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Architect, Orlando License C38835

Stephen Fortwangler

The city has issued 8 of the 11 San Francisco building permits that name Stephen Fortwangler since 2018. The work is mostly commercial, led by retail and shops. Their busiest neighborhoods are Financial District/South Beach, Marina and Glen Park.

Issued by the city
8 of 11 filed since 2018
Rank for retail and shops
No. 41 of 199 by retail and shops issued
Overall rank
No. 680 of 1,543 architects and designers
Commercial share
100% last filing Jun 2023

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Stephen Fortwangler on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 11 retail and shops.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

100% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Retail and shops Commercial 8 of 11 issued 100% 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
6 permits filed
Latest filing
Jun 2023
73% of 11 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 0, 2019: 0, 2020: 0, 2021: 4, 2022: 6, 2023: 1, 2024: 0, 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 1 permit; the 2026 building is dashed because it counts permits filed through October 20, 2026.

Issued by the city: 8 of 11 permits filed

73%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

3 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. Stephen Fortwangler has 2 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.

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. 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 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. 678 Ho & Lacy Architecture 8
  2. 679 Ogrydziak Prillinger Arch 8
  3. 680 Stephen Fortwangler 8
  4. 681 Ann Wimsatt 8
  5. 682 Bay Area Design Consultants 8

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

  1. 39 Valerio Architects 8
  2. 40 Mcg Architecture 8
  3. 41 Stephen Fortwangler 8
  4. 42 Hamish Whitefield 8
  5. 43 Huntsman 7

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

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Stephen Fortwangler 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 Marina 211 architects and designers count Marina among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Glen Park 88 architects and designers count Glen Park among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Sunset/Parkside 280 architects and designers count Sunset/Parkside 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 Stephen Fortwangler by permits issued for retail and shops.

  1. 38 Pencil Box Architects 8 retail and shops issued
  2. 39 Valerio Architects 8 retail and shops issued
  3. 40 Mcg Architecture 8 retail and shops issued
  4. 42 Hamish Whitefield 8 retail and shops issued
  5. 43 Huntsman 7 retail and shops issued
  6. 44 Asd | Sky 7 retail and shops issued

See all 199 architects and designers ranked for retail and shops

Sheet
A-680 No. 680 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Stephen Fortwangler
Architect, Orlando
License
C38835 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 Stephen Fortwangler has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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