CheckMyDesignerKai Shing Chu
Engineer · Spi Consulting Engineers, Inc. · Concord
Public records
From the licensing board and the city of San Francisco.
The short answer
- Licensed?
- License activeCivil Engineer C-84827First issued Dec 15, 2015, expires Mar 31, 2028.
Source: DCA license roster, retrieved Nov 5, 2026
- Any board discipline?
- None found.
We searched the BPELSG enforcement list on Nov 5, 2026.
- Worked in San Francisco?
- 19 permits since 2006, 19 in the last 5 years. Latest filed Jun 11, 2025.
- What kind of projects?
- Retaining wall or site work 13 · New building 4 · Home remodel 1
- How long do their permits take?
- Retaining wall or site work: 3 months. City typical for the same review: 8 months.
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.
Retaining wall or site work: 13 permits in San Francisco
Time to get a permit
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 996 permits.
Where
- Haight Ashbury3
- Tenderloin3
- Western Addition2
- North Beach2
Most recent
- 951 Eddy St***priority project*** for 100% affordable housing. soilder piles, wood lagging and tie backs for temporary shoring systems serving 850 turk affordable housing project. reference pa# 202212087884_addendum_2 for main shoring and excavation system permit.Jan 22, 2024Issued
- 939 Eddy St*** priority project *** for 100% affordable housing. soilder piles, wood lagging and tie backs for temporary shoring systems serving 850 turk affordable housing project. reference pa# 202212087884_addendum_2 for main shoring and excavation system permit.Jan 22, 2024Issued
- 1855 Haight StTemporary shoring for use to construct 100% affordable housing project related to permit application number 202103317637-s.May 4, 2023Withdrawn
- 730 Stanyan StTemporary shoring for use to construct 100% affordable housing project related to permit application number 202103317637-s.May 4, 2023Complete
- 1760 Waller StTemporary shoring for use to construct 100% affordable housing project related to permit application number 202103317637-s.May 4, 2023Expired
| Filed | Project | Type | Status | Time to permit | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2025 | 2970 16th St 100% affordable permanent supportive housing, 9-stories, type 1-a. 136-units. 65% studio & 35% 1-bedrooms. ground flr will house resident service offices, shared common areas, wellness clinic, and a secured outdoor courtyard. 2/f provide community laundry room & terrace. units lvl 2-9. Issued | New building | Issued | 3 months | |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 770 Golden Gate Av 100% affordable housing revision to pa# 202407307553 for master set of final shoring/ underpinning design and license agreement. reference pa# 202407307553 for 770 golden gate underpinning and pa# 202401083599 s2 and 202401083599 s2 for 750 golden gate main shoring. Issued | Revision or supplement | Issued | 1 month | |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 750 Golden Gate Av 100% affordable housing. erect 8 story type 1a, residential 75 units, parking, office assembly (r-2,s-1,s-2,b,a-3). mayor ed 13-01 Issued | New building | Issued | 4 months | |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 951 Eddy St ***priority project*** for 100% affordable housing. soilder piles, wood lagging and tie backs for temporary shoring systems serving 850 turk affordable housing project. reference pa# 202212087884_addendum_2 for main shoring and excavation system permit. Issued | Retaining wall or site workType unconfirmed | Issued | 16 months | |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 939 Eddy St *** priority project *** for 100% affordable housing. soilder piles, wood lagging and tie backs for temporary shoring systems serving 850 turk affordable housing project. reference pa# 202212087884_addendum_2 for main shoring and excavation system permit. Issued | Retaining wall or site workType unconfirmed | Issued | 16 months | |
| May 4, 2023 | 1855 Haight St Temporary shoring for use to construct 100% affordable housing project related to permit application number 202103317637-s. Withdrawn | Retaining wall or site work | Withdrawn | — | |
| May 4, 2023 | 730 Stanyan St Temporary shoring for use to construct 100% affordable housing project related to permit application number 202103317637-s. Complete | Retaining wall or site work | Complete | 3 months | |
| May 4, 2023 | 1760 Waller St Temporary shoring for use to construct 100% affordable housing project related to permit application number 202103317637-s. Expired | Retaining wall or site work | Expired | 3 months | |
| Dec 8, 2022 | 850 Turk St Priority processing - 100% affordable housing. to erect a 8-story, 92-dwelling units, type 1a mixed-used building. Issued | New building | Issued | 12 months | |
| Aug 13, 2020 | 277 Golden Gate Av Temp excavation shoring system for the uc hasting project @ 198 mcallister street. the excavation with cuts up to 30' will be shored using a triple auger soil mixed cut-off wall with soldier beams & tiebacks. ** maher: exempted - approval from dph attached on plan ** Issued | Retaining wall or site work | Issued | 11 months | |
| Aug 13, 2020 | 146 Mcallister St Temp excavation shoring system for the uc hasting project @ 198 mcallister street. the excavation with cuts up to 30' will be shored using a triple auger soil mixed cut-off wall with soldier beams & tiebacks. ** maher: exempted - approval from dph attached to plan ** Issued | Retaining wall or site work | Issued | 11 months | |
| Dec 23, 2019 | 921 Howard St Erect 17-story, type 1, 203 dwelling units, residential/commercial building. new bldg will be on block 3732, lots 004, 099, 100, 145a, & 146. 100% affordable housing development by tenderloin neighborhood development corp(tndc). fee defer till 1st addendum issue. comply maher ord. Complete | New building | Complete | 17 months | |
| Dec 2, 2019 | 3227 Ulloa St Add 1 new bathroom @ 1st floor and remodel (e) family room Complete | Home remodel | Complete | 3 months | |
| May 2, 2019 | 400 Bay St Temporary retaining wall design for shoring and underpinning of adjacent bld located at 425 north point t (hotel zoe)for new hotel construction ref 201602129550 Issued | Retaining wall or site work | Issued | Within 1 month | |
| May 2, 2019 | 400 Bay St Temporary retaining wall design for shoring and underpinning of adjacent bld located at 416 bay st. (arc apartments) for new hotel construction ref 201602129550 Issued | Retaining wall or site work | Issued | Within 1 month | |
| Jun 22, 2018 | 2500 Turk Bl Design of a temp shoring & permanent retaining wall system for the lone mountain sobrato hall project @ usf. the excavation with cuts upt o 28 ft. will be shored using temp & permanent tieback soldier beams. ref pa# 2016/11/30/3815-s (east bldg) & pa# 2016/11/30/3820-s (west bldg) Complete | Retaining wall or site work | Complete | 3 months | |
| Aug 2, 2016 | 538 Eddy St Shoring system for basement excavation under 201511233360 maher 0req Complete | Retaining wall or site work | Complete | 4 months | |
| Jun 13, 2016 | 505 Brannan St Revision to 2016-0316-2258, temporary shoring and excavation from internal bracing to tieback system. Complete | Revision or supplement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Jun 6, 2016 | 636 04th St Soldier beams and tiebacks for 505 brannan temp shoring & excavation 201603162258 Complete | Retaining wall or site work | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Jun 6, 2016 | 36 Bluxome St Revision to pa 2016-0316-2260 for soldier beams & tie-backs for 505 brannan temp shoring excavation (201603162258). maher na Complete | Revision or supplement | Complete | Within 1 month |
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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