City building departments publish every permit they issue. These free pages bring New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Austin together and break the permits down by area, so you can see where new construction is happening, where demolitions are clustered, and download the full list for any area.
| permit category | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New construction | 10,383 | 11.2% |
| Alteration or repair | 52,600 | 56.8% |
| Demolition | 1,772 | 1.9% |
| Electrical | 8,202 | 8.9% |
| Plumbing | 7,693 | 8.3% |
| Mechanical | 5,971 | 6.4% |
| Sign | 1,856 | 2% |
| Other | 4,266 | 4.6% |
| # | area | building permits | for new construction | for demolition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Los Angeles | 34 | 47.1% | 1 (2.9%) |
| 2 | Staten Island | 916 | 39.3% | 8 (0.9%) |
| 3 | Queens | 3,196 | 32.2% | 13 (0.4%) |
| 4 | Brentwood - Pacific Palisades | 3,133 | 31.1% | 39 (1.2%) |
| 5 | Bronx | 1,929 | 30.1% | 6 (0.3%) |
| 6 | Brooklyn | 5,024 | 29.2% | 43 (0.9%) |
| 7 | Armour Square | 34 | 26.5% | 0 (0%) |
| 8 | East Garfield Park | 138 | 26.1% | 1 (0.7%) |
| 9 | Washington Park | 57 | 22.8% | 0 (0%) |
| 10 | Manor | 173 | 19.7% | 0 (0%) |
| 11 | Del Valle | 136 | 16.9% | 0 (0%) |
| 12 | Grand Boulevard | 162 | 16% | 0 (0%) |
| 13 | Sunland-E LaTuna Cyn-Lakevw Ter-Shadow Hls-Tu | 91 | 15.4% | 4 (4.4%) |
| 14 | North Lawndale | 215 | 14% | 7 (3.3%) |
| 15 | Near South Side | 215 | 14% | 1 (0.5%) |
| 16 | Wilmington - Harbor City | 286 | 13.3% | 5 (1.7%) |
| 17 | Southeast Los Angeles | 854 | 13% | 52 (6.1%) |
| 18 | Douglas | 77 | 13% | 0 (0%) |
| 19 | Sylmar | 326 | 12.6% | 3 (0.9%) |
| 20 | Canoga Park-West Hills-Winnetka-Woodland Hill | 406 | 11.3% | 4 (1%) |
| 21 | Woodlawn | 168 | 11.3% | 3 (1.8%) |
| 22 | Bel Air - Beverly Crest | 629 | 11% | 11 (1.7%) |
| 23 | Humboldt Park | 282 | 11% | 7 (2.5%) |
| 24 | Lower West Side | 225 | 10.7% | 4 (1.8%) |
| 25 | North Center | 273 | 10.6% | 27 (9.9%) |
| 26 | Silver Lake - Echo Park - Elysian Valley | 852 | 10.2% | 16 (1.9%) |
| 27 | Morgan Park | 157 | 10.2% | 2 (1.3%) |
| 28 | Sun Valley - La Tuna Canyon | 611 | 10.1% | 16 (2.6%) |
| 29 | Northeast Los Angeles | 2,008 | 10% | 48 (2.4%) |
| 30 | Van Nuys - North Sherman Oaks | 1,167 | 10% | 52 (4.5%) |
| 31 | Manhattan | 3,974 | 9.9% | 19 (0.5%) |
| 32 | Encino - Tarzana | 1,055 | 9.8% | 21 (2%) |
| 33 | Lake View | 643 | 9.5% | 35 (5.4%) |
| 34 | Sunland-E LaTuna Cyn-Lakevw Ter-Shadow Hls-Tujunga | 457 | 9.4% | 12 (2.6%) |
| 35 | South Los Angeles | 1,364 | 9.2% | 47 (3.4%) |
| 36 | Harbor Gateway | 251 | 8.8% | 7 (2.8%) |
| 37 | Westlake | 217 | 8.8% | 4 (1.8%) |
| 38 | McKinley Park | 69 | 8.7% | 4 (5.8%) |
| 39 | North Hollywood - Valley Village | 1,079 | 8.6% | 47 (4.4%) |
| 40 | Sherman Oaks-Studio City-Toluca Lake-Cahuenga | 248 | 8.5% | 6 (2.4%) |
| 41 | Los Angeles International Airport | 141 | 8.5% | 7 (5%) |
| 42 | West Town | 631 | 8.4% | 26 (4.1%) |
| 43 | Arleta - Pacoima | 388 | 8.2% | 9 (2.3%) |
| 44 | Chatsworth - Porter Ranch | 941 | 8.1% | 4 (0.4%) |
| 45 | Austin | 29,060 | 8% | 584 (2%) |
| 46 | Reseda - West Van Nuys | 864 | 8% | 27 (3.1%) |
| 47 | Mission Hills - Panorama City - North Hills | 618 | 7.9% | 10 (1.6%) |
| 48 | Brighton Park | 129 | 7.8% | 0 (0%) |
| 49 | Northridge | 669 | 7.5% | 11 (1.6%) |
| 50 | Boyle Heights | 306 | 7.5% | 8 (2.6%) |
| 51 | Sherman Oaks-Studio City-Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass | 895 | 7.4% | 32 (3.6%) |
| 52 | Hollywood | 1,801 | 7.3% | 48 (2.7%) |
| 53 | Edison Park | 55 | 7.3% | 0 (0%) |
| 54 | Lincoln Park | 529 | 7.2% | 23 (4.3%) |
| 55 | Logan Square | 433 | 7.2% | 14 (3.2%) |
| 56 | Hyde Park | 194 | 7.2% | 1 (0.5%) |
| 57 | Near West Side | 827 | 7% | 4 (0.5%) |
| 58 | West Los Angeles | 1,065 | 6.9% | 40 (3.8%) |
| 59 | Granada Hills - Knollwood | 706 | 6.8% | 6 (0.8%) |
| 60 | West Adams - Baldwin Hills - Leimert | 1,477 | 6.5% | 43 (2.9%) |
| 61 | Jefferson Park | 123 | 6.5% | 1 (0.8%) |
| 62 | Canoga Park-West Hills-Winnetka-Woodland Hills | 1,672 | 6.1% | 19 (1.1%) |
| 63 | Loop | 1,219 | 6% | 1 (0.1%) |
| 64 | Uptown | 254 | 5.9% | 4 (1.6%) |
| 65 | Wilshire | 1,772 | 5.8% | 53 (3%) |
| 66 | Irving Park | 295 | 5.8% | 13 (4.4%) |
| 67 | Lincoln Square | 277 | 5.8% | 4 (1.4%) |
| 68 | Rogers Park | 172 | 5.8% | 0 (0%) |
| 69 | New City | 229 | 5.7% | 5 (2.2%) |
| 70 | Westchester - Playa del Rey | 686 | 5.5% | 15 (2.2%) |
| 71 | Bridgeport | 128 | 5.5% | 1 (0.8%) |
| 72 | South Lawndale | 203 | 5.4% | 0 (0%) |
| 73 | Palms - Mar Vista - Del Rey | 1,016 | 5.3% | 33 (3.2%) |
| 74 | Venice | 539 | 5.2% | 10 (1.9%) |
| 75 | Westwood | 412 | 4.9% | 12 (2.9%) |
| 76 | Hermosa | 62 | 4.8% | 1 (1.6%) |
| 77 | Pullman | 66 | 4.5% | 1 (1.5%) |
| 78 | Edgewater | 253 | 4.3% | 4 (1.6%) |
| 79 | San Pedro | 450 | 4% | 3 (0.7%) |
| 80 | Avondale | 153 | 3.9% | 3 (2%) |
| 81 | Oakland | 27 | 3.7% | 0 (0%) |
| 82 | Albany Park | 165 | 3.6% | 1 (0.6%) |
| 83 | North Park | 84 | 3.6% | 0 (0%) |
| 84 | Norwood Park | 198 | 3.5% | 4 (2%) |
| 85 | Gage Park | 120 | 3.3% | 8 (6.7%) |
| 86 | Los Angeles | 31 | 3.2% | 1 (3.2%) |
| 87 | O'Hare | 193 | 3.1% | 1 (0.5%) |
| 88 | West Ridge | 233 | 3% | 1 (0.4%) |
| 89 | Near North Side | 1,248 | 2.6% | 14 (1.1%) |
| 90 | South Chicago | 159 | 2.5% | 4 (2.5%) |
| 91 | Downtown | 337 | 2.4% | 4 (1.2%) |
| 92 | Bee Cave | 42 | 2.4% | 0 (0%) |
| 93 | Buda | 133 | 2.3% | 0 (0%) |
| 94 | South Shore | 224 | 2.2% | 2 (0.9%) |
| 95 | Mount Greenwood | 89 | 2.2% | 1 (1.1%) |
| 96 | Kenwood | 89 | 2.2% | 0 (0%) |
| 97 | West Garfield Park | 99 | 2% | 3 (3%) |
| 98 | Archer Heights | 49 | 2% | 0 (0%) |
| 99 | Chicago Lawn | 172 | 1.7% | 2 (1.2%) |
| 100 | West Lawn | 121 | 1.7% | 1 (0.8%) |
| 101 | Portage Park | 316 | 1.6% | 1 (0.3%) |
| 102 | Montclare | 61 | 1.6% | 1 (1.6%) |
| 103 | Washington Heights | 205 | 1.5% | 1 (0.5%) |
| 104 | Garfield Ridge | 219 | 1.4% | 2 (0.9%) |
| 105 | Dunning | 143 | 1.4% | 1 (0.7%) |
| 106 | Forest Glen | 139 | 1.4% | 2 (1.4%) |
| 107 | South Deering | 73 | 1.4% | 1 (1.4%) |
| 108 | Auburn Gresham | 316 | 1.3% | 1 (0.3%) |
| 109 | Greater Grand Crossing | 188 | 1.1% | 2 (1.1%) |
| 110 | Englewood | 174 | 1.1% | 6 (3.4%) |
| 111 | West Englewood | 205 | 1% | 13 (6.3%) |
| 112 | Avalon Park | 110 | 0.9% | 0 (0%) |
| 113 | Roseland | 282 | 0.7% | 20 (7.1%) |
| 114 | Belmont Cragin | 204 | 0.5% | 0 (0%) |
| 115 | West Pullman | 199 | 0.5% | 12 (6%) |
| 116 | Ashburn | 232 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
| 117 | Chatham | 182 | 0% | 1 (0.5%) |
| 118 | Chicago | 162 | 0% | 3 (1.9%) |
| 119 | Beverly | 157 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
| 120 | Calumet Heights | 97 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
| 121 | Clearing | 74 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
| 122 | East Side | 67 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
| 123 | Hegewisch | 46 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
| 124 | West Elsdon | 40 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
| 125 | West Lake Hills | 36 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
| 126 | Lakeway | 28 | 0% | 0 (0%) |
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