HCG Associates has served the greater San Francisco Bay Area since 1979. We're experts in residential structural design, soft-story retrofit, seismic evaluations and homes in need of seismic retrofit. We provide structural engineer services delivering plans and calculations. We're hands-on and will always meet with you in person to learn more about your project, timelines, budget and special requirements.
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HCG Associates, Inc. provides structural design for residential and light commercial. We're small and enjoy the residential projects but love the challenging projects too! In San Francisco and the nearby proximity buildings often need seismic retrofit, Mandatory Soft Story Program improvements and similar structural upgrades.
We prepare structural design plans and calculations for all types of projects including residential design, retaining walls, seismic retrofit, foundations, decks, historic building retrofit, room additions or how about putting a jacuzzi on your roof! For existing buildings we traditionally start with an inspection to see the foundation and health of a building.
Reviews (2)
John B.
Jul 30, 2019
I am a real estate broker, since 1980. HCG did a complicated. "seismic upgrade" project, for me, last year. It was in a big apartment house, in Pacific Heights. It was involving lots of demolition and addition of concrete, and steel, and "shear walls", etc.and lots of "hand holding" of the 8 tenants' hands, while we juggled their parking needs.
I have never seen such "superb" performance!. Darrel Harris and his crew were superb, and his "engineering analysis, to, first, get the permit. was great. What I envisioned as being a nightmare, turned out great. This review sounds like a "put up job", it is so positive. I never knew Darrel before this. I will happily show anyone the work. jack barry, realtor.
I have never seen such "superb" performance!. Darrel Harris and his crew were superb, and his "engineering analysis, to, first, get the permit. was great. What I envisioned as being a nightmare, turned out great. This review sounds like a "put up job", it is so positive. I never knew Darrel before this. I will happily show anyone the work. jack barry, realtor.
Greg S.
Dec 24, 2016
I have been working with HCG Associates for just a short time now. We just completed a large, four stories, exterior stairway in the Mission. I found Darrel Harris to be extremely accomodating from an engineer to contractor basis. We helped to save the building owners many Thousands of dollars on the project. We have since brought Darrel and his team in on a couple of other residential remodels. A lot of engineers do not want to do the smaller jobs, even though they are very large for the homeowners! Thanks for being timely and providing a quality product Darrel!
