San Francisco building permits issued, February 2026
San Francisco building permits issued: 1,885 records in February 2026, 7.2% fewer than January 2026 (2,031). Jump to the full CSV.
1,885records
-7.2%vs previous month
7categories
US$25,900median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was otc alterations permit with 1,711 records (91% of the month); 7 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was Financial District/South Beach (240); 38 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Wednesday 11 February with 158 records (issued date).
- 1,606 records (85%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$25,900, the 90th percentile US$250,000 and the largest US$60,000,000 (additions alterations or repairs). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: complete 1,165, issued 686, cancelled 25, reinstated 7.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| otc alterations permit | 1,711 | 90.8% |
| additions alterations or repairs | 110 | 5.8% |
| (blank) | 36 | 1.9% |
| sign - erect | 21 | 1.1% |
| new construction wood frame | 3 | 0.2% |
| demolitions | 3 | 0.2% |
| grade or quarry or fill or excavate | 1 | 0.1% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Financial District/South Beach | 240 | 12.7% |
| Sunset/Parkside | 143 | 7.6% |
| West of Twin Peaks | 119 | 6.3% |
| Mission | 107 | 5.7% |
| Castro/Upper Market | 91 | 4.8% |
| Outer Richmond | 89 | 4.7% |
| Noe Valley | 83 | 4.4% |
| Inner Richmond | 70 | 3.7% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 Jan | 1 | |
| Mon 2 Feb | 511 | |
| Mon 9 Feb | 580 | |
| Mon 16 Feb | 337 | |
| Mon 23 Feb | 456 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60,000,000 | 2026-02-24 | 2 Stockton St | additions alterations or repairs | 202308255337 |
| 15,000,000 | 2026-02-19 | 535 Pacific Av 0 | additions alterations or repairs | 202507160868 |
| 15,000,000 | 2026-02-19 | 535 Pacific Av 200 | additions alterations or repairs | 202507160868 |
| 15,000,000 | 2026-02-19 | 535 Pacific Av 300 | additions alterations or repairs | 202507160868 |
| 15,000,000 | 2026-02-19 | 535 Pacific Av 400 | additions alterations or repairs | 202507160868 |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | 202602246389 | 595 Pacific Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 1,675,600 | 2nd fl - office ti installation of new non-bearing partitions, ceilings, power/data and finishes. structural… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202512151761 | 188 The Embarcadero | otc alterations permit | complete | 290,000 | mechanical and electrical work for tenant improvement at the 1st fl and basement. reference pa#2025-1103-8763… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202509266174 | 111 Cambon Dr | otc alterations permit | issued | 288,000 | install 1 switchboard, 2 supercharger cabinets, 3 light poles, 16 chargepost level 3 in parking lot |
| 2026-02-27 | 202509115083 | 3217 Baker St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 250,655 | horizontal addition to barhroom on 3/f.replace window in kind at front facade. enclose (e) lightwell. new hal… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202512111608 | 345 Spear St 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 200,000 | 5th/f: reconfigure (e) micro-kitchen, selective demo of finishes t.i. construction of non-bearing partitions,… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202601234385 | 750 Battery St | otc alterations permit | complete | 194,000 | 7/f: bathroom full remodel. full removal of existing fixtures and finishes new fixtures and finishes and ligh… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202509115082 | 2625 Balboa St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 169,000 | relocating kitchen, replace 1/2 bath w/ full bath on 1/f. add windows at the rear pop-out of the building to… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202512151798 | 1 Market St | otc alterations permit | reinstated | 150,000 | 29th and 30th floors: demolition of 29th and 30th floor internal communicating stair to intermediary landing… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602276704 | 88 Sotelo Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 100,000 | demo (e) plaster as required to replace knob & tube wiring, galvanized piping and remodel two bathrooms in-ki… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202503111975 | 255 Henry St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 100,000 | the project is an kind replacement of a 2 story wood framed exit stair and covered porches. includes: new ext… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602276715 | 4345 Clement St | otc alterations permit | complete | 94,226 | unit #2: remodel (e) 2 bathrooms and kitchen like for like. kitchen approx. 64 sq ft, bath 1 approx. 40 sq ft… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202601164032 | 211 Arch St | otc alterations permit | complete | 92,750 | legalize as built bedroom, family room and full bath at downstairs |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602276677 | 273 Hartford St | otc alterations permit | issued | 85,000 | 271 hartford: kitchen and bathroom remodel, new subpanel. no removal of walls 273 hartford: demo existing wal… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602276677 | 271 Hartford St | otc alterations permit | issued | 85,000 | 271 hartford: kitchen and bathroom remodel, new subpanel. no removal of walls 273 hartford: demo existing wal… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602276687 | 535 Guerrero St 0 | otc alterations permit | complete | 73,865 | remodel existing kitchen and bathroom in kind. kitchen approx 90 sq ft, bathroom approx 50 sq ft. remove wall… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202512030806 | 555 De Haro St | otc alterations permit | complete | 67,200 | at&t: modification of an (e) unmanned wireless facility. remove and replace 3 antennas behind frp screening,… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602276658 | 1619 Jerrold Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 63,394 | re-roofing. no hot works |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602266618 | 245 Westgate Dr | otc alterations permit | issued | 62,500 | 2/f: remodel kitchen, nook and add one full bathroom per plan |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602266590 | 55 Upland Dr | otc alterations permit | complete | 60,000 | replace plumbing fixtures at hall bath, lower bathroom. swap water heater and laundry room locations. |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602186100 | 2139 Green St | otc alterations permit | complete | 60,000 | unit i: removal of interior walls at kitchen. structural work is included. no expansion of building envelope,… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602236320 | 419 Castro St | otc alterations permit | complete | 56,000 | (n) plumbing, drainage, electrical, ventilation; bathr remodel in-kind; change of use (retail to coffee shop)… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602276664 | 770 Natoma St 0 | otc alterations permit | complete | 50,000 | recommencement and completion of work approved under pa#: 201808308752. |
| 2026-02-27 | 202602105675 | 444 04th Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 50,000 | to comply with nov 202538488- remove sheetrock at the main level as required to expose work for inspection. e… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202601294854 | 478 Jersey St | otc alterations permit | issued | 50,000 | replacing (10) existing fire rated windows in kind. replace (6) existing doors w/ transome above and (1) exis… |
| 2026-02-27 | 202512111485 | 678 Portola Dr | otc alterations permit | complete | 49,100 | at&t modification of (e) wireless facility consisting r/r 3 antennas; remove 6 rrs & install 3; relocate lowe… |
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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