Monthly permit report

San Francisco commercial building permits, May 2025

Biggest projects in May 2025

By declared value.

888 Post St
Issued May 8 · 3 permits
$3.6M
ab004 priority: t.i. at g/f homeless shelter. repair (e) windows of hyde st. new fencing & bldg sign on post st. no structural work. all appliances are electrical. remove portion…
commercialBuildingSwinerton Builders
3069 23rd St
Issued May 29
$3.2M
preserve front facade of two existing multi-family/commercial bldgs. demo less 50% of the three fls & walls behind facade. merge two lots. create additional floor area to build a…
multifamilyBuildingContractor not published
2100 Webster St

In May 2025, San Francisco issued 855 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 343 projects, declaring $32.9M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (827 permits), then sign (26).
The most active contractor was Crime Watch Security Sys Llc, with 19 permits.
The largest project was at 888 Post St, with $3.6M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 1 day of application.

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