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Architect License C26839

Michael R. Black, Aia

The city has issued 12 of the 12 San Francisco building permits that name Michael R. Black, Aia since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by retail and shops. Their busiest neighborhoods are Financial District/South Beach, Inner Sunset and Lakeshore.

Also filed as
engineer
Issued by the city
12 of 12 filed since 2018
Rank for retail and shops
No. 28 of 199 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 541 of 1,543 architects and designers
Commercial share
100% last filing Aug 2026

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Michael R. Black, Aia on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 9 retail and shops, 3 restaurants and bars.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

100% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 9 of 9 issued 75% of filings.
  2. Restaurants and bars Commercial 3 of 3 issued 25% 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
2022
5 permits filed
Latest filing
Aug 2026
100% of 12 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 2, 2019: 0, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2022: 5, 2023: 1, 2024: 0, 2025: 0, 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: 12 of 12 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. Michael R. Black, Aia 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. 539 Garcia+Francica Architect 12
  2. 540 Lochte + Architectural Group 12
  3. 541 Michael R. Black, Aia 12
  4. 542 Mira Lee 12
  5. 543 Monica Ream Architecture 12

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

  1. 26 Chipman Design Architecture 9
  2. 27 Cortland Morgan Arch. 9
  3. 28 Michael R. Black, Aia 9
  4. 29 Dtmarchitect 9
  5. 30 Greenbergfarrow 9

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

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Michael R. Black, Aia 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 Inner Sunset 151 architects and designers count Inner Sunset among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Lakeshore 38 architects and designers count Lakeshore 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 Michael R. Black, Aia by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 24 Drsa 9 retail and shops issued
  2. 26 Chipman Design Architecture 9 retail and shops issued
  3. 27 Cortland Morgan Arch. 9 retail and shops issued
  4. 29 Dtmarchitect 9 retail and shops issued
  5. 30 Greenbergfarrow 9 retail and shops issued · 9.9 mo median for retail and shops
  6. 31 Brereton Architects 8 retail and shops issued

See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops

Sheet
A-541 No. 541 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Michael R. Black, Aia
Architect
License
C26839 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 Michael R. Black, Aia has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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