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John A Chipman

Architect · Chipman Design Architecture · Des Plaines

Public records

From the licensing board and the city of San Francisco.

The short answer

Licensed?
License activeArchitect C-26140First issued Dec 28, 1995, expires Jun 30, 2027.

Source: DCA license roster, retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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Any board discipline?
None found.

We searched the California Architects Board enforcement list on Nov 5, 2026.

Worked in San Francisco?
32 permits since 2012, 32 in the last 5 years. Latest filed Jun 17, 2025.
What kind of projects?
Commercial or tenant improvement 30 · Other 2
How long do their permits take?
Commercial or tenant improvement: 2 months. 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.

Commercial or tenant improvement: 30 permits in San Francisco

From 2012 to 2025, latest filed Jun 17, 2025.

Time to get a permit

Theirs
2 months
City
Within 1 month

Median from filing to permit, from 24 issued permits filed since 1966. City is the San Francisco median for the same kind of review, from 20,097 permits.

Where

  • Financial District/South Beach23
  • Tenderloin2
  • Pacific Heights1
  • Chinatown1

Most recent

Permits
37 permits that name John A Chipman, newest first, including 5 revisions or supplements that are not counted. Select a permit to see the full record.
FiledProjectOpen
Aug 25, 20252226 Fillmore St

Revision to pa #202506178857. replace existing double entry doors with new doors, which include new door hardware.

Complete
Jun 17, 20252226 Fillmore St #0

Interior ti is on ground floor "mezzanine" level. no hvac and plumbing to scope. ti includes: demo and electrical work.

Complete
Nov 15, 20242 Folsom St

12th & 14th fl- interior demo & ti. including install of new non load bearing partitions. install new lighting & receptacles. install new millwork. associated mep work

Complete
Nov 15, 20242 Folsom St

11th & 13th fl- interior demo & ti. includes install of (n) non load bearing partitions. install (n) lighting & receptacles. install (n) millwork. associated mep work.

Complete
Nov 7, 20242 Folsom St

3/f: deferred electrical permit for pa# 202405101903. clarification that no deferred mechanical or plumbing required. trade permit required.

Issued
Jul 18, 20242 Folsom St

15th fl ti: new partitons, ceilings, fixtures, finishes & mep

Complete
May 10, 20242 Folsom St

3rd fl interior ti new non load bearing partitoins, doors, finishes. existing lighting shall remain with some fixtures to be relocated per new wall locations. mep deferred.

Issued
Apr 24, 20242 Folsom St

7th fl - interior ti includes 3 new training spaces, office space & storage space. new non-load bearing partitions, ceilings, finishes & mech/elec

Complete
Apr 9, 20242 Folsom St

9th fl interior ti new mock store and open office. includes new non load bearing partitions and altered lighting

Complete
Mar 25, 20242 Folsom St

7/f: demo existing non-load bearing partitions for future office ti. per ab-017.

Complete
Sep 28, 20232 Folsom St

12/f: revision to pa# 202308295512, reduced scope of work no longer done in designed access

Complete
Sep 28, 20232 Folsom St

9/f: revision to pa# 202307202579, reduced scope updated lighting & finishes, added equipmenmt & power locations, revised room layout, added structural details.

Complete
Aug 29, 20232 Folsom St

12/f - interior ti incudes new non-load bearing partitions, lighting, & finishes. mep deferred.

Issued
Jul 20, 20232 Folsom St

10/f: interior ti includes new non-load bearing partitions, lighting, millwork and finishes. mep deferred.

Complete
Jul 20, 20232 Folsom St

9/f: interior ti includes new non-load bearing partitions, lighting, millwork and finishes. mep deferred.

Complete
May 9, 2023152 Geary St

Revision 202211146477 changes included revised 1st fl layout, new fireplace, n interior tree, changing room locations, 2nd fl restroom layout, updated finishes, mep update. no exterior work.

Issued
Nov 14, 2022152 Geary St

New retail w/in (e) vacant building. mep included. new fitting rooms, restrooms & partitions. no work on exterior metal panels

Complete
Sep 10, 20212 Folsom St

Ti on ground floor interior remodel mercantile/interios space contained within the existing shell, suites. 2c + 2d fire alarm, fire sprinkler, signage, racking under seperate permit.

Complete
Sep 9, 20212 Folsom St

Tenant improvement for new retail space in ste 2a & 2b - fire alarm, fire sprinkler, signage, racking, under separate permit

Complete
Jun 30, 20212 Folsom St

Ground floor change use from office to retail. no change in building gross floor area. scope include replacementof (e) storefront glazing /new storefront door and sides lights interior ti build out under seperate permit.

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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