xiearchdesign.com501 Crescent Way, San Francisco, CA
Bill Xie Guan is an architecture firm with 115 tracked San Francisco building-permit projects on record, with the latest filing in that record 26 days ago. Its filings (Jan 2025 to Aug 2026) are concentrated in Outer Richmond and Sunset/Parkside, 99% residential. A typical project in the record declares $15K–$159K. If you work at Bill Xie Guan, claim this page to add a description.
Filed 26 days ago
#5
by SF filing activity
among SF architects & engineers, 90 days to Aug 23, 2026
115
projects
from 283 filings
15/16
active weeks
weeks with a filing (16 weeks to Aug 23, 2026)
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$550K Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside single-family renovation
Grade AActive 2 months ago · Bill Xie Guan: architect
1/f:remodel/excavate (e) space to bedrooms, bathrooms, home office and family. new west side lightwell. 2/f: full interior remodel for…
No GC named · Architect identified · Engineer identified · 2 anticipated categories not yet filed
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$273K Bernal Heights single-family renovation
Grade BActive 2 months ago · Bill Xie Guan: architect
Upgrade to 200 amp panel, rewire house, add can lites, switches, receptacles, furnace, water heater, services no & sizes 100 amp, feeders…
GC named · 2 specialty contractors identified
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$1.6M Lone Mountain/USF multifamily renovation
Grade A+Active 5 months ago · Bill Xie Guan: architect
Upgrade service to 400 amp with 3 meters. replace and install new wiring and electrical fixtures for the whole house per plan
GC named · Engineer identified · Specialty contractor identified · 1 anticipated category not yet filed
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Typical project$15K–$159K$70K typical4.1× the SF median ($17K)Last filed26 days agoWest of Twin Peaks · Aug 21, 2026Last 90 days30 active16 newly filed
Filing activity · 16 weeks to Aug 23, 2026 · peak Jul 2026
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Project mix · by use
Commercial1%
Residential99%
Geography · by neighborhood
Outer Richmond47%
Sunset/Parkside22%
West of Twin Peaks15%
Chinatown8%
Marina8%
Shared-project connections
| # | Firm | Primary role | Shared | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Liao STR. Eng | Architecture | 13 | |
| 2 | Lawrence Liao | Architecture | 3 | |
| 3 | Xie Associate/Bill Guan | Architecture | 2 | |
| 4 | Zhuren Lawrence Liao | Engineering | 2 | |
| 5 | Enertia Designs | Engineering | 1 | |
| 1 | Acer-G Engineering | General contractor | 6 | |
| 2 | Great Ocean Construction Inc | General contractor | 5 | |
| 3 | Shao Fat Construction Inc | General contractor | 5 | |
| 4 | Bay C T Construction Inc | General contractor | 3 | |
| 5 | O'reilly Construction | General contractor | 3 |
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State licenseCalifornia architect #C32963On 3 of this firm's filings. Architect licenses are held by individuals, not by firms.
Repeat working relationships23 firmsFirms this one appears with on more than one project, out of 64 in total.
Permit speed50 days17 days longer than the SF median
based on 96 firm filings vs 4,334 SF filings
based on 96 firm filings vs 4,334 SF filings
Frequently asked questions
How many SF projects does Bill Xie Guan appear on?▾
PermitPipeline tracks 115 San Francisco building-permit projects for Bill Xie Guan (Jan 2025 to Aug 2026). 30 had filing activity in the last 90 days.
Does Bill Xie Guan work on commercial or residential projects?▾
Across its tracked San Francisco filings, 1% of Bill Xie Guan's projects are commercial and 99% are residential (multifamily, small residential, or single-family). Based on permit records, not self-reported.
Where in San Francisco does Bill Xie Guan work?▾
47% of Bill Xie Guan's tracked San Francisco projects are in Outer Richmond.
What is a typical Bill Xie Guan project worth?▾
The median declared value across the 115 San Francisco projects Bill Xie Guan has on record that state one is $70K (declared value on the permit filing, not contract value).
Which firms appear most often on the same filings as Bill Xie Guan?▾
Bill Xie Guan most frequently appears on the same San Francisco permit filings as Lawrence Liao STR. Eng, Acer-G Engineering, Great Ocean Construction Inc. Appearing together indicates association on shared filings, not a proven working relationship.
Is Bill Xie Guan an architecture firm?▾
Bill Xie Guan is listed as an architecture 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 Aug 23, 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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