San Francisco building permits issued: monthly counts, Jan 2026 to Sep 2026
Permits issued by San Francisco's Department of Building Inspection, one row per permit. This page lists 16,134 records across nine complete months (January 2026 to September 2026), plus the newest records through 2026-10-22. Value is the revised cost when present, else the applicant's estimated cost, in US dollars as reported. 192 exact duplicate rows were removed and 2 descriptions were withheld because they contained contact details.
Month by month
| Month | Records | vs prior month | Median value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 2,031 | – | US$21,900 | |
| February 2026 | 1,885 | -7.2% | US$25,900 | |
| March 2026 | 1,851 | -1.8% | US$25,000 | |
| April 2026 | 2,079 | +12.3% | US$25,600 | |
| May 2026 | 1,747 | -16.0% | US$26,000 | |
| June 2026 | 1,935 | +10.8% | US$28,000 | |
| July 2026 | 1,694 | -12.5% | US$36,887 | |
| August 2026 | 1,480 | -12.6% | US$35,000 | |
| September 2026 | 1,432 | -3.2% | US$35,000 |
Categories
| Category | Records, Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| otc alterations permit | 14,627 | 90.7% |
| additions alterations or repairs | 867 | 5.4% |
| (blank) | 290 | 1.8% |
| sign - erect | 233 | 1.4% |
| demolitions | 48 | 0.3% |
| new construction wood frame | 38 | 0.2% |
| new construction | 25 | 0.2% |
| wall or painted sign | 4 | 0.0% |
| grade or quarry or fill or excavate | 2 | 0.0% |
Newest records in the dataset (free preview)
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229795 | 65 Liberty St | otc alterations permit | issued | 3,000 | unit 103: 3'x1' sheetrock in hallway at entrance of unit. no frame involved. patch and paint unit after. elec… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229793 | 65 Liberty St | otc alterations permit | issued | 3,000 | unit 201: 3'x1' sheetrock in hallway in entrance of unit. no frame involved. patch and paint unit afterwards.… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229792 | 803 Kansas St | otc alterations permit | issued | 2,000 | revision to permit# 202608146583. from wood to sheet metal material of garage door; from 1 door to 3 doors to… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229784 | 33 Walnut St | otc alterations permit | issued | 1 | to obtain final inspection for work approved under pa# 202401194290 & 202401123934. all work is complete. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229782 | 655 Andover St | otc alterations permit | issued | 7,600 | entertainment cabinets to be installed on living room wall along with tv console paneling. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229776 | 272 09th St 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 2,000 | to comply with nov 202660253: replace dry rotted boards in kind on back stairs (item 4). the stairs are not v… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229774 | 2101 Turk Bl | otc alterations permit | issued | 1 | to obtain final inspection for work approved under pa#202405293133, 202401314977, 202305188054. all work is c… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229772 | 1750 Filbert St 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 1 | to obtain final inspection for work approved under pa# 2018 1119 6233. all work is complete. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229772 | 1748 Filbert St | otc alterations permit | issued | 1 | to obtain final inspection for work approved under pa# 2018 1119 6233. all work is complete. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229769 | 55 Majestic Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 5,500 | voluntary structural strengthening in accordance to plans set a. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229760 | 992 Capp St 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 20,000 | to comply w/ nov#202657651. legalize wall between hallway & front room, kitchen cabinet wall. restore wall be… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229758 | 2 06th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 7,500 | basement: exploration for observation of potential dry rot, removal of drywall in basement on three walls app… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229757 | 1229 Rhode Island St | otc alterations permit | issued | 150,000 | 2/f: replace (e) kitchen cabinets in kind. replace (e) toilets to replace (e) floor tile/lvt. replace (e) tub… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229756 | 560 Mission St | otc alterations permit | issued | 1 | 24/f revision to pa#202603097160 & 202604068938: changing arktura specialty ceiling to baffle ceiling. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229754 | 100 Paloma Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 5,000 | install (n) solid panels over (e) glass sidelights at both sides of the front entry door. no change to landsc… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610229749 | 100 Sloat Bl | otc alterations permit | issued | 7,500 | new stucco at front of house, new lath and plaster, approx 450 sq feet; same finish. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610219736 | 450 California St | otc alterations permit | issued | 1 | addressing permit: retire the address 464 california st. new address 450 california st created to replace the… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610219725 | 325 Berry St 107 | otc alterations permit | issued | 5,000 | unit #:107; add new wall and door between living area and hall way. change living room to bedroom. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610219721 | 1990 48th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 50,000 | retrofit (e) foundation. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610219714 | 388 Country Club Dr | otc alterations permit | issued | 3,000 | rev 202604229918: one new rear window and two new side windows non-visible to street. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610209693 | 1310 Jones St | otc alterations permit | issued | 6,000 | #501 : install (n) washer and dryer. no structural wall demo. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610209673 | 1215 Bay St | otc alterations permit | issued | 35,000 | unit 12: adding laundry closet in hallway, convert dining room to a bedroom and adding 2 wall heaters. reloca… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610209670 | 42 Chenery St | otc alterations permit | issued | 1 | to obtain final inspection on work approved under pa#202110700008. all work is complete. |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610209659 | 600 Battery St | otc alterations permit | issued | 164,800 | revision to 202512121681. interior tenant improvement at basement, selective demo of paritoins and doors, no… |
| 2026-10-22 | 202610199615 | 2067 Golden Gate Av 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 8,500 | complete work per attached termite report |
Source and licence
Source: San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (via DataSF), dataset Building Permits (i98e-djp9) on data.sfgov.org.
Data retrieved 2026-10-24 11:58:55 UTC.
Licence: Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (terms).
Modifications by Open Registry Data: selected columns, renamed to a common schema, filtered by issued date, owner/applicant/contractor/inspector name and phone fields not downloaded, email-like and phone-like text in descriptions withheld entirely, personal-name patterns in descriptions (for example a surname before “Residence”) replaced with “[name removed]”, exact duplicate rows removed. Value is the revised cost when present, else the applicant's estimated cost, in US dollars as reported. See all sources and licences and the methodology.