San Francisco building permits issued, May 2026
San Francisco building permits issued: 1,747 records in May 2026, 16.0% fewer than April 2026 (2,079). Jump to the full CSV.
1,747records
-16.0%vs previous month
8categories
US$26,000median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was otc alterations permit with 1,563 records (89% of the month); 8 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was Financial District/South Beach (167); 37 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Friday 29 May with 110 records (issued date).
- 1,478 records (85%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$26,000, the 90th percentile US$220,074 and the largest US$71,252,700 (new construction). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: complete 898, issued 824, reinstated 13, cancelled 10.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| otc alterations permit | 1,563 | 89.5% |
| additions alterations or repairs | 93 | 5.3% |
| sign - erect | 49 | 2.8% |
| (blank) | 29 | 1.7% |
| new construction | 5 | 0.3% |
| demolitions | 5 | 0.3% |
| new construction wood frame | 2 | 0.1% |
| wall or painted sign | 1 | 0.1% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Financial District/South Beach | 167 | 9.6% |
| Sunset/Parkside | 142 | 8.1% |
| Mission | 101 | 5.8% |
| West of Twin Peaks | 93 | 5.3% |
| Outer Richmond | 81 | 4.6% |
| Noe Valley | 80 | 4.6% |
| Marina | 69 | 3.9% |
| Pacific Heights | 69 | 3.9% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 27 Apr | 94 | |
| Mon 4 May | 457 | |
| Mon 11 May | 412 | |
| Mon 18 May | 403 | |
| Mon 25 May | 381 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71,252,700 | 2026-05-05 | 444 Divisadero St | new construction | 201912179800 |
| 71,252,700 | 2026-05-05 | 400 Divisadero St | new construction | 201912179800 |
| 71,252,700 | 2026-05-05 | 1088 Oak St | new construction | 201912179800 |
| 71,252,700 | 2026-05-05 | 1064 Oak St | new construction | 201912179800 |
| 37,433,135 | 2026-05-01 | 1200 Carroll Av | additions alterations or repairs | 202507241505 |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 202511260527 | 150 Oak St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 15,000,000 | phase 2: new ext canopies,partial roof/skylights & column removal on 6/f,resurface payyard,new entry gates,ex… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202511260527 | 180 Oak St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 15,000,000 | phase 2: new ext canopies,partial roof/skylights & column removal on 6/f,resurface payyard,new entry gates,ex… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202210265241 | 1501 Folsom St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 1,975,000 | remodel of existing nightclub and restaurant to include: interior alterations at all floors; rebuild of stair… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202504114202 | 1059 Pacific Av | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 1,219,560 | vertical and horizontal addition and adu addition to existing 2 unit building. create adu on ground flr behin… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202504114202 | 1057 Pacific Av | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 1,219,560 | vertical and horizontal addition and adu addition to existing 2 unit building. create adu on ground flr behin… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202512192304 | 121 Spear St | otc alterations permit | issued | 525,400 | 4/f: interior tenant improvement includes demo and build back of a massage suite with (3) massage rooms with… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605271929 | 75 San Jacinto Wy | otc alterations permit | issued | 513,093 | interior remodel including kitchen remodel, 3 bathroom remodels, 1 new bathroom, interior stair replacement,… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605040594 | 500 Jones St | otc alterations permit | issued | 500,000 | repairs to commercial unit at ground fl due to fire (cannabis dispensary) |
| 2026-05-29 | 202508072609 | 512 21st Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 280,000 | 1st/f: convert garage to storage. 2nd/f: relocate kitchen & bedroom. rear stairs to be repaired & replace fin… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605040599 | 520 Jones St | otc alterations permit | issued | 250,000 | repairs to existing units, in kind due to fire. repairs to hallway, and units 208, 2009, 210 |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605292138 | 3801 03rd St | otc alterations permit | complete | 220,074 | starbuck bldg: reroofing no hot works |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605292151 | 1483 47th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 200,000 | remodel kitchen and bath. relocate kitchen and bedroom. electrical,plumbing upgrde throughout. remove e plast… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202603167679 | 1347 40th Av | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 185,000 | convert existing conditioned space on street level to adu. |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605221768 | 143 Dolores St 0 | otc alterations permit | complete | 175,000 | complete renovation to a 700 sq. ft. apt, including removal and replacement floor, wall and ceiling materials… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202511048881 | 124 Saturn St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 150,428 | work includes addressing remaining items in nov 202294956. kitchen and bathroom remodel to existing family ho… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202510308566 | 1945 Divisadero St | otc alterations permit | issued | 134,000 | add commercial counter tops and appliances for hoodless coffee shop. add mechanical hvac. add plumbing; remov… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605292165 | 1035 Van Ness Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 120,082 | install new errcs including bda, donor antenna and service antennas. ref 202510157392 |
| 2026-05-29 | 202508183236 | 1223 18th Av | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 120,000 | demo (e) 3/f deck, construct (n) 147sf 2/f deck, 59sf 1/f storage addition, 47sf 2/f office addition & 137sf… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605292136 | 180 Noe St | otc alterations permit | issued | 115,000 | new bath remodel, new laundry closet, kitchen remodel, new dining room (change of location only) existing bea… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605221803 | 1098 Valencia St | otc alterations permit | issued | 100,458 | selective interior demo of non-structural elements only. project subject to ab-017 |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605151328 | 2010 16th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 100,000 | remove 2nd floor wall + (2) skylights. legalize 3 bathrooms+ toilet room + add office on 1st floor, remove po… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605292139 | 1661 Pine St 0 | otc alterations permit | complete | 92,000 | unit 1013: remove and replace (e) kitchen & vanity cabs. replace (e) electrical panel w/new 125amp panel. ins… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605221760 | 231 Evelyn Wy | otc alterations permit | complete | 85,000 | 1st fl legalize as built office, family room and bathroom. 2nd fl legalize as built powder room |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605292135 | 849 Divisadero St | otc alterations permit | issued | 80,000 | unit 4: kitchen and bathroom remodel, new finishes, upgrade electrical and plumbing. no change in plumbing fi… |
| 2026-05-29 | 202605292167 | 738 Plymouth Av | otc alterations permit | complete | 75,000 | kitchen and 2bathremodels,likeforlike, update laundry installation in garage area, remodel wet bar sink at ba… |
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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