Costa Brown Architecture is an architecture firm with 20 tracked San Francisco building-permit projects on record, with the latest filing in that record 7 days ago. Its filings (Apr 2025 to Sep 2026) are concentrated in Chinatown and South of Market, 80% commercial. A typical project in the record declares $12K–$204K. If you work at Costa Brown Architecture, claim this page to add a description.
Filed 7 days ago
#78
by SF filing activity
among SF architects & engineers, 90 days to Oct 4, 2026
20
projects
from 37 filings
7/16
active weeks
weeks with a filing (16 weeks to Oct 4, 2026)
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$169K South of Market renovation
Grade BActive 7 days ago · Costa Brown Architecture: architect
Tenant interior work at 1st floor and basement, adding new non-bearing interior partition walls, cleaned up finishes, existing restroom…
GC named · 1 other firm identified · 2 anticipated categories not yet filed
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$75K Chinatown tenant improvement
Grade BActive 1 month ago · Costa Brown Architecture: architect
Replacement of (e) front entry doors, and minor interior tenant improvement work on the ground floor
GC named · Specialty contractor identified · 1 anticipated category not yet filed
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$4K South of Market commercial renovation
Grade CActive 6 days ago · Costa Brown Architecture: architect
Reinstate curb cut, on southeast side of mission street sidewalk
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Typical project$12K–$204K$48K typical2.8× the SF median ($17K)Last filed7 days agoSouth of Market · Sep 30, 2026Last 90 days8 active5 newly filed
Filing activity · 16 weeks to Oct 4, 2026 · peak Sep 2026
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Project mix · by use
Commercial80%
Residential20%
Geography · by neighborhood
Chinatown27%
South of Market27%
Financial District/South Beach20%
Inner Sunset13%
Presidio Heights13%
Shared-project connections
| # | Firm | Primary role | Shared | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acg Engineers Inc | Engineering | 2 | |
| 2 | MHC Engineers | Engineering | 2 | |
| 3 | A. Urrutia | Architecture | 1 | |
| 4 | Ashley & Vance Engineering | Architecture | 1 | |
| 5 | GFDS Structural Design | Engineering | 1 | |
| 1 | C C I Commercial Construction & Improv | General contractor | 4 | |
| 2 | Walls Construction And Contracting Inc | General contractor | 4 | |
| 3 | Two Bricks Design Build | General contractor | 3 | |
| 4 | Swinerton Builders | General contractor | 2 | |
| 5 | Elson Electric Holdings Inc | General contractor | 2 |
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State licenseCalifornia architect #C25678On 4 of this firm's filings. Architect licenses are held by individuals, not by firms.
Repeat working relationships7 firmsFirms this one appears with on more than one project, out of 23 in total.
Permit speed30 days1 day longer than the SF median
based on 9 firm filings vs 4,650 SF filings
based on 9 firm filings vs 4,650 SF filings
Frequently asked questions
How many SF projects does Costa Brown Architecture appear on?▾
PermitPipeline tracks 20 San Francisco building-permit projects for Costa Brown Architecture (Apr 2025 to Sep 2026). 8 had filing activity in the last 90 days.
Does Costa Brown Architecture work on commercial or residential projects?▾
Across its tracked San Francisco filings, 80% of Costa Brown Architecture's projects are commercial and 20% are residential (multifamily, small residential, or single-family). Based on permit records, not self-reported.
Where in San Francisco does Costa Brown Architecture work?▾
27% of Costa Brown Architecture's tracked San Francisco projects are in Chinatown.
What is a typical Costa Brown Architecture project worth?▾
The median declared value across the 20 San Francisco projects Costa Brown Architecture has on record that state one is $48K (declared value on the permit filing, not contract value).
Which firms appear most often on the same filings as Costa Brown Architecture?▾
Costa Brown Architecture most frequently appears on the same San Francisco permit filings as C C I Commercial Construction & Improv, Walls Construction And Contracting Inc, Two Bricks Design Build. Appearing together indicates association on shared filings, not a proven working relationship.
Is Costa Brown Architecture an architecture firm?▾
Costa Brown Architecture is listed as an architecture firm on its San Francisco permit filings. Roles on this profile are derived from the role each firm holds on public SF DBI filings.
Public aggregate — full project records are part of the paid leads product. Ranking, filing activity, project mix and geography were last recomputed Oct 4, 2026. Project counts, declared values and filing dates are read live from SF DBI filings.
How far back does this record go?▾
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