Permit Watch · San Francisco

Commercial building permits in San Francisco

New commercial jobs worth a call for electrical, HVAC, refrigeration and plumbing shops, picked from San Francisco's own permit records every weekday. Updated October 17, 2026.

Commercial jobs only. Looking up a permit for a home? San Francisco lets anyone search its records on its own permit site.

Sample: jobs from two to four weeks ago

Here's what a Permit Watch list looks like. This week's jobs go to pilot members first; the public sample is older.

• 88 Spear St, San FranciscoTrades openJust filed

  9th floor: Partial interior TI includes new partitions, doors, ceilings, finishes, and millwork. MEP deferred.

  $2,170,000 est. · permit #202610028988 · filed Oct 2

  Permit says MEP or tenant work will be permitted separately.

• 1 Beach St, San FranciscoTrades openJust filed

  Deferred MEP for pa#2026-0302-6788 suite 350.

  $500,000 est. · permit #202609258635 · filed Sep 25

  Permit says MEP or tenant work will be permitted separately.

• 680 Folsom St, San FranciscoTrades openJust filed

  1st fl:suite 145 - demolition of non structural, interior partitions and doors. New construction to include doors, partitions, ceilings, lighting, plumbing and finishes. MEP…

  $383,986 est. · permit #202609298766 · filed Sep 29

  Permit says MEP or tenant work will be permitted separately.

• 350 Bush St, San FranciscoTrades openJust filed

  Deferred MEP for ref pa 202608136550

  $350,000 est. · permit #202609308833 · filed Sep 30

  Permit says MEP or tenant work will be permitted separately.

• 888 Brannan St, San FranciscoTrades openJust filed

  1st floor:interior demolition of non-structural elements & new construction of 4 all gender restrooms & new ADA upgrades for pot. No changes to exterior bldg, site, landscape,…

  $250,000 est. · permit #202609298758 · filed Sep 29

  Permit says MEP or tenant work will be permitted separately.

• 1 Beach St, San FranciscoTrades openJust filed

  Deferred MEP for 202608206913 suite 150.

  $187,000 est. · permit #202609258621 · filed Sep 25

  Permit says MEP or tenant work will be permitted separately.

About San Francisco's permit records

Of the permits we read in full here, the city's record shows job value on 99%. Source: City and County of San Francisco (DataSF) building-permit records. See every source and how complete it is on the data report card. New to this? Read how to find commercial work before it's bid.

Other cities we cover

• San José
• Oakland
• Fremont
• Hayward
• Berkeley
• Concord
• Walnut Creek
• Pleasanton
• Dublin
• San Ramon
• Santa Clara
• Sunnyvale
• Milpitas
• Campbell
• San Mateo
• Menlo Park
• Marin County (unincorporated)

Copied from public permit records as published and not independently verified; a permit doesn't guarantee a project goes ahead. How we sort records.