Building Permits in San Francisco, CA

↑21% vs last year

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in San Francisco. Updated daily.Data current through Sep 9, 2026

110,514

Total Permits

2,701

Last 30 Days

$16.4B

Total Construction Value

$170.2K

Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

•Permit activity is up 21% compared to the prior 12 months
•Average project cost is $170.2K
•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

109,824

Permits with Timeline Data

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Permit Status Pipeline

87%

11%

issued96,386

submitted12,183

expired1,629

approved316

Permit Types

Other

110,514

$16.4B

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K

72,579

$50K - $250K

17,916

$250K - $1M

4,215

$1M - $5M

1,253

$5M+

298

Monthly Activity

1,292

Sep

2,299

Oct

1,801

Nov

2,618

Dec

2,042

Jan

1,948

Feb

1,858

Mar

1,867

Apr

2,118

May

3,917

Jun

3,010

Jul

3,037

Aug

737

Sep

03,917

Recent Permits

Type	Address	Description	Cost	Date
Other	38 Portola Dr	remodel: window replacement in-kind for entire house. relocate interior staircase. remodel (e) bedroom, powder room, kit	$125K	Sep 9, 2026
Other	4023 Folsom St	new stairs, reframe front porch, walls and roof.	$10K	Sep 9, 2026
Other	1310 Jones St	unit 301: rehabilitate 2 (e) bathrooms in kind. add washer/dryer.	$36K	Sep 9, 2026
Other	2919 Pine St	legalize security gate.	$3K	Sep 9, 2026
Other	400 Mangels Av	bathroom remodel: no structural changes. demolishing existing bath interior. waterproofing and installing new tile. upda	$25.1K	Sep 9, 2026
Other	250 Laurel St #401	unit 401: interior alteration including selective demolition, modification of non-load bearing interior partitions, kitc	$150K	Sep 9, 2026
Other	632 Anza St	install exterior french drain and foundation waterproofing system along (e) foundation. include excavation of 4 in perfr	$20K	Sep 9, 2026
Other	345 06th St	to obtain final inspection for work approved under pa#: 202503051614. all work is complete.	—	Sep 9, 2026
Other	230 Castro St	convert the rear of the (e) into state adu with new bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and study. replace 2 (e) rear windows, re	$85K	Sep 9, 2026
Other	2308 Market St	reopening mini market shevling and equipment installed and updated (e) bathroom to meet ada requirements. no change in p	$5K	Sep 9, 2026