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James Francis Knowles

Engineer · James F. (Frank) Knowles · Albany

Public records

From the licensing board and the city of San Francisco.

The short answer

Licensed?
License activeCivil Engineer C-50651First issued Jul 16, 1993, expires Sep 30, 2027.

Source: DCA license roster, retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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Any board discipline?
None found.

We searched the BPELSG enforcement list on Nov 5, 2026.

Worked in San Francisco?
22 permits since 2007, 22 in the last 5 years. Latest filed Jun 2, 2026.
What kind of projects?
Home remodel 12 · Deck, stairs or patio cover 3 · Other 2
How long do their permits take?
Home remodel: within 1 month. City typical for the same review: within 1 month.

Permits filed each year

San Francisco permits by the year they were filed. The last 5 years are in blue.

What are you planning?

Pick your kind of project to see their permits for it.

Home remodel: 12 permits in San Francisco

From 2007 to 2026, latest filed Jun 2, 2026.

Time to get a permit

Theirs
Within 1 month
City
Within 1 month

Median from filing to permit, from 12 issued permits filed since 1966. City is the San Francisco median for the same kind of review, from 18,265 permits.

Where

  • Castro/Upper Market2
  • Inner Sunset2
  • Haight Ashbury2
  • Noe Valley2

Most recent

Permits
26 permits that name James Francis Knowles, newest first, including 4 revisions or supplements that are not counted. Select a permit to see the full record.
FiledProjectOpen
Aug 3, 20263531 19th St #0

Revision to 202607215325, expand the (e) wall opening between the kitchen & living room. install new header cover opening & suporting posts

Issued
Aug 3, 20263529 19th St

Revision to 202607215335, expand the (e) wall opening between the kitchen & living room. install new header cover opening & suporting posts

Issued
Jun 2, 202641 Douglass St

Front building: install new sound proofing at the ceiling floor between ground floor and 2nd floor (except at entry stairway. no structural work req) related structural framing completed per bpa 201604255607

Complete
Feb 10, 202695 Santa Paula Av

Interior remodel with new kitchen, 2 new bathrooms, replace windows/doors in-kind per st. francis wood hoa guidelines/approval letter. convert 583 sf of (e) space to an adu per ca state program. note: electrical permit to upgrade pg&e service & panel, add recessed lights, ground outlets is opened.

Issued
Aug 21, 2025855 Folsom St

Installing rooftop safety equipment for exterior building maintenance devices.

Issued
Jan 31, 202525 Moulton St

2nd & 3rd fl: remodel (e) kitchen area, to swap location of the living & bedroom. to remodel one full bath & add one full bathroom. add washer and dryer at the (n) living space. remove (e) fireplace

Issued
Jan 6, 2025253 Chattanooga St

Widen vehicle door of detached garage. remove interior non-bearing partian walls.

Issued
Jan 31, 2024339 Noriega St

Interior remodel on floor 2 only. adding partition wall to split (e) bedroom into additional bedroom. adding (n) closet w/door. no change to (e) footprint or exterior work. scope includes electrical work

Complete
Apr 19, 2023487 Belvedere St #0

Create an opening in the main floor for a new spiral stairway, install new spiral stairway, install guardrail at stairway opening

Complete
Apr 22, 20221156 Treat Av

Voluntary seismic strengthening basement / ground fl per structural drawings.

Complete
Sep 13, 202195 Judah St #0

Revision to pa# 202106243151. voluntary structural strengthening. no reconfigure of architectural layout.

Complete
Jun 24, 202195 Judah St

Voluntary structural strengthening. no reconfiguration of architectural layout.

Complete
Oct 15, 2020124 Hamilton St

Remove 2 walls separation the kitchen from living/dining areas. reinforce with beams and posts per the plans.

Issued
Oct 8, 20202834 Mission St

Removal of old existing wood railings and replace with new metal railings as per structural engineers drawings.

Complete
Aug 22, 20201975 32nd Av

Demo of broken retaining wall, install new per engineers details, repair/replace ground floor deck as needed including partial fence install new safety railing at retaining wall.

Complete
Jun 4, 202055 Santa Paula Av

Remove walls in living/dining rm; add master bathrm upstairs & expand bedrm closet; update the two (e) bathrms, replace interior staircase; update kitchen w/ new cabnets,replace windows, front entance door, patio door & garage door, add 3 skylights,update furnace,update water heater, paint intior

Complete
Nov 13, 2018511 Missouri St

Kitchen & 2 bath remodels, opening kitchen wall and inistalling heads, new plumbing, electric, floors, drywall

Complete
Mar 29, 2018266 A Gates St

Convert partially enclose rear porch to conditioned space. extend upper deck over (e) lower roof.

Filed
Aug 3, 2017851 27th St

To comply w/nov #201792221 - replacing existing window in front & sliding door in front off of balcony with larger window & sliding doors.

Complete
Mar 31, 2017851 27th St

Revision to (e) pa#201611152777, convert (e) playroom into bedroom, add bathroom to bedroom downstairs (shower, toilet & sink).

Complete

Sources: DataSF i98e-djp9, 3pee-9qhc, retrieved Nov 5, 2026. Names on permits are matched to licenses by license number and name; unmatched records are not shown.

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