Building Permits in San Francisco, CA

↑13% vs last year

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in San Francisco. Updated daily.Data current through Oct 24, 2026

111,782
Total Permits
2,320
Last 30 Days
$16.8B
Total Construction Value
$173.3K
Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

  • •Permit activity is up 13% compared to the prior 12 months
  • •Average project cost is $173.3K
  • •Other permits make up 100% of all filings

Processing Timeline

-0.1
Avg Days to Approval
Median: 0 days
24.4
Avg Days to Issuance
111,092
Permits with Timeline Data

Based on permits with recorded submission and approval dates. Compare with other cities →

Permit Status Pipeline

87%
11%
issued97,277
submitted12,546
expired1,644
approved315

Permit Types

Other
111,782
$16.8B

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K
73,012
$50K - $250K
18,175
$250K - $1M
4,352
$1M - $5M
1,312
$5M+
318

Monthly Activity

461
Oct
1,801
Nov
2,618
Dec
2,042
Jan
1,948
Feb
1,858
Mar
1,867
Apr
1,770
May
2,062
Jun
2,599
Jul
3,006
Aug
2,680
Sep
1,970
Oct
03,006

Recent Permits

TypeAddressCost
Other147 04th Av$250K
Other147 04th Av$250K
Other720 Masonic Av$450K
Other975 Bay Shore Bl$650K
Other522 Vermont St$110K
Other1422 Powell St—
Other560 18th St$2K
Other350 Page St$11.9K
Other954 Randolph St$9.5K
Other2946 Turk St$50K

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