Monthly permit report

San Diego commercial building permits, August 2026

Biggest projects in August 2026

By declared value.

4620 Pacific Hy
Issued Aug 17 · 11 permits
$62.5M
For the proposed addition of a 223 unit 7 story apartment to an existing restaurant building. The new building is 2 levels of parking with 5 residential floors above. Apartment…
multifamilyBuilding · Electrical · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · Plumbing · RoofingPacific Hwy, Llc
6110 Village Dr
Issued Aug 3 · 6 permits
$59.1M
Work for new 4-level MDU over 3-level garage (2-levels above grade & 1-level subterranean) and retail at street level. Work also includes EV parking stalls and Level-3 amenity…
multifamilyBuilding · Electrical · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · PlumbingAnthony Kaspar

In August 2026, San Diego issued 1,206 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 747 projects, declaring $380M of work.
The busiest trade was electrical (332 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (233).
The most active contractor was Staples Energy, with 41 permits.
The largest project was at 4620 Pacific Hy, with $62.5M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 28 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 30, 2026. How we count