Building By Design
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- San Francisco
- On San Francisco permits
- Feb 2001 to Jun 2026
- Last 24 months
- 1 permit filed
46 permits since 2000: 37 completed, 2 in progress, 6 never finaled, 1 expired or cancelled.
Of the 6 never-finaled permits, 1 is 3 to 5 years old, 2 are 5 to 10 years old, 3 are over 10 years old.
This is the city’s permit record, not a license check. It does not show whether the state license is active, bonded or insured. How to read these records
Permits filed each year
How long permits take
Each point is the quarter the permits were filed, for deck across San Francisco. A median counts only permits that have finished, so the shaded recent quarters look faster than they will end up: their slow permits have not finished yet. Hover a point for the slowest 10%. Gaps mean fewer than 5 permits. A rise in the issue line is the city’s review backlog, not the contractor. Too few of this contractor’s permits have finished to plot them.
Deck permits
3 deck permits: 1 completed, 2 never finaled. Typically 33 days from filing to permit and 38 days from permit to final inspection.
| Filed | Outcome | Address | Work described on the permit | Declared cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2019 | Never finaled issued Sep 2019, no final | 531 Vermont St | add 2 dormers to 3rd flr master bedroom and replace (e) door to deck. add closet to 3rd flr bedroom. add skylight to stairwell. patch & repair roof.Details
add 2 dormers to 3rd flr master bedroom and replace (e) door to deck. add closet to 3rd flr bedroom. add skylight to stairwell. patch & repair roof. | $63,750 |
| May 26, 2017 | Never finaled issued Dec 2017, no final | 1311 Palou Av | 1313a palou avenue: renovation of (e) unit on 1st floor, lower level - demo (e) bath at rear of house. demo all interior walls. remodel (e) kitchen, remodel 1 existing bath and add 1 new bathroom. new bedroom, new office, new deck area under (e) deck aboveDetails
1313a palou avenue: renovation of (e) unit on 1st floor, lower level - demo (e) bath at rear of house. demo all interior walls. remodel (e) kitchen, remodel 1 existing bath and add 1 new bathroom. new bedroom, new office, new deck area under (e) deck above | $110,000 |
| Sep 24, 2007 | Completed final sign-off Nov 2007 | 116 Park St | existing 2 story rear deck. repair areas of dryrot in decking and stair landing less than 50% repairDetails
existing 2 story rear deck. repair areas of dryrot in decking and stair landing less than 50% repair | $9,780 |