San Francisco building permits issued, April 2026
San Francisco building permits issued: 2,079 records in April 2026, 12.3% more than March 2026 (1,851). Jump to the full CSV.
2,079records
+12.3%vs previous month
8categories
US$25,600median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was otc alterations permit with 1,885 records (91% of the month); 8 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was Bayview Hunters Point (195); 40 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Thursday 30 April with 145 records (issued date).
- 1,771 records (85%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$25,600, the 90th percentile US$200,000 and the largest US$34,564,600 (new construction). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: complete 1,192, issued 867, cancelled 12, reinstated 7.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| otc alterations permit | 1,885 | 90.7% |
| additions alterations or repairs | 83 | 4.0% |
| (blank) | 42 | 2.0% |
| demolitions | 29 | 1.4% |
| sign - erect | 28 | 1.3% |
| new construction wood frame | 9 | 0.4% |
| new construction | 2 | 0.1% |
| wall or painted sign | 1 | 0.0% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bayview Hunters Point | 195 | 9.4% |
| Financial District/South Beach | 164 | 7.9% |
| Sunset/Parkside | 141 | 6.8% |
| Mission | 116 | 5.6% |
| West of Twin Peaks | 109 | 5.2% |
| Marina | 100 | 4.8% |
| Outer Richmond | 86 | 4.1% |
| Castro/Upper Market | 83 | 4.0% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 30 Mar | 245 | |
| Mon 6 Apr | 483 | |
| Mon 13 Apr | 500 | |
| Mon 20 Apr | 386 | |
| Mon 27 Apr | 465 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34,564,600 | 2026-04-03 | 1200 Carroll Av | new construction | 202507301913 |
| 16,200,000 | 2026-04-30 | 150 Oak St | additions alterations or repairs | 202512292849 |
| 13,820,695 | 2026-04-10 | 185 Berry St | otc alterations permit | 202602266569 |
| 12,718,000 | 2026-04-06 | 185 Berry St | otc alterations permit | 202602276723 |
| 9,325,000 | 2026-04-07 | 1645 17th St | additions alterations or repairs | 202506128526 |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 202512292849 | 150 Oak St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 16,200,000 | ab-004 priority phase 2c: voluntary & selective renovation of (e) mep systems serving approx 125,400 gsf of t… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604280198 | 145 Garcia Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 470,000 | add a bedroom, enclose balcony, add skylights, interior remodel on the 2nd fl. legalize bedroom and playroom… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202512121723 | 3150 Geary Bl 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 298,294 | prop h: ti convert (e) ground level retail space to day care serving children 2-5 years old. occupancy conver… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604300391 | 101 Maple St | otc alterations permit | complete | 256,853 | in kind water intrusion repair at decks and around posts at roof. associated repairs of damage insulation and… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604209741 | 5200 Anza St | otc alterations permit | issued | 242,284 | 1/f:new media rm, bedroom, bathoom. wetbar, relocate mech and laundry. 2/f: remodel (e) bathroom, (e) kitchen… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604229918 | 388 Country Club Dr | otc alterations permit | issued | 200,000 | 1/f: 2 new bedrooms, new wetbar, new bathroom, relocate mech/laundry. 2/f: 2 new bathrooms and remodel (e) ki… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604089077 | 3600 03rd St | otc alterations permit | issued | 150,000 | installation of electrical equipment for future tenant improvement. remove existing concrete pad, patch exist… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202306059201 | 501 Post St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 150,000 | provide 2 accessible vehicle pull-up space with passenger drop-off & loading zone. upgrade and provide access… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202002103940 | 425 Bacon St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 130,950 | response to nov# 201967991, 1st floor add new adu, consists of 1 bedroom, family room, kitchen and (n) bath,… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202602206267 | 212 Castro St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 125,000 | renovate (e) kitchen & create new bath & laundry closet from kitchen, structural changes include relocate par… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202603177724 | 3622 Broderick St 1 | otc alterations permit | issued | 72,337 | all interior remodel, no structural. kitchen remodel, replace water heater, bath #1 replace in-kind;, removal… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202602105617 | 350 Bay St | additions alterations or repairs | complete | 70,527 | installation of an automatic fire alarm system for a new sprinkled "m" occupancygrocery store. scope includes… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604300431 | 45 Hancock St 1 | otc alterations permit | complete | 70,000 | units 1-3- repair in kind less than 50% of (e) front and rear deck and waterproof. |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604300431 | 45 Hancock St 3 | otc alterations permit | complete | 70,000 | units 1-3- repair in kind less than 50% of (e) front and rear deck and waterproof. |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604300431 | 45 Hancock St 2 | otc alterations permit | complete | 70,000 | units 1-3- repair in kind less than 50% of (e) front and rear deck and waterproof. |
| 2026-04-30 | 202507281769 | 1306 36th Av | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 68,000 | legalize (e) adu built without permit @ ground floor. |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038917 | 700 Missouri St | demolitions | complete | 60,000 | building d-22: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 6 unit residential r-2 . |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038916 | 700 Missouri St | demolitions | complete | 60,000 | building d-21: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 8 unit residential r-2 . |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038915 | 0 Situs To Be Assigned 0 | demolitions | issued | 60,000 | building d-20: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 7 unit residential r-2 . (aka 762-774 missouri st) |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038914 | 0 Situs To Be Assigned 0 | demolitions | issued | 60,000 | building d-19: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 8 unit residential r-2 . (aka 730-744 missouri st) |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038913 | 0 Situs To Be Assigned 0 | demolitions | issued | 60,000 | building d-18: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 8 unit residential r-2. (aka 700-714 missouri st) |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038912 | 1 Turner Tr | demolitions | complete | 60,000 | building c-9: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 6 unit residential r-2 . |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038911 | 1 Turner Tr | demolitions | complete | 60,000 | building c-8: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 8 unit residential r-2 . |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038887 | 901 Missouri St | demolitions | complete | 60,000 | building c-17: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 7 unit residential r-2. the building spans over two lots 4167/0… |
| 2026-04-30 | 202604038886 | 97 Watchman Wy | demolitions | complete | 60,000 | building c-16: demolish of a type-v, 2-story, 7 unit residential r-2 . |
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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