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Architect, Irvine License C31839

Mcg Architecture

The city has issued 9 of the 9 San Francisco building permits that name Mcg Architecture since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by retail and shops. Their busiest neighborhoods are South of Market, Outer Richmond and North Beach.

Issued by the city
9 of 9 filed since 2018
Rank for retail and shops
No. 40 of 199 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 660 of 1,543 architects and designers
Commercial share
89% last filing Jan 2026

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Mcg Architecture on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 8 retail and shops, 1 apartments and multifamily.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

11% residential
89% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 8 of 8 issued 89% of filings.
  2. Apartments and multifamily Residential 1 of 1 issued 11% 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
4 permits filed
Latest filing
Jan 2026
100% of 9 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 0, 2022: 1, 2023: 0, 2024: 0, 2025: 4, 2026: 1. 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: 9 of 9 permits filed

100%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

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 Architecture has 1 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. 658 Mark & Clark Design 9
  2. 659 Matthew Berglund 9
  3. 660 Mcg Architecture 9
  4. 661 Mock / Wallace Architects 9
  5. 662 Nsa Architects 9

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

  1. 38 Pencil Box Architects 8
  2. 39 Valerio Architects 8
  3. 40 Mcg Architecture 8
  4. 41 Stephen Fortwangler 8
  5. 42 Hamish Whitefield 8

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

Where they work

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

  1. 01 South of Market 216 architects and designers count South of Market among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Outer Richmond 187 architects and designers count Outer Richmond among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 North Beach 97 architects and designers count North Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Financial District/South Beach 386 architects and designers count Financial District/South Beach 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 Architecture by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 37 Jackson Leavenworth 8 retail and shops issued
  2. 38 Pencil Box Architects 8 retail and shops issued
  3. 39 Valerio Architects 8 retail and shops issued
  4. 41 Stephen Fortwangler 8 retail and shops issued
  5. 42 Hamish Whitefield 8 retail and shops issued
  6. 43 Huntsman 7 retail and shops issued

See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops

Sheet
A-660 No. 660 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Mcg Architecture
Architect, Irvine
License
C31839 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 Architecture has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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