SF Contractor Finder

Find who's done jobs like yours, how long it takes, and where permits get stuck: from SF building-permit records.

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Answer Mistral

How long jobs like this take Elastic aggs

–median weeks, filed → completed

By month filed

Months with fewer than 3 similar permits are hidden. Small samples: treat as a hint.

Where plan review gets stuck Elastic aggs

Similar permitted jobs semantic + geo

Contractors with similar jobs nested aggs

Ranked by similar jobs, with recent work counting more (a job from 2 years ago counts half).

Explain with Mistral

Side-by-side Elastic Mistral

Days to permit

Days to build (after permit)

Plan-review correction rounds

Median job size ($)

Lower is better for time and corrections. Gray bar = all similar permits (baseline). Bigger jobs naturally take longer.

Data: DataSF Building Permits, Building Permits Contacts, and Building Permit Addenda with Routing (permits completed since Nov 2021). Permit records show work done, not quality. Verify licenses at cslb.ca.gov.