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BUILDING PERMITS

Building Permits in San Francisco

Analysis of 38,275 building permits from public records. Data sourced from official city/county permit databases.

38,275
Total Permits
$4.9B
Total Valuation
20
Top Contractors
20
Neighborhoods

Top Contractors by Permit Volume

Permit Types

Type Count Total Value
otc alterations permit 35,302 $2.7B
additions alterations or repairs 1,806 $1.0B
sign - erect 696 $4.3M
wall or painted sign 65 $110K
demolitions 60 $5.3M
new construction wood frame 59 $103.5M
new construction 30 $976.8M
grade or quarry or fill or excavate 3 $1.9M

Permits by Year

5,145
2026
19,434
2025
13,696
2024

Busiest Neighborhoods

1 101 California St
119
2 440 Davis Ct
113
3 1 Market St
87
4 1 Front St
86
5 220 Montgomery St
85
6 550 Battery St
84
7 4 Embarcadero Center
83
8 3251 20th Av
78
9 555 California St
71
10 1 Sansome St
68
11 600 Montgomery St
60
12 88 Kearny St
58
13 685 Market St
58
14 120 Kearny St
58
15 301 Howard St
54
16 333 Bush St
53
17 1 California St
51
18 525 Market St
51
19 405 Davis Ct
50
20 1455 03rd St
50

Permit Status

Status Count Share
complete 24,795 64.8%
issued 12,906 33.7%
cancelled 251 0.7%
expired 158 0.4%
reinstated 119 0.3%
suspend 39 0.1%
approved 5 0.0%
revoked 1 0.0%
appeal 1 0.0%

Data sourced from official city and county open data portals. Last analyzed: May 15, 2026.