Architect License C32236
Richard Ashman
The city has issued 5 of the 5 San Francisco building permits that name Richard Ashman since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by retail and shops. Their busiest neighborhoods are Chinatown.
- Issued by the city
- 5 of 5 filed since 2018
- Rank for retail and shops
- No. 130 of 199 by retail and shops issued
- Overall rank
- No. 995 of 1,543 architects and designers
- Commercial share
- 100% last filing Jun 2023
What they work on
Every San Francisco building permit with Richard Ashman on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 3 retail and shops, 2 offices.
Residential and commercial, by permits filed
- Retail and shops Commercial 3 of 3 issued 60% of filings.
- Offices Commercial 2 of 2 issued 40% 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
- 2 permits filed
- Latest filing
- Jun 2023
- 100% of 5 issued
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: 5 of 5 permits filed
All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data
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. Richard Ashman has 0 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.
Where they rank
Ranked by permits the city has issued since 2018, first across every project type, then for retail and shops alone.
- 993 Randy Thueme Design 5
- 994 Rcusa Corp 5
- 995 Richard Ashman 5
- 996 Royo Architects 5
- 997 Rwof, Inc. 5
All permits issued, 1,543 architects and designers Full ranking
- 128 Envelope A+D 3
- 129 Michael Wick Architecture 3
- 130 Richard Ashman 3
- 131 Pie 3
- 132 Abbot & Abbot 3
Retail and shops issued, 199 architects and designers Retail and shops ranking
Where they work
The neighborhoods where Richard Ashman files the most permits, and how many architects and designers count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.
- 01 Chinatown 127 architects and designers count Chinatown among their busiest neighborhoods
Questions for the first call
- Which of your recent San Francisco permits are closest to my project in type, size and neighborhood, and can I see the permit numbers?
- How long did those permits take from filing to issue, and what did plan check send back?
- 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 Richard Ashman by permits issued for retail and shops.
- 126 Cooley Arthitectural Corp 3 retail and shops issued
- 127 William Commer 3 retail and shops issued
- 128 Envelope A+D 3 retail and shops issued
- 136 Ken Chan 2 retail and shops issued
- 137 Curtis Hollenbeck Architect 2 retail and shops issued
- 138 Beaumont & Associates 2 retail and shops issued
See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops
- Sheet
- A-995 No. 995 of 1,543
- Drawing
- Permit record, Richard Ashman
- Architect
- License
- C32236 check with CAB
- Source
- San Francisco DBI building permits, since 2018
- 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 Richard Ashman has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.
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