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Architect, Oakland License C31273

Msa Architecture+Design

The city has issued 89 of the 109 San Francisco building permits that name Msa Architecture+Design since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by offices. Their median plan-review permit for offices took 5.0 months from filing to issue, 29% slower than the citywide median. Their busiest neighborhoods are Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown and Pacific Heights.

Also filed as
designer, engineer
Issued by the city
89 of 109 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, offices
5.0 mo city median 3.9 mo
Rank for offices
No. 19 of 372 by offices issued
Overall rank
No. 55 of 1,543 architects and designers

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Msa Architecture+Design on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 67 offices, 23 retail and shops, 11 hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

4% residential
96% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Offices Commercial 59 of 67 issued 61% of filings.
  2. Retail and shops Commercial 18 of 23 issued 21% of filings.
  3. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 6 of 11 issued 10% of filings.
  4. Apartments and multifamily Residential 3 of 4 issued 4% of filings.
  5. Restaurants and bars Commercial 3 of 4 issued 4% 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
Apr 2026
82% of 109 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 29, 2019: 30, 2020: 12, 2021: 6, 2022: 8, 2023: 8, 2024: 6, 2025: 9, 2026: 1. 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: 89 of 109 permits filed

82%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

20 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. Msa Architecture+Design has 14 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.

Msa Architecture+Design, offices

5.0months

That is 29% slower than the citywide median for offices.

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Msa Architecture+Design, offices: 5.0 months. San Francisco, offices: 3.9 months. Middle half of city permits: 1.8 to 8.1 months.
5.0 months for offices, faster than 26 of 44 other architects and designers ranked for offices that have a median for it 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 12 15+ months Revel Architecture & Design: 4.9 months Huntsman: 6.6 months Gensler: 5.4 months Rmw: 3.5 months Asd | Sky: 2.6 months Brereton Architects: 3.4 months Forge Architecture: 8.2 months Smith Group: 2.7 months Studios Architecture: 7.2 months Costa Brown Architecture: 12.1 months Ia Interior Architects: 7.7 months Rapt Studio: 9.6 months Som: 2.4 months Perkins & Will: 5.1 months Tmda: 2.6 months Woods Bagot: 4.2 months Maccracken Architects: 19.3 months Dowler Gruman Architects: 6.5 months Hok: 4.9 months Gensler Architect: 5.9 months Quezada Architecture Inc: 6.4 months Mbh Architects: 14.7 months Michael Castro: 5.5 months Tef Design: 13.6 months Wrns Studio: 8.1 months Russell + Lopes Architects: 7.5 months Vocon: 5.1 months Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: 10.3 months Mbh: 3.7 months Shubin Donaldson: 5.4 months Polytech Assoicates: 2.5 months Mithun: 4.3 months Archtectural Resources Group: 4.1 months Brick: 4.6 months Ssdp: 5.2 months Studio Architecture: 14.9 months Page & Turnbull, Inc.: 8.5 months Red Cloud Wireless: 5.5 months Stantec Architecture Inc.: 18.6 months Pacific Das: 2.3 months Natoma Architects Inc.: 10.3 months Atelier 424: 2.6 months Studio Gang Architects: 2.9 months Owow Design: 4.3 months Msa Architecture+Design 0 3 6 9 12 15+ months Revel Architecture & Design: 4.9 months Huntsman: 6.6 months Gensler: 5.4 months Rmw: 3.5 months Asd | Sky: 2.6 months Brereton Architects: 3.4 months Forge Architecture: 8.2 months Smith Group: 2.7 months Studios Architecture: 7.2 months Costa Brown Architecture: 12.1 months Ia Interior Architects: 7.7 months Rapt Studio: 9.6 months Som: 2.4 months Perkins & Will: 5.1 months Tmda: 2.6 months Woods Bagot: 4.2 months Maccracken Architects: 19.3 months Dowler Gruman Architects: 6.5 months Hok: 4.9 months Gensler Architect: 5.9 months Quezada Architecture Inc: 6.4 months Mbh Architects: 14.7 months Michael Castro: 5.5 months Tef Design: 13.6 months Wrns Studio: 8.1 months Russell + Lopes Architects: 7.5 months Vocon: 5.1 months Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: 10.3 months Mbh: 3.7 months Shubin Donaldson: 5.4 months Polytech Assoicates: 2.5 months Mithun: 4.3 months Archtectural Resources Group: 4.1 months Brick: 4.6 months Ssdp: 5.2 months Studio Architecture: 14.9 months Page & Turnbull, Inc.: 8.5 months Red Cloud Wireless: 5.5 months Stantec Architecture Inc.: 18.6 months Pacific Das: 2.3 months Natoma Architects Inc.: 10.3 months Atelier 424: 2.6 months Studio Gang Architects: 2.9 months Owow Design: 4.3 months Msa Architecture+Design

2 firms with medians over 15 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. 53 Ia Interior Architects 91
  2. 54 Beaumont & Associates 90
  3. 55 Msa Architecture+Design 89
  4. 56 Mbh Architects 88
  5. 57 Jeffrey A. Eade Architect 88

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

  1. 17 Som 61
  2. 18 Constructive Solutions 59
  3. 19 Msa Architecture+Design 59
  4. 20 Uesugi & Associates 58
  5. 21 Ware Malcomb 57

Offices issued, 372 architects and designers Offices ranking

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Msa Architecture+Design 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 Chinatown 127 architects and designers count Chinatown among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Pacific Heights 221 architects and designers count Pacific Heights among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Castro/Upper Market 206 architects and designers count Castro/Upper 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 offices

Firms ranked near Msa Architecture+Design by permits issued for offices.

  1. 16 Rapt Studio 69 offices issued · 9.6 mo median for offices
  2. 17 Som 61 offices issued · 2.4 mo median for offices
  3. 18 Constructive Solutions 59 offices issued
  4. 20 Uesugi & Associates 58 offices issued
  5. 21 Ware Malcomb 57 offices issued
  6. 22 M. Moser Associates 54 offices issued

See all 372 architects and designers ranked for offices

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Drawing
Permit record, Msa Architecture+Design
Architect, Oakland
License
C31273 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 Msa Architecture+Design has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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