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Architect, San Francisco License C26342

Plinth Architecture

The city has issued 37 of the 39 San Francisco building permits that name Plinth Architecture since 2018. The work is a mix of residential and commercial, led by retail and shops. Their median plan-review permit, across all project types, took 10.0 months from filing to issue. Their busiest neighborhoods are Chinatown, Marina and South of Market.

Also filed as
permit expediter
Issued by the city
37 of 39 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, all types
10.0 mo filing to issue
Rank for retail and shops
No. 10 of 199 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 195 of 1,543 architects and designers

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Plinth Architecture on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 18 retail and shops, 14 apartments and multifamily, 6 offices.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

39% residential
62% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 18 of 18 issued 46% of filings.
  2. Apartments and multifamily Residential 12 of 14 issued 36% of filings.
  3. Offices Commercial 6 of 6 issued 15% of filings.
  4. Home remodels Residential 1 of 1 issued 3% 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
2018
14 permits filed
Latest filing
Aug 2024
95% of 39 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 14, 2019: 10, 2020: 1, 2021: 4, 2022: 2, 2023: 6, 2024: 2, 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 2 permits; the 2026 building is dashed because it counts permits filed through October 20, 2026.

Issued by the city: 37 of 39 permits filed

95%

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. Plinth Architecture has 5 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.

Plinth Architecture, all project types

10.0months

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Plinth Architecture, all project types: 10.0 months. 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; Plinth Architecture has fewer than 3 issued plan-review permits for retail and shops with usable dates 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. 193 T.P Lam Architect Ltd. 37
  2. 194 Jones/Haydu-Designer 37
  3. 195 Plinth Architecture 37
  4. 196 Ankrom Moisan 37
  5. 197 Sf Design Bureau 36

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

  1. 8 Brr 19
  2. 9 Msa Architecture+Design 18
  3. 10 Plinth Architecture 18
  4. 11 Gensler Architect 16
  5. 12 Rmw 15

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

Where they work

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

  1. 01 Chinatown 127 architects and designers count Chinatown among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Marina 211 architects and designers count Marina among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 South of Market 216 architects and designers count South of Market among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Pacific Heights 221 architects and designers count Pacific Heights 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 Plinth Architecture by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 7 Sargenti Architects 19 retail and shops issued
  2. 8 Brr 19 retail and shops issued
  3. 9 Msa Architecture+Design 18 retail and shops issued
  4. 11 Gensler Architect 16 retail and shops issued · 6.1 mo median for retail and shops
  5. 12 Rmw 15 retail and shops issued
  6. 13 Martinkovic Milford Architects 15 retail and shops issued

See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops

Sheet
A-195 No. 195 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Plinth Architecture
Architect, San Francisco
License
C26342 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 Plinth Architecture has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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