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Architect, Alameda License C24274

Mbh

The city has issued 47 of the 53 San Francisco building permits that name Mbh since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by retail and shops. Their median plan-review permit, across all project types, took 4.9 months from filing to issue. Their busiest neighborhoods are Financial District/South Beach, South of Market and North Beach.

Also filed as
engineer
Issued by the city
47 of 53 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, all types
4.9 mo filing to issue
Rank for retail and shops
No. 4 of 199 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 147 of 1,543 architects and designers

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Mbh on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 23 retail and shops, 17 offices, 7 hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

9% residential
91% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 22 of 23 issued 43% of filings.
  2. Offices Commercial 15 of 17 issued 32% of filings.
  3. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 6 of 7 issued 13% of filings.
  4. Apartments and multifamily Residential 4 of 5 issued 9% of filings.
  5. Restaurants and bars Commercial 0 of 1 issued 2% 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
2025
13 permits filed
Latest filing
Aug 2026
89% of 53 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 0, 2019: 1, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 12, 2023: 8, 2024: 7, 2025: 13, 2026: 9. 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: 47 of 53 permits filed

89%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

6 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. Mbh has 13 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.

Mbh, all project types

4.9months

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Mbh, all project types: 4.9 months. San Francisco, retail and shops: 5.7 months. Middle half of city permits: 3.1 to 10.2 months.
8 other architects and designers ranked for retail and shops have a median for it; Mbh 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 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: 2.9 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: 2.9 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. 145 Wz Architecture 47
  2. 146 Pencil Box Architects 47
  3. 147 Mbh 47
  4. 148 Wing Lee Architects 46
  5. 149 Robles & Assocciates 46

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

  1. 2 D-Scheme Studio 25
  2. 3 Shatara Architecture 23
  3. 4 Mbh 22
  4. 5 Arcus Architecture & Planning 21
  5. 6 Wz Architecture 20

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

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Mbh 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 South of Market 216 architects and designers count South of Market among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 North Beach 97 architects and designers count North Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Nob Hill 109 architects and designers count Nob Hill 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 Mbh by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 1 Mbh Architects 28 retail and shops issued · 6.7 mo median for retail and shops
  2. 2 D-Scheme Studio 25 retail and shops issued · 7.4 mo median for retail and shops
  3. 3 Shatara Architecture 23 retail and shops issued
  4. 5 Arcus Architecture & Planning 21 retail and shops issued
  5. 6 Wz Architecture 20 retail and shops issued
  6. 7 Sargenti Architects 19 retail and shops issued

See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops

Sheet
A-147 No. 147 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Mbh
Architect, Alameda
License
C24274 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 Mbh has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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