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Benjamin Lai & Associates

Engineering firm · San Francisco
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(925) 820-1688San Ramon, CA
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Benjamin Lai & Associates is an engineering firm with 4 tracked San Francisco building-permit projects on record, with the latest filing in that record 68 days ago. Its filings (Jun 2025 to Jul 2026) are concentrated in Pacific Heights and Glen Park, 100% residential. A typical project in the record declares $750K–$1.2M. If you work at Benjamin Lai & Associates, claim this page to add a description.

Filed 68 days ago
#625
by SF filing activity
among SF architects & engineers, 90 days to Oct 4, 2026
4
projects
from 5 filings
2/16
active weeks
weeks with a filing (16 weeks to Oct 4, 2026)
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Typical project$750K–$1.2M$998K typical59× the SF median ($17K)Last filed68 days agoPacific Heights · Jul 31, 2026Last 90 days1 active1 newly filed

Filing activity · 16 weeks to Oct 4, 2026 · peak Jul 2026

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Project mix · by use

Residential100%

Geography · by neighborhood

Pacific Heights50%
Glen Park25%
Inner Richmond25%

Shared-project connections

#FirmPrimary roleSharedRelative
1Larson Shores ArchitectsArchitecture2
2GFDS EngineersEngineering1
3HolmesEngineering1
4Hom PisanoEngineering1
5Huang Iboshi ArchitectureArchitecture1
1Plath & Company IncGeneral contractor2
2Kenneally ConstructionGeneral contractor1
3Saturn Construction CoGeneral contractor1
4MRCCGeneral contractor1

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Firms that appear on the same San Francisco permit filings. Association on shared filings, not a proven working relationship.
State licenseNot connectedArchitects are licensed by the California Architects Board and engineers by BPELSG. Neither register is part of the San Francisco permit record, and we do not yet read them.
Repeat working relationships2 firmsFirms this one appears with on more than one project, out of 12 in total.
Permit speed—Too few filings with a recorded issue date to publish a median.

Frequently asked questions

How many SF projects does Benjamin Lai & Associates appear on?▾
PermitPipeline tracks 4 San Francisco building-permit projects for Benjamin Lai & Associates (Jun 2025 to Jul 2026). 1 had filing activity in the last 90 days.
Does Benjamin Lai & Associates work on commercial or residential projects?▾
Across its tracked San Francisco filings, 0% of Benjamin Lai & Associates's projects are commercial and 100% are residential (multifamily, small residential, or single-family). Based on permit records, not self-reported.
Where in San Francisco does Benjamin Lai & Associates work?▾
50% of Benjamin Lai & Associates's tracked San Francisco projects are in Pacific Heights.
What is a typical Benjamin Lai & Associates project worth?▾
The median declared value across the 4 San Francisco projects Benjamin Lai & Associates has on record that state one is $998K (declared value on the permit filing, not contract value).
Which firms appear most often on the same filings as Benjamin Lai & Associates?▾
Benjamin Lai & Associates most frequently appears on the same San Francisco permit filings as Plath & Company Inc, Larson Shores Architects, GFDS Engineers. Appearing together indicates association on shared filings, not a proven working relationship.
Is Benjamin Lai & Associates an engineering firm?▾
Benjamin Lai & Associates is listed as an engineering firm on its San Francisco permit filings. Roles on this profile are derived from the role each firm holds on public SF DBI filings.
Public aggregate — full project records are part of the paid leads product. Ranking, filing activity, project mix and geography were last recomputed Oct 4, 2026. Project counts, declared values and filing dates are read live from SF DBI filings.
How far back does this record go?▾
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