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Building permit statistics by area

City building departments publish every permit they issue. These free pages bring major US cities 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 as a spreadsheet, an API call or an answer from your AI agent.

Download the full building permits list · £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.

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Building permit data across cities, on one schema →

104,630
building permits in 163 areas
10.5%
for new construction
1,962
for demolition (1.9%)
2026-08-27
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Permit category across all areas

New construction: 10,950 building permits10,950New construct…Alteration or repair: 63,247 building permits63,247Alteration or…Demolition: 1,966 building permits1,966DemolitionElectrical: 8,225 building permits8,225ElectricalPlumbing: 7,611 building permits7,611PlumbingMechanical: 5,990 building permits5,990MechanicalSign: 2,000 building permits2,000SignOther: 4,797 building permits4,797Other
Count of building permits by permit category, all areas in our data.
permit categoryCountShare
New construction10,95010.5%
Alteration or repair63,24760.4%
Demolition1,9661.9%
Electrical8,2257.9%
Plumbing7,6117.3%
Mechanical5,9905.7%
Sign2,0001.9%
Other4,7974.6%

League table: areas ranked by share for new construction

#areabuilding permitsfor new constructionfor demolition
121Lone Mountain/USF1310.8%2 (1.5%)
122Glen Park1290.8%0 (0%)
123Roseland2790.7%20 (7.2%)
124Oceanview/Merced/Ingleside1770.6%0 (0%)
125Chinatown1760.6%3 (1.7%)
126Western Addition1660.6%0 (0%)
127Noe Valley3840.5%1 (0.3%)
128Castro/Upper Market3820.5%2 (0.5%)
129Russian Hill2190.5%1 (0.5%)
130Excelsior2040.5%0 (0%)
131Belmont Cragin2000.5%0 (0%)
132West Pullman1950.5%12 (6.2%)
133Sunset/Parkside7470.4%2 (0.3%)
134Nob Hill2420.4%1 (0.4%)
135West of Twin Peaks6210.3%0 (0%)
136Marina3670.3%0 (0%)
137Inner Sunset3230.3%0 (0%)
138Bernal Heights3060.3%0 (0%)
139Outer Richmond4390.2%0 (0%)
140Financial District/South Beach9960%0 (0%)
141Mission5500%0 (0%)
142Pacific Heights3570%2 (0.6%)
143Inner Richmond2360%0 (0%)
144Ashburn2340%0 (0%)
145South of Market2150%0 (0%)
146Haight Ashbury2140%0 (0%)
147Presidio Heights1890%0 (0%)
148North Beach1890%0 (0%)
149Chatham1850%1 (0.5%)
150Chicago1650%3 (1.8%)
151Beverly1570%0 (0%)
152Tenderloin1310%0 (0%)
153Portola1070%0 (0%)
154Visitacion Valley960%0 (0%)
155Calumet Heights960%0 (0%)
156Seacliff760%0 (0%)
157Clearing700%0 (0%)
158East Side650%0 (0%)
159Japantown600%0 (0%)
160Hegewisch470%0 (0%)
161West Elsdon400%0 (0%)
162West Lake Hills380%0 (0%)
163Lakeway280%0 (0%)

Building permits issued per month

2025-01: 1,003 building permits2025-02: 764 building permits2025-03: 1,421 building permits2025-04: 1,051 building permits2025-05: 835 building permits2025-06: 928 building permits2025-07: 886 building permits2025-08: 650 building permits2025-09: 739 building permits2025-10: 606 building permits2025-11: 566 building permits2025-12: 573 building permits2026-01: 615 building permits2026-02: 415 building permits2026-03: 16,710 building permits2026-04: 16,502 building permits2026-05: 15,363 building permits2026-06: 16,602 building permits2026-07: 16,115 building permits2026-08: 12,442 building permits2025-012025-042025-072025-102026-012026-042026-072026-0812,442
Records by the month they were issued, all areas.

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

What the download contains: every matching row, 15 columns including Type, Contractor, Source, Permit category, as a CSV dated 2026-08-27 with the source attribution. Not what you previewed? Email within 14 days for a fix or a refund.

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