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Building Permits in New York, NY

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in New York. Updated daily.Data current through Sep 15, 2026

60,278

Total Permits

Last 30 Days

$18.3B

Total Construction Value

$349.4K

Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

•Average project cost is $349.4K
•Other permits make up 58% of all filings

Processing Timeline

Avg Days to Approval

Median: 0 days

191

Avg Days to Issuance

37,350

Permits with Timeline Data

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Permit Status Pipeline

100%

issued60,277

completed1

Permit Types

Other

34,796

$14.2B

Plumbing

10,581

$1.3B

Mechanical

7,692

$2.5B

Fence

4,209

$54.9M

Solar

1,541

$137.6M

Sign

996

$12.8M

Demolition

450

$91.5M

Electrical

Roofing

$26.3K

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K

28,725

$50K - $250K

14,397

$250K - $1M

6,287

$1M - $5M

2,356

$5M+

592

Monthly Activity

344

Oct

1,794

Nov

2,084

Dec

2,047

Jan

2,312

Feb

3,660

Mar

4,222

Apr

3,975

May

4,401

Jun

4,979

Jul

3,715

Aug

1,376

Sep

04,979

Recent Permits

Type	Address	Description	Cost	Date
Other	136-76 39 AVENUE	INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SH	$1K	Sep 15, 2026
Other	245 EAST 19 STREET	INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEWALK SHED SH	$1K	Sep 15, 2026
Other	84-03 CUTHBERT ROAD	INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY.	$25K	Sep 15, 2026
Other	660 ARNOW AVENUE	INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AT 660 ARNOW AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10467 AS INDICATED ON PLANS. THERE WILL BE NO CHA	$10K	Sep 15, 2026
Other	58 BROOKLYN AVENUE	NB 2 STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING	—	Sep 15, 2026
Other	9323 SHORE ROAD	INTERIOR RENOVATIONS OF UNITS 1D, 2H, 3M AND 6A ON THE 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, AND 6TH FLOORS. WORK INCLUDES NEW NON-STRUCTURAL I	$197.6K	Sep 15, 2026
Other	1177 BUSHWICK AVENUE	INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #33 OF THE NYC CODE 2022. NO CHANGE IN	$9K	Sep 15, 2026
Other	91 CENTRAL PARK WEST	Installation of temporary supported scaffold per plan submitted. Work shall comply with 2022 building codes chapter 33.	—	Sep 15, 2026
Plumbing	15 EAST 77 STREET	Filing herewith plumbing work for the renovation of the cellar, basement, first thru fifth floors and roof of a single-f	$608K	Sep 15, 2026
Other	290 5 AVENUE	Interior renovation of Eating & Drinking Establishment at 1st Fl. & storage/accessory space at Cellar. Incl walls/finish	$758.6K	Sep 15, 2026