 14.9 months Rynerson Obrien Architecture: 7.6 months

12 firms with medians over 18 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 home remodels alone.

  1. 530 Ccsf-Dpw-Ba 12
  2. 531 Disseny 12
  3. 532 John Clarke Architects 12
  4. 533 Ruff + Associates 12
  5. 534 Sedes Architecture 12

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

  1. 483 Cc Architects Inc 4
  2. 484 Disseny 4
  3. 485 John Clarke Architects 4
  4. 486 Amato Architecture 4
  5. 487 Steve Bodner Artchitect 4

Home remodels issued, 869 architects and designers Home remodels ranking

Where they work

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

  1. 01 Haight Ashbury 99 architects and designers count Haight Ashbury among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Pacific Heights 221 architects and designers count Pacific Heights among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Marina 211 architects and designers count Marina among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Presidio Heights 129 architects and designers 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 architects and designers for home remodels

Firms ranked near John Clarke Architects by permits issued for home remodels.

  1. 481 Enspace Co. 4 home remodels issued
  2. 483 Cc Architects Inc 4 home remodels issued
  3. 484 Disseny 4 home remodels issued
  4. 487 Steve Bodner Artchitect 4 home remodels issued
  5. 490 Mw Design 4 home remodels issued
  6. 491 Sf Plans & Permits 4 home remodels issued

See all 869 architects and designers ranked for home remodels

Sheet
A-532 No. 532 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, John Clarke Architects
Architect, Sausalito
License
C29106 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 John Clarke Architects has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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