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Architect, San Francisco License C22118

Mcg Architects S.F. Office

The city has issued 13 of the 15 San Francisco building permits that name Mcg Architects S.F. Office since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by retail and shops. Their busiest neighborhoods are Mission, Financial District/South Beach and Chinatown.

Issued by the city
13 of 15 filed since 2018
Rank for retail and shops
No. 94 of 199 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 489 of 1,543 architects and designers
Commercial share
67% last filing Mar 2021

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Mcg Architects S.F. Office on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 5 retail and shops, 4 apartments and multifamily, 3 hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

33% residential
67% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 4 of 5 issued 33% of filings.
  2. Apartments and multifamily Residential 4 of 4 issued 27% of filings.
  3. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 3 of 3 issued 20% of filings.
  4. ADUs Residential 0 of 1 issued 7% of filings.
  5. Offices Commercial 1 of 1 issued 7% of filings.
  6. Restaurants and bars Commercial 1 of 1 issued 7% 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
8 permits filed
Latest filing
Mar 2021
87% of 15 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 4, 2019: 8, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 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: 13 of 15 permits filed

87%

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. Mcg Architects S.F. Office has 2 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.

No median yet: fewer than 3 issued plan-review permits with usable dates.

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. 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 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. 487 Klopf Architecture 13
  2. 488 Lineoffice Arch. 13
  3. 489 Mcg Architects S.F. Office 13
  4. 490 Selaro Red Group 13
  5. 491 Suzette Smith Inc 13

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

  1. 92 Taylor Lombardo Llc 4
  2. 93 Field Paoli Architects 4
  3. 94 Mcg Architects S.F. Office 4
  4. 95 Architects Orange 4
  5. 96 Bradford C. Tardy Architect 4

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

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Mcg Architects S.F. Office files the most permits, and how many architects and designers count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.

  1. 01 Mission 381 architects and designers count Mission among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Financial District/South Beach 386 architects and designers count Financial District/South Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Chinatown 127 architects and designers count Chinatown among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 South of Market 216 architects and designers count South of Market 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 Mcg Architects S.F. Office by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 90 Amz Engineering Inc 4 retail and shops issued
  2. 91 Min/Day 4 retail and shops issued
  3. 92 Taylor Lombardo Llc 4 retail and shops issued
  4. 95 Architects Orange 4 retail and shops issued
  5. 97 Robin Chiang & Company 4 retail and shops issued
  6. 98 Terry W. Odle, Architect 4 retail and shops issued

See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops

Sheet
A-489 No. 489 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Mcg Architects S.F. Office
Architect, San Francisco
License
C22118 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 Mcg Architects S.F. Office has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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