Explore DBI permits, SFPD incident data, and C-3-O, RH-DTR and SB-DTR zoning in Financial District & South Beach, San Francisco's downtown core.
Search this neighborhoodFinancial District & South Beach (SF Planning's Financial District/South Beach analysis neighborhood) covers downtown San Francisco from Broadway and Jackson Square south to Townsend and King Streets, and from the Embarcadero waterfront west to Union Square and Third Street. It takes in the Financial District's office towers, Union Square's retail blocks, Jackson Square, the Embarcadero piers and Ferry Building, the Transbay area around the Salesforce Transit Center, Rincon Hill, and the residential towers of South Beach. About 24,500 people live here.
The district's built form is dominated by high-rise offices, hotels, and residential towers, with condominium and rental towers concentrated in Rincon Hill, Transbay, and South Beach. Zoning is downtown-specific: C-3-O and C-3-O(SD) office districts, C-3-R retail around Union Square, C-3-G and C-3-S, C-2 along the waterfront, and the Rincon Hill (RH-DTR), Transbay (TB-DTR), and South Beach (SB-DTR) Downtown Residential districts, plus RC-4, MUO, and Central SoMa CMUO parcels. Notable places include the Ferry Building, Salesforce Tower and Salesforce Park, Embarcadero Center, and South Beach Harbor.
CivicScout tracks SFPD incident reports, injury traffic crashes, and open DBI notices of violation across Financial District & South Beach for any searched address.
View safety data →DBI permit activity here is weighted toward commercial tenant improvements, office and hotel alterations, high-rise building systems work, and residential tower construction in Rincon Hill, Transbay, and South Beach.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →C-3-O and C-3-O(SD) downtown office districts dominate, with C-3-R retail at Union Square and the RH-DTR, TB-DTR, and SB-DTR Downtown Residential districts south of Market.
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View schools →Location reports for Financial District & South Beach addresses surface DBI permit history, open 311 cases, DBI notices of violation, and the applicable SF Planning Code zoning district.
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