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Modern Construction Inc

The city has issued 115 of the 119 San Francisco building permits that name Modern Construction Inc since 2018. The work is a mix of residential and commercial, led by offices. Their median plan-review permit, across all project types, took 13.3 months from filing to issue. Their busiest neighborhoods are Financial District/South Beach, South of Market and Outer Richmond.

Also filed as
permit expediter
Issued by the city
115 of 119 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, all types
13.3 mo filing to issue
Rank for offices
No. 29 of 94 by offices issued
Overall rank
No. 79 of 226 contractors

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Modern Construction Inc on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 56 offices, 30 home remodels, 11 hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

35% residential
65% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Offices Commercial 55 of 56 issued 47% of filings.
  2. Home remodels Residential 29 of 30 issued 25% of filings.
  3. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 11 of 11 issued 9% of filings.
  4. Retail and shops Commercial 8 of 8 issued 7% of filings.
  5. ADUs Residential 3 of 5 issued 4% of filings.
  6. Apartments and multifamily Residential 4 of 4 issued 3% of filings.
  7. Home additions Residential 2 of 2 issued 2% of filings.
  8. Restaurants and bars Commercial 2 of 2 issued 2% of filings.
  9. New homes Residential 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
30 permits filed
Latest filing
Sep 2026
97% of 119 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 22, 2019: 30, 2020: 13, 2021: 10, 2022: 13, 2023: 13, 2024: 6, 2025: 4, 2026: 8. 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: 115 of 119 permits filed

97%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

4 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. Modern Construction Inc has 10 of those across all project types; the citywide comparison is for offices, their most filed type, where 1,360 of 26,216 permits went through plan review and the rest were approved over the counter.

Modern Construction Inc, all project types

13.3months

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Modern Construction Inc, all project types: 13.3 months. San Francisco, offices: 3.9 months. Middle half of city permits: 1.8 to 8.1 months.
36 other contractors ranked for offices have a median for it; Modern Construction Inc has fewer than 3 issued plan-review permits for offices with usable dates Each circle is a firm's median for its plan-review permits for offices. Dashed line: the median of all San Francisco plan-review permits for offices, 3.9 months. Shaded: the middle half of those permits, 1.8 to 8.1 months.
0 3 6 9+ months Novo Construction Inc: 5.1 months Skyline Construction: 5.3 months Bcci Construction Company: 5.1 months Gci, Inc: 5.5 months Peacock Construction: 10.9 months Bilcor Inc: 1.4 months Principal Builders Inc.: 4.7 months Hathaway Dinwiddie Co.: 4.4 months Field Construction Inc.: 4.2 months Sabah International Incorporated: 1.4 months Richlen Construction: 5.3 months Pribuss Engineering Inc: 1.3 months Dpr Construction: 7.6 months Swinerton Builders: 3.4 months Dome Construction Corp: 6.2 months Convergint Technologies Llc: 3.8 months Truebeck Construction: 4.0 months Plant Construction Co, Lp: 4.2 months Bevilacqua & Sons: 2.6 months Rossi Builders Inc.: 5.5 months Webcor Construction Lp: 3.9 months Clune Construction Company L P: 4.3 months Turner Construction Co: 6.1 months Intelligent Technologies & Services Inc: 1.1 months Mastec Network Solutions Inc: 5.1 months Build Group Inc.: 4.8 months Charles Pankow Builders Ltd: 3.5 months Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc: 5.6 months Level 10 Construction Lp: 5.7 months Nibbi Bros Assoc Inc.: 5.1 months Granite Excavation & Demolition Inc: 11.5 months Ewsf Inc.: 2.4 months Cahill Contractors Llc.: 3.6 months Bobcomm Llc Dba Pacific Das Llc.: 3.3 months Zack De Vito Inc: 12.3 months Clear Channel Outdoor Llc: 2.6 months 0 3 6 9+ months Novo Construction Inc: 5.1 months Skyline Construction: 5.3 months Bcci Construction Company: 5.1 months Gci, Inc: 5.5 months Peacock Construction: 10.9 months Bilcor Inc: 1.4 months Principal Builders Inc.: 4.7 months Hathaway Dinwiddie Co.: 4.4 months Field Construction Inc.: 4.2 months Sabah International Incorporated: 1.4 months Richlen Construction: 5.3 months Pribuss Engineering Inc: 1.3 months Dpr Construction: 7.6 months Swinerton Builders: 3.4 months Dome Construction Corp: 6.2 months Convergint Technologies Llc: 3.8 months Truebeck Construction: 4.0 months Plant Construction Co, Lp: 4.2 months Bevilacqua & Sons: 2.6 months Rossi Builders Inc.: 5.5 months Webcor Construction Lp: 3.9 months Clune Construction Company L P: 4.3 months Turner Construction Co: 6.1 months Intelligent Technologies & Services Inc: 1.1 months Mastec Network Solutions Inc: 5.1 months Build Group Inc.: 4.8 months Charles Pankow Builders Ltd: 3.5 months Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc: 5.6 months Level 10 Construction Lp: 5.7 months Nibbi Bros Assoc Inc.: 5.1 months Granite Excavation & Demolition Inc: 11.5 months Ewsf Inc.: 2.4 months Cahill Contractors Llc.: 3.6 months Bobcomm Llc Dba Pacific Das Llc.: 3.3 months Zack De Vito Inc: 12.3 months Clear Channel Outdoor Llc: 2.6 months

3 firms with medians over 9 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 offices alone.

  1. 77 Saturn Construction Co 117
  2. 78 Pineda Construction Inc 115
  3. 79 Modern Construction Inc 115
  4. 80 Pacific Engineering & Construction Inc. 113
  5. 81 Bay Build Design Inc 113

All permits issued, 226 contractors Full ranking

  1. 27 Intelligent Technologies & Services Inc 58
  2. 28 Mastec Network Solutions Inc 56
  3. 29 Modern Construction Inc 55
  4. 30 Build Group Inc. 52
  5. 31 Charles Pankow Builders Ltd 52

Offices issued, 94 contractors

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Modern Construction Inc files the most permits, and how many contractors count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.

  1. 01 Financial District/South Beach 49 contractors count Financial District/South Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 South of Market 35 contractors count South of Market among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Outer Richmond 45 contractors count Outer Richmond among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Mission 86 contractors count Mission 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 offices

Firms ranked near Modern Construction Inc by permits issued for offices.

  1. 26 Hp Build 63 offices issued
  2. 27 Intelligent Technologies & Services Inc 58 offices issued · 1.1 mo median for offices
  3. 28 Mastec Network Solutions Inc 56 offices issued · 5.1 mo median for offices
  4. 30 Build Group Inc. 52 offices issued · 4.8 mo median for offices
  5. 31 Charles Pankow Builders Ltd 52 offices issued · 3.5 mo median for offices
  6. 32 Brennan Strong Hold Construction Inc 39 offices issued · 5.6 mo median for offices
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C-079 No. 79 of 226
Drawing
Permit record, Modern Construction Inc
Contractor, San Francisco
License
847920 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 Modern Construction Inc has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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