GroundTally construction pulse · data as of 2026-09-11

San Francisco, CA

32,342 permits on file · source: data.sfgov.org · updated daily
Permits issued, last 30 days
1,497
▼ 33.9% vs same period last year
Construction valuation, last 90 days
$1.2B
▲ 43.0% vs same period last year · project-level
Residential share, last 90 days
82%
of classified permits

Permit velocity

Permits issued per week, trailing 13 weeks
0200400600800Jun 19Jul 3Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28Sep 11262
This year Same weeks last year
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WeekThis yearLast year
Week of Jun 19414438
Week of Jun 26424495
Week of Jul 3335418
Week of Jul 10394528
Week of Jul 17384524
Week of Jul 24386476
Week of Jul 31376480
Week of Aug 7343516
Week of Aug 14363546
Week of Aug 21347536
Week of Aug 28362526
Week of Sep 4374424
Week of Sep 11262541

Biggest new projects

Last 30 days, section permits collapsed to projects
ValuationAddressContractorDescriptionIssued
$67.3M 505 Mission Rock St ↗ phase ii: mayoral ed 17-02 & 13-01: erect type i-a, a 23-story with 233 residential units with 2-stories above-grade par 2026-09-09
$38.2M 960 Howard St ↗ altered site permit: 14-story vertical addition: 12 stories of mass timber construction atop of 3-story/type-1a base bui 2026-08-17
$23.8M 800 Chestnut St ↗ change use from art college-artist studios. ext facade restoration @ (clay/brown bldg & residential bldg) and accessibil 2026-09-04
$23.3M ×3 630 Octavia St ↗ erect a type 1-a, 8-story over one basement mixed use building with 40 residential unit, retail and parking spaces. 2026-08-19
$11.5M 1035 Howard St ↗ convert maufacturing/warehouse to self-storage. no expansion to (e) bldg envelope. 1/f mezzanine expand from 2,628gsf to 2026-08-20
$6.0M 350 Rhode Island St ↗ 3/fl- construction of (n) full height non load bearing paritions, doors, glazing millwork, finishes, plumbing, associate 2026-08-21
$3.5M 1081 Ingalls St ↗ erect a one story, type 5,new community center with a building construction of 5,588sf.the new facility will be used for 2026-09-09
$3.3M 301 14th Av ↗ new security gate, entry stairs, accessible ramps, planters and landscaping at 15th ave entrance; new landscaping at enc 2026-08-21
$3.0M 580 California St ↗ 15/f suite 1500: interior demolition & construction of non-structural elements including but not necessarily limited to: 2026-09-09
$2.8M 555 Mission St ↗ 29/fl- ti to include (n) conferencing rooms, employee break area and storage space 2026-08-18

Permits by trade

Last 90 days, normalized taxonomy
building3,444roofing471plumbing317electrical196demolition94solar92mechanical85sign52
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TradePermits (90d)YoY
building3,444-18%
roofing471-65%
plumbing317+18%
electrical196+8%
demolition94-12%
solar92+318%
mechanical85+5%
sign52-77%
pool12+71%

Permit map

Each dot is one permit issued in the last 30 days

Hot ZIP codes

Permits issued, last 90 days vs same period last year
ZIPPermitsYoY
94110394 -20%
94114273 -34%
94118268 -26%
94122267 -30%
94109259 -8%
94121238 -35%
94112233 -35%
94117231 -31%