Would anyone recommend a structural engineer or architect they've worked with in the Bay Area?

I have deep knowledge of the local market, buyers needs, contacts within towns, rules, regulations, architects, and builders, contractors, suppliers. 

The building inspector wanted an architect to draw the layout of the apartment, showing window sizes and exits and then I would apply for the CO and pay the applicable fees.  

If you are in house flipping for example, this is who you should have in your circle:-Real estate agent-Wholesaler-General contractor-Sub contractors (electrician, plumber, framer, painter, roofer, etc)-Handyman-Designer-Architect-Engineers (electrical, structural, mechanical, civil)-Stager-Title company-Real estate attorney-CPA

They require everything you mentioned, and even have some additional requirements...separate water, electric, and heating systems and meters, and a structural engineer or architects "statement of condition" for all the systems in the building...not cheap. $10k total costs would be nice.

Got an architect who handles the legalizing process, and the answer I got was I can do it, since others have done it, but the breezeway that connects the house to garage is also enclosed, thus living space, does not have the proper footings, and the garage windows are not large enough to provide a second egress, and the beams that holds up the garage roof is not the required 2x6 beams.

Good deals have enough money in them to allow me to hire professionals across the board from designers, architects, GC's, landscape gardeners, engineers, surveyors and the list goes on.

I’m a registered architect.

Albert and Heidi are architects so they provided us some extremely valuable insight into changing the layout of a project.Chicago Action Investors are a group of ACTION takers that meet to discuss the scope of work of ongoing projects, as well as discuss potential future projects.  

You get to learn from a more knowledgeable person and still share in the upside.Good luck,OrenThank you all for the feedbacksPlanning is indeed risky business, but if you do your due diligence right before buying and have a bullet proof architect your risks are not that great.In my opinion developping land in this area is an architect business; someone who has tons of experience dealing with the local bureaucracy and can save on costs doing most the job himself.The increased risk of construction essentialy lies in the amount of money at play; 2.5 millions is serious money for most of us.I have experience in construction and my experience tells me to be careful.Contractors can bail on you or screw up their job, you can have unexpected expenses, material prices can go up, and all this while you pay a high interest construction loanBasically you can waste a lot of time, quickly lose a good chunk of your profit or even los emoney if you are not careful.Planning is that regard is much more predictable; Consultants are paid standard fees, permits are the same, application processing time is pretty much the same, etcI think entitlement and construction of urban project such as appartment building is faster and carries less risk in case of RE downturn.