Building permits
Building and demolition permits filed with and/or issued by the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection. More info…
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162,969 building permits since Feb. 28, 2005
By neighborhood
- Financial District 133 0%
- Outer Sunset 85 0%
- Western Addition 66 0%
- Parkside 38 0%
- Downtown/Civic Center 38 0%
- Alamo Square 32 0%
- Noe Valley 28 0%
- Inner Richmond 28 0%
- Inner Sunset 23 0%
- Haight Ashbury 23 0%
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By existing use
- 1-Family Dwelling 61,999 38%
- Apartments 31,920 20%
- Office 25,960 16%
- 2-Family Dwelling 22,176 14%
- Retail Sales 6,717 4%
- Food/ Beverage Handling 3,975 2%
- Unavailable 1,998 1%
- Tourist Hotel/ Motel 1,298 1%
- School 538 0%
- Warehouse - No Furniture 514 0%
- All existing uses…
By proposed use
- 1 FAMILY DWELLING 61,753 38%
- APARTMENTS 32,427 20%
- OFFICE 25,427 16%
- 2 FAMILY DWELLING 22,655 14%
- RETAIL SALES 5,559 3%
- FOOD/BEVERAGE HNDLNG 3,815 2%
- Unavailable 3,796 2%
- TOURIST HOTEL/MOTEL 1,233 1%
- SCHOOL 579 0%
- RESIDENTIAL HOTEL 461 0%
- All proposed uses…
By project type
- Additions, alterations or repairs: Non-major / over the counter 135,715 83%
- Additions, alterations or repairs: Major 22,545 14%
- Erect sign: Erector 2,211 1%
- New construction: Wood 1,060 1%
- Demolition 811 0%
- Erect sign: Wall or painted 331 0%
- New construction: Non-wood 186 0%
- Grading, excavation, fill or quarry 110 0%