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Contractor, San Francisco License 639324

John O'donovan

The city has issued 77 of the 79 San Francisco building permits that name John O'donovan since 2018. The work is mostly residential, led by apartments and multifamily. Their median plan-review permit for apartments and multifamily took 17.9 months from filing to issue, 186% slower than the citywide median. Their busiest neighborhoods are Russian Hill, Mission and Haight Ashbury.

Issued by the city
77 of 79 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, apartments and multifamily
17.9 mo city median 6.2 mo
Rank for apartments and multifamily
No. 43 of 221 by apartments and multifamily issued
Overall rank
No. 141 of 226 contractors

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with John O'donovan on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 67 apartments and multifamily, 7 home remodels, 3 retail and shops.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

95% residential
5% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Apartments and multifamily Residential 66 of 67 issued 85% of filings.
  2. Home remodels Residential 6 of 7 issued 9% of filings.
  3. Retail and shops Commercial 3 of 3 issued 4% of filings.
  4. Home additions Residential 1 of 1 issued 1% of filings.
  5. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 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
2019
23 permits filed
Latest filing
Jul 2025
97% of 79 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 13, 2019: 23, 2020: 9, 2021: 6, 2022: 5, 2023: 15, 2024: 4, 2025: 4, 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: 77 of 79 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. John O'donovan has 6 of those across all project types; the citywide comparison is for apartments and multifamily, their most filed type, where 3,633 of 59,927 permits went through plan review and the rest were approved over the counter.

John O'donovan, apartments and multifamily

17.9months

That is 186% slower than the citywide median for apartments and multifamily.

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. John O'donovan, apartments and multifamily: 17.9 months. San Francisco, apartments and multifamily: 6.2 months. Middle half of city permits: 2.7 to 12.3 months.
17.9 months for apartments and multifamily, faster than 8 of 71 other contractors ranked for apartments and multifamily that have a median for it Each circle is a firm's median for its plan-review permits for apartments and multifamily. Dashed line: the median of all San Francisco plan-review permits for apartments and multifamily, 6.2 months. Shaded: the middle half of those permits, 2.7 to 12.3 months.
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21+ months Axel8 Construction: 13.6 months Sure, Inc.: 9.0 months Ps2 Inc: 5.4 months Halyard Inc: 5.7 months Sft Construction Corp: 5.4 months U S Prime Contractor Inc: 2.8 months S F Garage Company Inc.: 4.0 months Cahill Contractors Llc.: 4.1 months Saarman Construction,Ltd.: 7.8 months Magnum Construction Group Inc: 3.8 months De Brus Construction Inc: 16.3 months Nibbi Bros Assoc Inc.: 5.2 months Level 10 Construction Lp: 3.0 months Aguilera Construction Company: 18.5 months Amone Corp: 7.0 months Sabah International Incorporated: 1.8 months Block 12 Construction: 13.4 months Swinerton Builders: 3.2 months A J O Group Build Inc: 33.6 months Convergint Technologies Llc: 5.8 months Doherty Restoration, Inc.: 29.3 months Nabi Construction & Engineering Inc: 11.2 months Centric Construction Inc: 7.8 months Reliable Construction Inc: 10.0 months Pineda Construction Inc: 10.2 months Landmark Construction Inc.: 2.8 months Build Group Inc.: 3.4 months D.F.P.F Corp Dba Fine Line Construction: 5.1 months Velox Construction Inc/Velox Des & Const: 7.0 months Mulhall Construction Inc.: 14.0 months Achill Beg Construction Inc: 5.6 months Plant Construction Co, Lp: 8.1 months Pacific Engineering & Construction Inc.: 43.4 months Hathaway Dinwiddie Co.: 7.1 months Rei Build Up Construction Corp: 15.2 months Webcor Construction Lp: 3.6 months Recon 360 Llc: 3.6 months Guzman Construction Group Inc.: 6.7 months L H Construction: 14.0 months Mastec Network Solutions Inc: 6.7 months Ward-Tek Inc.: 13.1 months Cookline Construction Inc: 5.5 months Trim Fit Constr. - O'reilly Engineering: 6.8 months Bobcomm Llc Dba Pacific Das Llc.: 3.0 months Bryan J. Valverde Co: 8.0 months Granite Excavation & Demolition Inc: 4.8 months Cbs Construction Inc.: 5.0 months Sandbank Construction, Inc: 5.5 months Wickman Development And Construction: 13.4 months Pribuss Engineering Inc: 3.7 months Area Development Inc.: 24.8 months Qse Construction: 7.7 months Thorpe Design Inc: 3.6 months Dajani Construction: 31.7 months K 2 Builders Inc: 21.8 months Terra Nova Industries: 6.3 months Turner Construction Co: 6.5 months G B U Construction Development: 14.4 months Citidev Inc.: 15.2 months The Toboni Group: 5.0 months Bevilacqua & Sons: 13.9 months C B 2 Builders Incorporated: 14.7 months Flmc Development Corp Dba Adamo Campagna: 11.4 months Winder Construction Inc.: 10.6 months Clear Channel Outdoor Llc: 2.2 months Charles Pankow Builders Ltd: 2.0 months Eastwood Development Incorporated: 13.3 months Thompson Suskind L P: 7.6 months Narrowback Construction Co.: 24.1 months Singular Builders: 2.5 months Truebeck Construction: 6.3 months John O'donovan 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21+ months Axel8 Construction: 13.6 months Sure, Inc.: 9.0 months Ps2 Inc: 5.4 months Halyard Inc: 5.7 months Sft Construction Corp: 5.4 months U S Prime Contractor Inc: 2.8 months S F Garage Company Inc.: 4.0 months Cahill Contractors Llc.: 4.1 months Saarman Construction,Ltd.: 7.8 months Magnum Construction Group Inc: 3.8 months De Brus Construction Inc: 16.3 months Nibbi Bros Assoc Inc.: 5.2 months Level 10 Construction Lp: 3.0 months Aguilera Construction Company: 18.5 months Amone Corp: 7.0 months Sabah International Incorporated: 1.8 months Block 12 Construction: 13.4 months Swinerton Builders: 3.2 months A J O Group Build Inc: 33.6 months Convergint Technologies Llc: 5.8 months Doherty Restoration, Inc.: 29.3 months Nabi Construction & Engineering Inc: 11.2 months Centric Construction Inc: 7.8 months Reliable Construction Inc: 10.0 months Pineda Construction Inc: 10.2 months Landmark Construction Inc.: 2.8 months Build Group Inc.: 3.4 months D.F.P.F Corp Dba Fine Line Construction: 5.1 months Velox Construction Inc/Velox Des & Const: 7.0 months Mulhall Construction Inc.: 14.0 months Achill Beg Construction Inc: 5.6 months Plant Construction Co, Lp: 8.1 months Pacific Engineering & Construction Inc.: 43.4 months Hathaway Dinwiddie Co.: 7.1 months Rei Build Up Construction Corp: 15.2 months Webcor Construction Lp: 3.6 months Recon 360 Llc: 3.6 months Guzman Construction Group Inc.: 6.7 months L H Construction: 14.0 months Mastec Network Solutions Inc: 6.7 months Ward-Tek Inc.: 13.1 months Cookline Construction Inc: 5.5 months Trim Fit Constr. - O'reilly Engineering: 6.8 months Bobcomm Llc Dba Pacific Das Llc.: 3.0 months Bryan J. Valverde Co: 8.0 months Granite Excavation & Demolition Inc: 4.8 months Cbs Construction Inc.: 5.0 months Sandbank Construction, Inc: 5.5 months Wickman Development And Construction: 13.4 months Pribuss Engineering Inc: 3.7 months Area Development Inc.: 24.8 months Qse Construction: 7.7 months Thorpe Design Inc: 3.6 months Dajani Construction: 31.7 months K 2 Builders Inc: 21.8 months Terra Nova Industries: 6.3 months Turner Construction Co: 6.5 months G B U Construction Development: 14.4 months Citidev Inc.: 15.2 months The Toboni Group: 5.0 months Bevilacqua & Sons: 13.9 months C B 2 Builders Incorporated: 14.7 months Flmc Development Corp Dba Adamo Campagna: 11.4 months Winder Construction Inc.: 10.6 months Clear Channel Outdoor Llc: 2.2 months Charles Pankow Builders Ltd: 2.0 months Eastwood Development Incorporated: 13.3 months Thompson Suskind L P: 7.6 months Narrowback Construction Co.: 24.1 months Singular Builders: 2.5 months Truebeck Construction: 6.3 months John O'donovan

7 firms with medians over 21 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 apartments and multifamily alone.

  1. 139 Bc United Construction Inc 77
  2. 140 Hp Build 77
  3. 141 John O'donovan 77
  4. 142 Dajani Construction 76
  5. 143 Brady Construction Inc 76

All permits issued, 226 contractors Full ranking

  1. 41 D.F.P.F Corp Dba Fine Line Construction 68
  2. 42 Velox Construction Inc/Velox Des & Const 67
  3. 43 John O'donovan 66
  4. 44 Skyline Construction 65
  5. 45 Mulhall Construction Inc. 65

Apartments and multifamily issued, 221 contractors

Where they work

The neighborhoods where John O'donovan files the most permits, and how many contractors count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.

  1. 01 Russian Hill 30 contractors count Russian Hill among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Mission 86 contractors count Mission among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Haight Ashbury 26 contractors count Haight Ashbury among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Marina 42 contractors count Marina 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 apartments and multifamily

Firms ranked near John O'donovan by permits issued for apartments and multifamily.

  1. 40 Level 8 Construction Inc 69 apartments and multifamily issued
  2. 41 D.F.P.F Corp Dba Fine Line Construction 68 apartments and multifamily issued · 5.1 mo median for apartments and multifamily
  3. 42 Velox Construction Inc/Velox Des & Const 67 apartments and multifamily issued · 7.0 mo median for apartments and multifamily
  4. 44 Skyline Construction 65 apartments and multifamily issued
  5. 45 Mulhall Construction Inc. 65 apartments and multifamily issued · 14.0 mo median for apartments and multifamily
  6. 46 Achill Beg Construction Inc 64 apartments and multifamily issued · 5.6 mo median for apartments and multifamily
Sheet
C-141 No. 141 of 226
Drawing
Permit record, John O'donovan
Contractor, San Francisco
License
639324 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 John O'donovan has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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