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Architect, Los Angeles License C31054

Sargenti Architects

The city has issued 45 of the 51 San Francisco building permits that name Sargenti Architects 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 6.9 months from filing to issue. Their busiest neighborhoods are Marina, South of Market and Financial District/South Beach.

Also filed as
engineer
Issued by the city
45 of 51 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, all types
6.9 mo filing to issue
Rank for retail and shops
No. 7 of 199 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 155 of 1,543 architects and designers

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Sargenti Architects on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 24 retail and shops, 9 home remodels, 8 apartments and multifamily.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

41% residential
59% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 19 of 24 issued 47% of filings.
  2. Home remodels Residential 9 of 9 issued 18% of filings.
  3. Apartments and multifamily Residential 8 of 8 issued 16% of filings.
  4. Home additions Residential 3 of 4 issued 8% of filings.
  5. Offices Commercial 3 of 3 issued 6% of filings.
  6. Restaurants and bars Commercial 2 of 2 issued 4% of filings.
  7. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 1 of 1 issued 2% 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
10 permits filed
Latest filing
Oct 2026
88% of 51 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 6, 2019: 10, 2020: 4, 2021: 4, 2022: 4, 2023: 6, 2024: 5, 2025: 9, 2026: 3. 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: 45 of 51 permits filed

88%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

6 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. Sargenti Architects has 6 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.

Sargenti Architects, all project types

6.9months

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Sargenti Architects, all project types: 6.9 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; Sargenti Architects 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. 153 Jensen Architects 45
  2. 154 Mrh Architecture 45
  3. 155 Sargenti Architects 45
  4. 156 Farrrell Architecture 45
  5. 157 Hga 45

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

  1. 5 Arcus Architecture & Planning 21
  2. 6 Wz Architecture 20
  3. 7 Sargenti Architects 19
  4. 8 Brr 19
  5. 9 Msa Architecture+Design 18

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

Where they work

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

  1. 01 Marina 211 architects and designers count Marina among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 South of Market 216 architects and designers count South of Market among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Financial District/South Beach 386 architects and designers count Financial District/South Beach among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 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 Sargenti Architects by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 4 Mbh 22 retail and shops issued
  2. 5 Arcus Architecture & Planning 21 retail and shops issued
  3. 6 Wz Architecture 20 retail and shops issued
  4. 8 Brr 19 retail and shops issued
  5. 9 Msa Architecture+Design 18 retail and shops issued
  6. 10 Plinth Architecture 18 retail and shops issued

See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops

Sheet
A-155 No. 155 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Sargenti Architects
Architect, Los Angeles
License
C31054 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 Sargenti Architects has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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