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Commercial general contractors in San Francisco, CA

769 active B licenses in San Francisco have commercial permits in the last 24 months (DataSF). CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026.

Checked Oct 18, 2026 Verify live on CSLB

20 SF GCs with commercial permits

Typical job under $500,000

Median commercial permit value under $500,000, from the contractor's own permits.

1

Skyline Construction Inc

Legal name: Skyline Commercial Interiors Inc · Based in San Francisco

261 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $193k

licensed 30 yrs

Active · B · #727637 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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2

BCCI Construction LLC

Based in San Francisco

216 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $147k

licensed 40 yrs

Active · B · #492944 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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3

GCI Inc

Based in San Francisco

214 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $135k

licensed 32 yrs

Active · B · #689958 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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4

Principal Builders Inc

Based in San Francisco

162 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $98k

licensed 22 yrs

Active · B · #829808 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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8

Ayoob & Peery Plumbing Co Inc

Based in San Francisco

102 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $10k

licensed 46 yrs

Active · B · #392967 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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9

Plant Construction Company L P

Based in San Francisco

56 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $40k

licensed 12 yrs

Active · B · #995375 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

Workers' comp policy ends Nov 1, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.

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11

Axel8 Construction LLC

Based in San Francisco

53 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $12k

licensed 8 yrs

Active · B · #1045139 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp via leasing · Verify on CSLB

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12

Build Group Inc

Based in San Francisco

50 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $77k

licensed 19 yrs

Active · B · #894951 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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Typical job $500,000 or more

Median commercial permit value of $500,000 or more.

2

F D C Construction Inc

Based in San Francisco

2 commercial permits in SF, median permit value $830k

licensed 29 yrs

Active · B · #739447 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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3

EVRA Construction Inc

Based in San Francisco

1 commercial permit in SF, median permit value $2.3M

licensed 27 yrs

Active · B · #765231 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

Workers' comp policy ends Nov 4, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.

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6

Marquez Builders

Based in San Francisco

1 commercial permit in SF, median permit value $1.4M

licensed 4 yrs

Active · B · #1090771 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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Sullivan Thompson Inc

Based in San Francisco

1 commercial permit in SF, median permit value $768k

licensed 1 yr

Active · B · #1140396 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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8

Cogent LLC

Based in San Francisco

1 commercial permit in SF, median permit value $1.1M

licensed under 1 yr

Active · B · #1150045 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB

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Contractors with no permit values on file are not in these two groups. Median values are rounded to the nearest $1,000 from DataSF permits.

Other classes on these cards: A = General Engineering, C-4 = Boiler, Hot Water Heating, C-8 = Concrete, C-16 = Fire Protection, C-20 = HVAC, C-29 = Masonry, C-36 = Plumbing.

Sorted by San Francisco commercial permits in the last 24 months, then years licensed. Payment doesn't change the order. How we rank.

2,276 active B licenses are based in San Francisco in the CSLB file dated Oct 16, 2026, and 769 of them pulled commercial building permits in the city in the last 24 months (DataSF, matched on license number). Every tenant improvement in San Francisco needs a building permit and architectural plans; commercial TIs and office remodels can get over-the-counter review at the Permit Center with 2 sets of plans (SF DBI, checked Oct 18, 2026).

Commercial permit notes for San Francisco

Permit office: San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI), Permit Center, 49 South Van Ness

SF Fire Department Plan Check reviews restaurants and other assembly spaces with 50 or more occupants, plus all fire alarm and sprinkler work. A small TI that takes an hour or less can get an over-the-counter fire check; expedited review normally takes 7 days.

Source: San Francisco Fire Department, checked Oct 18, 2026

Restaurants, bars, grocery stores and employee cafeterias are routed to Environmental Health during plan check, with a DPH plan review fee separate from DBI's. DPH does a pre-final inspection at 80% complete and a final when construction is done.

Source: San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, checked Oct 18, 2026

Since July 1, 2023, DBI handles all disabled-access plan review. Remodeling commercial space triggers upgrades to the entrance, restrooms and signage serving that area, capped at 20% of project cost below the state valuation threshold.

Source: San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, checked Oct 18, 2026

The Office of Small Business's Accessible Barrier Removal Grant pays up to $10,000 per business location for access improvements at public-facing storefronts, on a rolling basis until funding runs out or June 11, 2027.

Source: San Francisco Office of Small Business (OEWD), SF.gov, checked Oct 18, 2026

Turning a space into a restaurant or limited restaurant counts as a change of use. If it needs neighborhood notice or a Conditional Use Authorization from the Planning Commission, the permit goes to in-house review with a Planning Project Application.

Source: San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, checked Oct 18, 2026

Questions about hiring a commercial GC in San Francisco

How many commercial general contractors are in San Francisco?

769 active B licenses based in San Francisco show commercial building permits in the last 24 months (DataSF, checked Oct 18, 2026); a permit count shows recent commercial work in San Francisco.

Which contractor license does a commercial build-out need?

A B (General Building) license. The B definition covers any structure for people or property and does not split homes from businesses. A B-2 license is limited to existing residential wood-frame buildings, so a B-2 contractor cannot take a store or office build-out. Fire sprinkler work needs a C-16 license or a licensed C-16 subcontractor (CSLB, B&P Code 7057).

Does a commercial contractor need workers' comp?

Any contractor with employees must carry workers' comp. A contractor with no employees can file an exemption, and a card marked exempt means the contractor told CSLB it has no employees. Ask who will work on your site. From January 1, 2028 California requires a workers' comp certificate for every license, with a narrow joint-venture exception (CSLB, checked Oct 18, 2026).

Commercial general contractors in other places

Counts are active B licenses with commercial permits where we have permit data (San Francisco, San Jose), otherwise active B licenses based there. CSLB Oct 16, 2026.

Who pays for a build-out, and what a TI allowance covers, is explained on tenant improvement contractors. Residential work is listed separately: general contractors in San Francisco.

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