Building Permits in Manhattan, NY

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in Manhattan. Updated daily.

79,151

Total Permits

180

Last 30 Days

$18.8B

Total Construction Value

$461.9K

Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

•Average project cost is $461.9K
•Other permits make up 40% of all filings

Processing Timeline

9.5

Avg Days to Approval

Median: 0 days

48.7

Avg Days to Issuance

9,007

Permits with Timeline Data

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Permit Status Pipeline

81%

16%

issued64,335

completed12,302

approved1,728

submitted663

expired123

Permit Types

Other

31,292

$15.1B

Remodel

18,825

$9.5M

Mechanical

18,105

$2.5B

Plumbing

7,259

$1.1B

Fence

1,358

$18.4M

New Construction

1,149

Sign

849

$10.8M

Demolition

256

$101.5M

Solar

$9.3M

Electrical

Roofing

$100

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K

20,132

$50K - $250K

12,277

$250K - $1M

5,556

$1M - $5M

2,091

$5M+

561

Monthly Activity

179

Jul

488

Aug

715

Sep

693

Oct

648

Nov

770

Dec

749

Jan

801

Feb

1,383

Mar

1,662

Apr

2,986

May

1,680

Jun

02,986

Recent Permits

Type	Address	Description	Cost	Date
Other	4 EAST 66 STREET	Installation of temporary heavy duty sidewalk shed per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapte	—	Jun 25, 2026
Other	21 EAST 22 STREET	INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING UNIT 10B AT 10TH FLOOR. NEW AND RELOCATED PLUMBING FIXTURES, INTERIOR PARTITIONS, LIGHTI	$212.5K	Jun 25, 2026
Other	219 EAST 109 STREET	SH/PS83M- FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT(EMERGENCY SHED) SUBMITTING ON BEHALF OF CONTRACTOR, IN CONJUNCTION WITH L	$20K	Jun 25, 2026
Other	3 HANOVER SQUARE	TEMPORARY INSTALLATION AND USE OF SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.	$1K	Jun 25, 2026
Mechanical	349 GREENWICH STREET	Installation of mechanical units on the 4th floor and roof. Mechanical work. No change in use, occupancy or egress.	$43K	Jun 25, 2026
Mechanical	3 EAST 54 STREET	EQUIPMENT USE: SINGLE 7000 # CAPACITY PERSONNEL HOIST DURING BLDG DEMOLITION, FILED SEP. HOIST SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33	$10K	Jun 25, 2026
Mechanical	830 3 AVENUE	EQUIPMENT USE: SINGLE 6000# CAPACITY PERSONNEL HOIST DURING BLDG ALT, FILED SEP. HOIST SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE N	$10K	Jun 25, 2026
Mechanical	275 PARK AVENUE SOUTH	INSTALLATION OF SYSTEM BEAM AS PER PLANS. NEEDLE BEAM SHALL COMPLY WITH THE CHAPTER #33 OF THE CODE. NO CHANGES IN USE E	$10K	Jun 25, 2026
Mechanical	5 WEST 93 STREET	INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY OVERHEAD PROTECTION AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.	$1K	Jun 25, 2026
Other	919 THIRD AVENUE	Main roof replacement and traffic coating, as per plans. Work scope includes guardrail replacement and steel dunnage ref	$2.2M	Jun 25, 2026