San Francisco building permits issued, August 2026
San Francisco building permits issued: 1,480 records in August 2026, 12.6% fewer than July 2026 (1,694). Jump to the full CSV.
1,480records
-12.6%vs previous month
7categories
US$35,000median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was otc alterations permit with 1,348 records (91% of the month); 7 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was Financial District/South Beach (150); 38 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Friday 14 August with 92 records (issued date).
- 1,205 records (81%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$35,000, the 90th percentile US$316,484 and the largest US$38,164,462 (additions alterations or repairs). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: issued 1,113, complete 334, reinstated 14, suspend 10.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| otc alterations permit | 1,348 | 91.1% |
| additions alterations or repairs | 93 | 6.3% |
| (blank) | 24 | 1.6% |
| sign - erect | 7 | 0.5% |
| new construction wood frame | 4 | 0.3% |
| new construction | 3 | 0.2% |
| demolitions | 1 | 0.1% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Financial District/South Beach | 150 | 10.1% |
| Sunset/Parkside | 93 | 6.3% |
| West of Twin Peaks | 85 | 5.7% |
| Mission | 82 | 5.5% |
| Castro/Upper Market | 72 | 4.9% |
| Outer Richmond | 66 | 4.5% |
| Marina | 63 | 4.3% |
| Inner Sunset | 60 | 4.1% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 27 Jul | 1 | |
| Mon 3 Aug | 337 | |
| Mon 10 Aug | 360 | |
| Mon 17 Aug | 344 | |
| Mon 24 Aug | 361 | |
| Mon 31 Aug | 77 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38,164,462 | 2026-08-17 | 960 Howard St | additions alterations or repairs | 202208150519 |
| 23,253,140 | 2026-08-19 | 626 Octavia St | new construction | 202209273243 |
| 23,253,140 | 2026-08-19 | 618 Octavia St | new construction | 202209273243 |
| 23,253,140 | 2026-08-19 | 630 Octavia St | new construction | 202209273243 |
| 11,500,000 | 2026-08-20 | 1035 Howard St | additions alterations or repairs | 202512192297 |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | 202607245524 | 2201 Alemany Bl | otc alterations permit | issued | 2,140,000 | demolition of existing surfaces for the installation of ev charging station. grading of surfaces associated w… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202606253939 | 667 Mission St | otc alterations permit | issued | 1,504,200 | basement level: interior demolition and construction to create new mailroom and mpoe at basement. new lobby a… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608196811 | 580 California St 0 | otc alterations permit | issued | 966,322 | 13/fl-ti and demo of non structrual elements including but not limited to interior partitions doors, finishes… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202603167636 | 4174 26th St | additions alterations or repairs | issued | 453,000 | scope of work to include adding a new floor to existing single family dwelling to consist of a new primary be… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202606263987 | 240 Santa Rosa Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 426,000 | reconfigure 1st/f add n) bathroom, remodel family & bedroom. 2nd/f: reconfigure kitchen, bathroom & add n) ba… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202607315871 | 1830 47th Av | otc alterations permit | reinstated | 388,000 | relocate (e) kitchen, remodel 2 (e) bathrooms, replace (e) sheetrock w/ new at 2/f. construct 2 bedroom, 1 fu… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202606304274 | 822 37th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 280,000 | 1/f: new bedroom, bathroom, ,media room, wetbar,relocate mech/laundry rm. 2/f: remodel (e) bathroom, add (n)… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608186730 | 2243 Steiner St | otc alterations permit | issued | 208,177 | remodel kitchen and (3) (e) bathrooms. relocate laundry to 2/f. add wall to close off (e) den. |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608126422 | 45 Fremont St | otc alterations permit | issued | 127,000 | 17/f: installation of life safety and seismic requirements for (2) one-person phone booths. accessibility upg… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202510227944 | 2774 Bryant St | otc alterations permit | issued | 100,000 | soft story seismic retrofit per cebc 2022 appendix a4. comply with compliant 201722292 |
| 2026-08-31 | 202510227944 | 2784 Bryant St | otc alterations permit | issued | 100,000 | soft story seismic retrofit per cebc 2022 appendix a4. comply with compliant 201722292 |
| 2026-08-31 | 202603248138 | 303 02nd St | otc alterations permit | issued | 94,384 | deferred electrcial for 202507211257. |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608287351 | 2583 35th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 90,000 | kitchen remodel, structural changes, one new beam, hallway bath remodel and new ensuite bath. |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608317469 | 671 08th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 77,976 | 2 kitchen remodels, in kind, new cabinets. counter tops, paint untils, new floors, baseboards. no electrical… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608317469 | 673 08th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 77,976 | 2 kitchen remodels, in kind, new cabinets. counter tops, paint untils, new floors, baseboards. no electrical… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202607275588 | 113 Sacramento St | otc alterations permit | issued | 68,000 | ti to include extend cabinets at cashier location, paint, replace t-bar ceiling tiles. remodel restrooms and… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608317481 | 81 05th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 65,000 | stair tread replacement at front entry and back deck stairs. paver deck replacement, waterproofing. stair rep… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608287396 | 1262 Stanyan St | otc alterations permit | issued | 65,000 | all work at 1264 stanyan: like for like kitchen remodel. |
| 2026-08-31 | S20260507594 | 161 Morningside Dr | – | issued | 55,324 | solar permit: installing 12 solar pv modules, 455 watts per module, total no. of rating 5.46 kw. mounted: roo… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608287326 | 2538 Bryant St | otc alterations permit | issued | 49,393 | interior remodel: new bathroom, legalize bedroom & walk-in closet, replace 5 windows like for like. new mini… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608317407 | 616 39th Av | otc alterations permit | issued | 42,244 | in-kind remodeling of 1 kitchen(s) in 2nd fl and in-kind remodeling of 3 bathroom(s) in 1st fl, 2nd fl with 0… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608317432 | 930 Post St | otc alterations permit | issued | 40,000 | unit 14 -renovate interior unit like for like cabinets, flooring, countertops, interior finishes. add washer… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608317429 | 701 Fell St | otc alterations permit | issued | 40,000 | interior unit renovation like for like new cabinets, drywell, add dishwasher/laundry. rewire add new subpanel… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608317408 | 391 Crestmont Dr | otc alterations permit | issued | 40,000 | in-kind remodeling of 1 kitchen(s) in 1st fl and in-kind remodeling of 2 bathroom(s) in 2nd fl with 1 shower… |
| 2026-08-31 | 202608317492 | 1205 Brussels St | otc alterations permit | complete | 36,887 | replace kitchen cabinets, relocate gas valves, new sub panel, 7 circuits, stove hood, fridge outlets, microwa… |
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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