Highlight: 49 South Van Ness / Permit Center

© Jason O’Rear

After breaking ground in October 2017, the last fiscal year brought the move to and opening of 49 South Van Ness, a civic building with a conference center and multi-purpose training center for approximately 1,800 City employees, 14 City Departments, and a “one-stop shop” Permit Center. The new Permit Center centralizes and streamlines services that are essential to constructing housing, improving homes and properties, opening and running a business, and planning community events, allowing the public to interact with staff more easily across City agencies in one centralized location. This collective effort advances San Francisco as a safe, vibrant, and beautiful city, serving residents and businesses through physical and digital permitting for an improved customer experience and operational flow via a state-of-the-art queuing system.

The 16-story LEED Gold certified building includes a recycled water system, solar roof panels, and on-site electric vehicle charging. In addition to the locational and environmental benefits of the building, consolidation of City Departments into the City-owned building also safeguards public funds from future uncertainties in the office market. Lastly co-locating of multiple City agencies in one public building fosters collaborative synergies furthering the City's road to recovery.

The Permit Center includes:

39,000

Sq. Ft. Second Floor

90 15 7

Public Counters Conference Rooms Focus Rooms

Stationed at the Permit Center

» Building Inspections » Fire Department » Planning Department » Public Works – Bureau of Streets & Maps » Public Works – Bureau of Urban Forestry » Public Utilities Commission » Public Health – Environmental Health » Recreation and Park Department

Highlight: 49 South Van Ness / Permit Center