Marc Pfenninger
Architect · Sutdios Architecture · San Francisco
Public records
From the licensing board and the city of San Francisco.
The short answer
- Licensed?
- License activeArchitect C-27880First issued Sep 9, 1999, expires Feb 28, 2027.
Source: DCA license roster, retrieved Nov 5, 2026
- Any board discipline?
- None found.
We searched the California Architects Board enforcement list on Nov 5, 2026.
- Worked in San Francisco?
- 17 permits since 2007, 17 in the last 5 years. Latest filed Oct 24, 2025.
- What kind of projects?
- Commercial or tenant improvement 17
- How long do their permits take?
- Commercial or tenant improvement: 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.
Commercial or tenant improvement: 17 permits in San Francisco
Time to get a permit
Median from filing to permit, from 15 issued permits filed since 1966; 1 still in review. City is the San Francisco median for the same kind of review, from 10,301 permits.
Where
- Financial District/South Beach16
- Mission Bay1
Most recent
- 500 Howard St #01/f: change of occupancy from retail to office.Oct 24, 2025Issued
- 1089 03rd StProj#25-0621-mou port: alteration to existing floor plates on level 6,7,& 8.demo existing slab & create floor openings as shown, for future tenant improvements.provide temporary code compliance with smoke control report.Oct 10, 2025Approved
- 500 Howard St #0Ground floor:t.i. to existing retail space consisting of 2 new interior doors, curtains, privacy film and applied finish treatments, repairs to existing conditions. signage replacements where room names changed mech/electrical included.May 28, 2025Issued
- 1 Harrison StHorizontal infill of (e) terraces at levels 2-5, (n) marquee. architectural and mep core and shell updates at all floors, and (n) interior & exterior assembly amenity spaces at level 6. soft demo, interior tenant improvements, and voluntary seismic upgrade to be done under separate permits.Nov 14, 2024Complete
- 500 Howard St #0Barrier removal path of travel compliance for parking level floors 1,2,3,5, and 8Oct 4, 2024Complete
| Filed | Project | Type | Status | Time to permit | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | 500 Howard St #0 1/f: change of occupancy from retail to office. Issued | Commercial or tenant improvement | Issued | Within 1 month | |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 1089 03rd St Proj#25-0621-mou port: alteration to existing floor plates on level 6,7,& 8.demo existing slab & create floor openings as shown, for future tenant improvements.provide temporary code compliance with smoke control report. Approved | Commercial or tenant improvementType unconfirmed | Approved | — | |
| May 29, 2025 | 1 Harrison St Revision to pa# 202410082583: misc structural updates. Complete | Revision or supplement | Complete | 1 month | |
| May 28, 2025 | 500 Howard St #0 Ground floor:t.i. to existing retail space consisting of 2 new interior doors, curtains, privacy film and applied finish treatments, repairs to existing conditions. signage replacements where room names changed mech/electrical included. Issued | Commercial or tenant improvement | Issued | 4 months | |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 1 Harrison St Horizontal infill of (e) terraces at levels 2-5, (n) marquee. architectural and mep core and shell updates at all floors, and (n) interior & exterior assembly amenity spaces at level 6. soft demo, interior tenant improvements, and voluntary seismic upgrade to be done under separate permits. Complete | Commercial or tenant improvementType unconfirmed | Complete | 8 months | |
| Oct 4, 2024 | 500 Howard St #0 Barrier removal path of travel compliance for parking level floors 1,2,3,5, and 8 Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | 2 months | |
| Mar 23, 2021 | 2 Harrison St 4th floor: renovation of an (e) coffee bar and storage room, permit includes electrical and plumbing n/a maher Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | 5 months | |
| Jan 18, 2017 | 188 The Embarcadero Revision to 201606291145 ti permit to update da checklist. no new construction, administrative only Complete | Revision or supplement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Sep 12, 2016 | 188 The Embarcadero 1st floor - administrative purposes to document a-3 assembly space 114 and 118 in office bldg. t.i. portion is under a separate permit #201606291145. Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Jul 10, 2015 | 2 Harrison St 2nd floor suite #200: interior t.i. including new partitions, ceiling, finishes and associated mechanical and electrical. fire life safety under separate permit. maher n/a. Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Jun 11, 2014 | 345 Spear St Cafe 3rd floor: minor demolition, new wall, kitchen equipment and mechanical & electrical. installing new hortzontial exit. ls & sprinklers under seperate permit. n/a ordinance #155-13-per pre-application mtg 7-3-14- phase i- temp exiting corridor- sealing convience stair. occupant load. Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | 2 months | |
| May 13, 2014 | 345 Spear St Tenant improvement on the 5th fl. new partitions, willwork, finishes. associated mep and sprinklers and life safety under separate permit. Issued | Commercial or tenant improvement | Issued | Within 1 month | |
| Apr 1, 2014 | 345 Spear St Interior, non-structural pre construction demo under sfab 017 area to remain unoccupied. n/a to ordinance#155-13. Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Oct 5, 2011 | 4 Embarcadero Center 25th floor tenant improvement of existing space, consisting primarily of the installation of new gypsum board walls, floor covering, wall & ceiling finishes, suspended act & lighting. also misc work in bathrooms. mep, sprinkler and fire alarm under separate applications Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Oct 5, 2011 | 4 Embarcadero Center 24th floor tenant improvement of existing space, consisting primarily of the installation of new gypsum board walls, floor covering, wall & ceiling finishes, suspended act & lighting. misc. restroom upgrades. mep, life safety separate. Cancelled | Commercial or tenant improvement | Cancelled | — | |
| Jul 21, 2011 | 333 Bush St 30th floor - new partitions, new millwork, new doors, frames & hardward, new sink @ break room, re-wrap fabric panels, new electrical floor boxes, new lighting, rework mechanical zones, repaint all walls. life safety & sprinkler under separate permit. Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Jun 27, 2011 | 333 Bush St 27th & 28th floor mechanical, electrical & plumbing modifications, arch pa #201106027295. life safety & sprinklers to be under separate permit. Complete | Revision or supplement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Jun 2, 2011 | 333 Bush St New ceiling and walls for 27th nad 28th floors. demo under 201105176217- mep, sp & ls separate permits- Complete | Commercial or tenant improvementType unconfirmed | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Mar 10, 2010 | 1 Market St 5th floor tenant improvement involving removal of an existing glass partition & addition of (2) new partitions dividing existing conf. room into (2) new offices. fire sprinklers & life safety & mep under separate permit. Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | Within 1 month | |
| Mar 1, 2007 | 1 Market St Sedgwick, deiert moran arnold- oti-2, 11th floor, el, me. Complete | Commercial or tenant improvement | Complete | 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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