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Building permits in Manhattan

Our data holds 3,984 building permits in Manhattan, issued between 2025-01-02 and 2026-08-25. 9.9% (393) are for new construction, below the 10.5% average across all 163 areas in our data. 19 (0.5%) are for demolition. That places Manhattan 29th of 163 areas by share of building permits for new construction.

Download all 3,984 building permits in Manhattan · £4.99Free 25-row preview · CSV, API or MCP · or £19/mo unlimitedIssued permits from six city feeds on one schema, with the source city, permit type, status and date kept visible.
3,984
building permits in Manhattan
9.9%
for new construction
19
for demolition
29th
of 163 areas by share for new construction

Permit category distribution in Manhattan

New construction: 393 building permits393New construct…Alteration or repair: 3,572 building permits3,572Alteration or…Demolition: 19 building permits19Demolition
Count of building permits in Manhattan by permit category.
permit categoryCountShare
New construction3939.9%
Alteration or repair3,57289.7%
Demolition190.5%

By permit type (as published)

permit type (as published)building permitsfor new construction
A2 OT1,1400%
A2 PL8200%
A17360%
NB308100%
A2 MH2080%
A2 SP1740%
A1 PL1460%
A3 EQ970%

Building permits issued per month in Manhattan

2025-01: 242 building permits2025-02: 200 building permits2025-03: 292 building permits2025-04: 251 building permits2025-05: 260 building permits2025-06: 247 building permits2025-07: 248 building permits2025-08: 184 building permits2025-09: 216 building permits2025-10: 152 building permits2025-11: 161 building permits2025-12: 141 building permits2026-01: 146 building permits2026-02: 78 building permits2026-03: 234 building permits2026-04: 227 building permits2026-05: 245 building permits2026-06: 174 building permits2026-07: 160 building permits2026-08: 126 building permits2025-012025-042025-072025-102026-012026-042026-072026-08126
How many building permits were issued in each month.

Most recently issued building permits for demolition in Manhattan

The 19 most recent of 19. Results are dated and may have changed since; check the source before relying on them.

Namepermit categoryIssuedTypeContractorSource
211 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2026-06-11DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
213 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2026-06-11DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
215 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2026-06-11DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
213 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-10-02DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
215 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-10-02DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
211 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-10-02DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
215 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-10-01DM EQBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
213 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-10-01DM EQBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
211 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-10-01DM EQBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
306 WEST 40TH STREETDemolition2025-03-05DMTJAR GROUP CORPNew York City
321 WEST 136TH STREETDemolition2025-02-20DM EQTITAN INDUSTRIAL SVC CORPNew York City
213 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-02-13DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
213 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-02-13DM EQBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
211 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-01-31DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
211 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-01-31DM EQBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
215 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-01-31DMBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
215 EAST 38TH STREETDemolition2025-01-31DM EQBREEZE NATIONAL INCNew York City
35 WEST 125 STREETDemolition2025-01-16DM EQYATZIV CORPNew York City
35 WEST 125 STREETDemolition2025-01-16DMYATZIV CORPNew York City

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Issued permits from six city feeds on one schema, with the source city, permit type, status and date kept visible.

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Questions about Manhattan

How many building permits in Manhattan are for new construction?

393 of 3,984 building permits in Manhattan (9.9%) are for new construction, as of 2026-08-25.

Which building permits in Manhattan are for demolition?

19 building permits in Manhattan are for demolition. The most recently issued are listed on this page; the full list is available as a spreadsheet download.

How up to date is this Manhattan data?

The page uses DataScoop's recorded import from the official source (Sources: NYC Open Data (DOB Permit Issuance), City of Chicago Data Portal (Building Permits), City of Los Angeles Open Data (Building and Safety Permits Issued), City of Austin (Issued Construction Permits), City and County of San Francisco (Building Permits), City of Seattle (Building Permits)). Refresh timing depends on that publisher and the service configuration. The most recent record for Manhattan was issued on 2026-08-25.

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