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Building Permits in San Francisco

Analysis of 338,545 building permits from public records. Data sourced from official city/county permit databases.

338,545
Total Permits
$50.9B
Total Valuation
20
Top Contractors
20
Neighborhoods

Top Contractors by Permit Volume

Permit Types

Type Count Total Value
otc alterations permit 296,597 $16.3B
additions alterations or repairs 29,781 $12.3B
sign - erect 7,596 $42.0M
new construction wood frame 1,192 $2.9B
demolitions 1,160 $82.2M
wall or painted sign 1,097 $2.0M
new construction 495 $19.1B
grade or quarry or fill or excavate 184 $186.0M

Permits by Year

4,510
2026
19,190
2025
18,456
2024
17,181
2023
16,673
2022
16,923
2021
12,412
2020
19,743
2019
19,023
2018
16,873
2017
17,429
2016
16,949
2015
15,246
2014
13,662
2013
11,689
2012
10,042
2011
9,235
2010
8,797
2009
8,554
2008
8,575
2007
7,855
2006
7,254
2005
6,812
2004
6,131
2003
6,017
2002
5,186
2001
4,962
2000
2,349
1999
2,988
1998
1
1993
1
1990

Busiest Neighborhoods

1 1 Market St
1,291
2 101 California St
942
3 555 California St
927
4 4 Embarcadero Center
842
5 1 Embarcadero Center
830
6 525 Market St
777
7 3251 20th Av
762
8 185 Berry St
665
9 595 Market St
652
10 575 Market St
638
11 3 Embarcadero Center
618
12 2 Embarcadero Center
616
13 600 Montgomery St
574
14 425 Market St
550
15 50 California St
547
16 44 Montgomery St
509
17 1 Sansome St
501
18 275 Battery St
479
19 303 02nd St
477
20 1 California St
475

Permit Status

Status Count Share
complete 241,574 71.4%
issued 63,482 18.8%
expired 22,414 6.6%
cancelled 5,925 1.8%
filed 2,402 0.7%
withdrawn 1,641 0.5%
reinstated 511 0.2%
approved 192 0.1%
suspend 186 0.1%
triage 127 0.0%
revoked 47 0.0%
disapproved 14 0.0%
plancheck 11 0.0%
filing 8 0.0%
issuing 3 0.0%
appeal 2 0.0%
unknown 2 0.0%
incomplete 2 0.0%
overruled 1 0.0%
upheld 1 0.0%

Data sourced from official city and county open data portals. Last analyzed: April 14, 2026.