General contractor San Jose, CA Corporation
Active License #593668 B General Building · San Jose, CA
CSLB records dated Oct 16, 2026 checked Oct 18, 2026 Verify live on CSLB
As listed in CSLB's personnel file dated Oct 17, 2026. Personnel of record qualify the license. The file does not show who owns the business.
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23permits in 24 months
Permit descriptions that mention: Retail build-out (3), Restaurant build-out (3), Tenant improvement (1)
Permits by declared value (23 with a value)
Latest permits (public permit numbers)
Source: DataSF building permits, checked Oct 18, 2026
CSLB lists complaint and legal-action disclosures on the license's page.
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Based in San Jose
29 new homes, 1 whole house · median permit value $316k (San Jose permits (name match))
44 residential permits · licensed 3 yrs
Active · B · #1098660 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
License renewal due Nov 30, 2026.
Based in San Jose
7 bath, 5 kitchen, 1 whole house · median permit value $50k · latest: bath, Aug 2026 (San Jose permits (name match))
21 residential permits · licensed 19 yrs
Active · B · #887389 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
License renewal due Nov 30, 2026.
Based in San Jose
10 bath, 8 kitchen · median permit value $4k · latest: kitchen, Oct 2026 (San Jose permits (name match))
14 residential permits · licensed 10 yrs
Active · B · #1009320 · Bond ✓ · Workers' comp ✓ · Verify on CSLB
Workers' comp policy ends Oct 28, 2026. Ask for the renewal certificate.
Yes. CSLB lists license #593668 (B, General Building) as active in its file dated Oct 16, 2026. It was first issued May 14, 1990 and expires May 31, 2028. Check the live record on CSLB before you sign.
CSLB lists Hillhouse Construction Company Inc under license #593668, class B, in San Jose, CA.
CSLB shows a $25,000 contractor bond with The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and workers' comp coverage through Arch Indemnity Insurance Company (policy to Sep 1, 2027). Those are the bond and workers' comp records in CSLB's file dated Oct 16, 2026. Ask for its certificate of general liability insurance.
CSLB lists Kenneth Bernard Huesby (Responsible Managing Officer/Chief Executive Officer/President) as personnel of record. That file names the people who qualify the license. It does not show who owns the business. CSLB lists the business type as corporation.
On license #593668's page on CSLB. It lists any complaint disclosures and legal actions CSLB publishes for the license.
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