San Francisco building permits issued, January 2026
San Francisco building permits issued: 2,031 records in January 2026. Jump to the full CSV.
2,031records
–vs previous month
7categories
US$21,900median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was otc alterations permit with 1,844 records (91% of the month); 7 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was Financial District/South Beach (202); 39 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Friday 23 January with 133 records (issued date).
- 1,751 records (86%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$21,900, the 90th percentile US$170,000 and the largest US$40,000,000 (new construction). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: complete 1,329, issued 658, cancelled 34, reinstated 8.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| otc alterations permit | 1,844 | 90.8% |
| additions alterations or repairs | 106 | 5.2% |
| (blank) | 43 | 2.1% |
| sign - erect | 28 | 1.4% |
| new construction wood frame | 4 | 0.2% |
| new construction | 4 | 0.2% |
| demolitions | 2 | 0.1% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Financial District/South Beach | 202 | 9.9% |
| Sunset/Parkside | 156 | 7.7% |
| West of Twin Peaks | 139 | 6.8% |
| Outer Richmond | 109 | 5.4% |
| Mission | 102 | 5.0% |
| Inner Sunset | 89 | 4.4% |
| Noe Valley | 87 | 4.3% |
| Pacific Heights | 86 | 4.2% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 29 Dec | 42 | |
| Mon 5 Jan | 543 | |
| Mon 12 Jan | 479 | |
| Mon 19 Jan | 473 | |
| Mon 26 Jan | 494 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40,000,000 | 2026-01-05 | 150 04th Ti St | new construction | 202507090404 |
| 31,100,000 | 2026-01-06 | 449 Avenue H | new construction | 202509034495 |
| 12,658,800 | 2026-01-26 | 1721 15th St | new construction | 202505065847 |
| 12,000,000 | 2026-01-06 | 629 Post St | additions alterations or repairs | 202506057967 |
| 7,400,000 | 2026-01-07 | 1 Sansome St | otc alterations permit | 202511129396 |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 202601314985 | 290 27th Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 7,500 | re-roofing: remove and replace roofing material / existing roofing material (in-kind) |
| 2026-01-30 | 202512182189 | 110 Forest Side Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 360,000 | 1/f: add 2 bedroom, 2 full bath, office and family room. 2/f: remodel kitchen and bath, add 1.5 bath. 3/f: re… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601214220 | 88 Kearny St | otc alterations permit | complete | 250,000 | 18th floor: mep project. ref pa #202511048826 |
| 2026-01-30 | 202506279717 | 871 Cayuga Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 234,000 | ground floor remodel and minor 1 story horizontal addition at rear yard ground floor. (n) bedroom, family roo… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601294873 | 1945 Lyon St 0 | otc alterations permit | cancelled | 160,000 | unit 1947 and 1953- remodel in kind to include bathrooms and kitchen remodel like for like. no wall removal o… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601294873 | 1955 Lyon St | otc alterations permit | cancelled | 160,000 | unit 1947 and 1953- remodel in kind to include bathrooms and kitchen remodel like for like. no wall removal o… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202512242603 | 417 Hyde St | otc alterations permit | issued | 150,000 | unit #7: r/r fire damaged inteiror finishes, windows, electrical, plumbing, ceiling/roof framing and roof mat… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202512192346 | 451 Pacific Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 150,000 | level 2 - 2m: scope of work includes construction of new non-load bearing partitions, doors and door + door h… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202512091280 | 3501 Cesar Chavez St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 150,000 | erection of tower crane model liehberr 550 ec-h litronic. reference to new building site permit application #… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202512292882 | 530 Dewey Bl | otc alterations permit | issued | 148,000 | interior remodel. new bathroom at 2nd floor. alter kitchen and bathroom at 1st floor. new bathroiom at ground… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601214230 | 88 Kearny St | otc alterations permit | complete | 120,000 | 4th fl - ref arch 202510288260 mep for project |
| 2026-01-30 | 202512111593 | 1350 23rd Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 120,000 | interior renovation: 1st fl - convert storage space into master bedroom, master bath & family room. total add… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202511129386 | 451 Pacific Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 120,000 | core and shell mep. work includes osa supply unit, restroom exhaust and a riser for future ti permits. ref ar… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601093615 | 911 Pacific Av 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 103,203 | 1st/f unit (911 pacific av) remodel e) kitchen & bathroom, add new bathroom & furnace. infill 2 windows. |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601304890 | 488 Folsom St 5104 | otc alterations permit | issued | 100,000 | remodel of an (e) condo, including the removal of (e) and installation of new non structural walls, new light… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202511079146 | 925 Cole St | otc alterations permit | complete | 100,000 | remodel retail, new restroom, new coffee bar. deferred health submittal |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601234391 | 1497 Oak St | otc alterations permit | issued | 99,000 | interior remodel to 1497 oak st (3rd floor) only.relocate kitchen,convert(e)kitchen to home office, remodel(e… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601304931 | 3955 17th St | otc alterations permit | issued | 85,000 | reroofing: tear-off (e) roof system and installl 3ply modified bitumen roof system. torch down. 800 sq ft. |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601304922 | 1350 Pine St | otc alterations permit | issued | 81,200 | upgrade existing fire alarm system to comply with sffc section no 3.7.6.1 to meet 75 db in all sleeping areas… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601284677 | 650 Laguna Honda Bl 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 70,000 | struc'l eng: atrium struc'l eng. revision to 202512051071; remove & replace (e) foundation & concrete slab ex… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202509115150 | 1770 40th Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 65,000 | 1st fl, remodel (e) 1st fl space to new bedroom, and full bathroom |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601304893 | 1344 06th Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 64,009 | kitchen remodel like for like 206 sq ft |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601294842 | 597 Lincoln Wy | otc alterations permit | issued | 60,495 | level 2 - new laundry in closet; level 3 - new laundry in closet; level 4 - new laundry in closet, add wetbar… |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601304979 | 1400 19th Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 60,000 | deferred electrical for pa #2026-0114-3884 |
| 2026-01-30 | 202601093602 | 291 Capistrano Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 60,000 | ground floor remodel to include new full bath, laundry, and storage room, 450 sq ft |
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.
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