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Zhuren Lawrence Liao

Engineer · Lawrence Liao Str. Eng · Fremont

Public records

From the licensing board and the city of San Francisco.

The short answer

Licensed?
License activeStructural Engineer S-3273First issued Jan 26, 1990, expires Dec 31, 2027.

Source: DCA license roster, retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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Any board discipline?
None found.

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Worked in San Francisco?
532 permits since 2004, 532 in the last 5 years. Latest filed Oct 28, 2026.
What kind of projects?
Home remodel 186 · Seismic retrofit or foundation 152 · Addition 89
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.

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Permits
775 permits that name Zhuren Lawrence Liao, newest first, including 243 revisions or supplements that are not counted. Select a permit to see the full record.
FiledProjectOpen
Oct 28, 2026531 Page St

Unit#531:remode(e)kitchen & bath. unit#533:remodel(e)kitchen & convert powder room to full bath.unit#535:remodel(e)kitchen & bath. to replace drywall,flooring,cabinets,fixutes & applicance.no structual work.

Filed
Oct 28, 20262315 17th Av

Revision to pa# 2025-0613-8705: 1st fl. remove wet bar, replace entire slab on 1st fl.

Filed
Oct 22, 2026711 York St

1st fl/ add 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and 1 family room, 2nd floor: remodel kitchen and baths. add interior stairs and replace front windows with aluminum clad wood. ab112

Filed
Oct 22, 20262254 30th Av

1/f: remodel (e) floor space tomedia, bedrooms,b athrooms, wetbar and laundry. replace interior stair. 2/f: remodel (e) kitchen, bathroom and dining. replace all windows. infill lightwells, new skylights. ab112

Triage
Oct 21, 20262155 32nd Av

1st flr: add 2 bedroom, 2 full bath, laundry and media. 2nd flr: remodel kitchen and bathroom. add 1 full bath. replace all front window in-kind with vinyl add deck and patio at rear. rear addition.

Filed
Oct 19, 20261321 Ulloa St

1st fl remodel e space to new media, bedroomos, bathrooms, wetbar, and laundry. 2nd fl remodel kitchen, bath and dining rm. replace e interior stair.

Filed
Oct 14, 20261619 33rd Av

2nd floor: remodel kitchen and bath, and add powder room. new deck.

Issued
Oct 14, 20269 Juri St #0

Revision to pa #202404099652: 1/f rebuild subfloor & remodel bathroom. 2/f: reduce scope of work to reframe rear wall due to dryrot.

Issued
Oct 7, 20262420 Clement St

New retaining walls in the backyard.

Issued
Oct 1, 20262072 Ellis St

1st flr: add media, sauna, 1 full bath. 2nd flr: remodel kitchen and 1/2 bath. 3rd flr: remodel 2 bath, add 1 full bath. 4th flr: remodel bath reconfigure interior stairs, replace all windows w/ aluminum clad wood. add deck at rear. nfpa 13d under separate permit.ab112

Cancelled
Sep 28, 20262420 Clement St

Structural revision to pa 202508062414 repair partial (e) stud walls & widen (e) footing on partial indicated areas

Issued
Sep 24, 2026944 Madrid St

1st fl: add 2 new bedrooms, 2 full baths, media room with wetbar. relocate laundry. 2nd fl reconfigure e kitche, living, dining, bedrms and bathroom. add 1 full bath. infill at rear and add new deck. remove shingles siding and replace to stucco. replace front windows with vinyl. subject to ab-112.

Filed
Sep 17, 2026209 Lincoln Wy #0

Revision to pa# 202006309365 & 202306291189. 1/f: unit a & b, add laundry, 2/f: unit 1 & 3, add laudnry, 3/f: unit 5 & 7 add laundry.

Issued
Sep 17, 2026149 Buchanan St

Remodel kitchen and bath. add 1 bath

Issued
Sep 10, 2026436 Edinburgh St

1st flr: infill under sunroom. add 1 bedroom, 1 full bath, and family with wetbar. 2nd flr: remodel (e) living and dining room. reconfigure kitchen and powder room. 3rd flr: remodel (e) bedrooms and bathroom. add 1 full bath. replace front windows in kind with vinyl. replace vinyl siding with

Issued
Aug 27, 20261423 31st Av

1st flr: add 1 bedroom, 2 baths, den and media room. relocate laundry. 2nd flr: remove (e) kitchen, kitchen, dining. bathroom and 2 bedrooms per layout. add 1 bathroom and office. infill light-wells. new skylights and patio. project is subject to ab112 all-electric ordinance.

Filed
Aug 18, 20261725 16th Av

Interior remodel, at 1st flr, remodel (e) floor space to (n)bedorooms, bathrooms, wetbar, and laundry at 2nd flr. remodel kitchen, bathroom and dining, new pantry, powder room, and bathroom, new inerior stair. ab112

Issued
Aug 5, 202650 28th St

Revision to permit 2022 0802 9754. redesign change in kitchen location floor 2 and bedrooms location floor 3.

Issued
Jul 29, 20262315 17th Av

Revision to pa#: 202506138705. 2nd flr: infill lightwell. reconfigure layout. add skylights an suntube. additional living space of 73 sqft

Issued
Jul 27, 2026519 12th Av

1/f: add family room with wet bar, bedroom, 1 full bath and office. 2/f: remodel (e) kitchen, dining and living room. add powder and breakfast nook. 3/f: remodel (e) bedrooms and bathroom. add 1 full bath, office and laundry. new deck at rear.

Filed

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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