Building Permits in Queens, NY

↑291% vs last year

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40,735
Total Permits
112
Last 30 Days
$4.5B
Total Construction Value
$244.5K
Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

  • •Permit activity is up 291% compared to the prior 12 months
  • •Average project cost is $244.5K
  • •Other permits make up 29% of all filings

Processing Timeline

77.2
Avg Days to Approval
Median: 0 days
56.9
Avg Days to Issuance
6,296
Permits with Timeline Data

Based on permits with recorded submission and approval dates. Compare with other cities →

Permit Status Pipeline

79%
15%
issued32,216
completed6,081
approved1,422
submitted908
expired108

Permit Types

Other
11,905
$3.5B
Remodel
7,254
$2.6M
New Construction
6,762
Mechanical
5,541
$536.3M
Plumbing
3,762
$335.9M
Fence
2,197
$13.7M
Solar
1,994
$98.9M
Demolition
839
$30.2M
Sign
476
$4.7M
Electrical
4
Roofing
1
$13K

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K
11,215
$50K - $250K
4,643
$250K - $1M
1,784
$1M - $5M
581
$5M+
142

Monthly Activity

84
Jul
229
Aug
332
Sep
408
Oct
359
Nov
436
Dec
432
Jan
489
Feb
765
Mar
884
Apr
1,266
May
732
Jun
23
Jul
01,266

Recent Permits

TypeAddressCost
New Construction30-26 21 STREET—
New Construction149-52 GAR BEECH AVENUE—
New Construction11-48 44 DRIVE—
New Construction45-49 VERNON BOULEVARD—
New Construction178-18 145 AVENUE—
New Construction45-51 VERNON BOULEVARD—
New Construction41-40 KISSENA BOULEVARD—
New Construction41-62 74 STREET—
New Construction166-07 33 AVENUE—
New Construction64-16 32 AVENUE—

Top Contractors

1
MOMENTUM SOLAR
373 permits
2
SUNRUN INSTALLATION SVC
337 permits
3
TRINITY SOLAR LLC
304 permits
4
STREAM ROCK CONTSRUCTION*
236 permits
5
WATSON'S PLBG, HTG, & BDG
222 permits

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