NYC DOB NOW building permits issued: monthly counts, Jan 2026 to Sep 2026
Permits approved and issued through the NYC Department of Buildings' DOB NOW: Build system, one row per work permit. This page lists 132,776 records across nine complete months (January 2026 to September 2026), plus the newest records through 2026-10-22. Covers permits filed in DOB NOW: Build only (not older BIS filings). Value is the estimated job cost in US dollars as reported. 157 exact duplicate rows were removed and 10 descriptions were withheld because they contained contact details.
Month by month
| Month | Records | vs prior month | Median value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 12,896 | – | US$47,500 | |
| February 2026 | 10,634 | -17.5% | US$50,000 | |
| March 2026 | 16,420 | +54.4% | US$50,000 | |
| April 2026 | 15,226 | -7.3% | US$52,000 | |
| May 2026 | 14,081 | -7.5% | US$40,000 | |
| June 2026 | 16,767 | +19.1% | US$48,000 | |
| July 2026 | 15,933 | -5.0% | US$40,632 | |
| August 2026 | 15,004 | -5.8% | US$39,000 | |
| September 2026 | 15,815 | +5.4% | US$40,000 |
Categories
| Category | Records, Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Construction | 32,920 | 24.8% |
| Plumbing | 17,407 | 13.1% |
| Sidewalk Shed | 13,355 | 10.1% |
| Mechanical Systems | 12,960 | 9.8% |
| Structural | 10,352 | 7.8% |
| Construction Fence | 7,725 | 5.8% |
| Sprinklers | 6,760 | 5.1% |
| Foundation | 4,920 | 3.7% |
| Supported Scaffold | 4,849 | 3.7% |
| Suspended Scaffold | 3,898 | 2.9% |
Newest records in the dataset (free preview)
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | X08003863-I1-SH | 738 EAST 243 STREET | Sidewalk Shed | Permit Issued | 5,000 | INSTALLATION OF 300 psf SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE 2014 C… |
| 2026-10-22 | X08001716-I1-SH | 708 EAST 243 STREET | Supported Scaffold | Permit Issued | 5,000 | INSTALLATPIPE ION OF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER… |
| 2026-10-22 | X08001716-I1-SH | 708 EAST 243 STREET | Sidewalk Shed | Permit Issued | 5,000 | INSTALLATPIPE ION OF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01476622-I1-SC | 2868 WEBSTER AVENUE | Suspended Scaffold | Permit Issued | – | INSTALLATION OF TWO-POINT SCAFFOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH NYCC 2022 CHAPTER 33 BUILDING CODE. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01476464-I1-SL | 764 EAST 236 STREET | Solar | Permit Issued | 40,500 | FILING HEREWITH TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EG… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01475292-I1-PMM | 29 MT HOPE PLACE | Protection and Mechanical Methods | Permit Issued | 6,000 | INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PERSONNEL MATERIAL HOIST AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. |
| 2026-10-22 | X01475241-I1-SL | 2747 WESTERVELT AVENUE | Solar | Permit Issued | 49,500 | FILING HEREWITH TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF ROOF MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EG… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01474448-I1-FN | 3141 GUNTHER AVENUE | Construction Fence | Permit Issued | 160 | PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION FENCE. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. |
| 2026-10-22 | X01474060-I1-SH | 929 COURTLAND AVENUE | Sidewalk Shed | Permit Issued | 5,000 | INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SIDEW… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01473325-I1-GC | 2470 DEVOE TERRACE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 75,000 | INTERIOR RENOVATION TO EXISTING 2 FAMILY. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY. |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472771-I1-SF | 1678 NELSON AVENUE | Supported Scaffold | Permit Issued | 1,000 | PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF 2022 THE… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472161-I1-SH | 2114 BELMONT AVENUE | Sidewalk Shed | Permit Issued | 9,000 | INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #3… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472161-I1-SH | 2114 BELMONT AVENUE | Supported Scaffold | Permit Issued | 9,000 | INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #3… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472161-I1-SF | 2114 BELMONT AVENUE | Sidewalk Shed | Permit Issued | 9,000 | INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #3… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472161-I1-SF | 2114 BELMONT AVENUE | Supported Scaffold | Permit Issued | 9,000 | INSTALLATION OF 300PSF SIDEWALK SHED AND PIPE SCAFFOLDING AS PER PLANS. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL COMPLY WITH CH #3… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472129-I1-EW-SP | 112 EAST 167 STREET | Standpipe | Permit Issued | 1,000 | Install sprinkler and standpipe systems in conjunction with NB#X01255412-I1. The systems are hydraulically ca… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472129-I1-EW-SP | 112 EAST 167 STREET | Sprinklers | Permit Issued | 1,000 | Install sprinkler and standpipe systems in conjunction with NB#X01255412-I1. The systems are hydraulically ca… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472129-I1-EW-SD | 112 EAST 167 STREET | Sprinklers | Permit Issued | 1,000 | Install sprinkler and standpipe systems in conjunction with NB#X01255412-I1. The systems are hydraulically ca… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01472129-I1-EW-SD | 112 EAST 167 STREET | Standpipe | Permit Issued | 1,000 | Install sprinkler and standpipe systems in conjunction with NB#X01255412-I1. The systems are hydraulically ca… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01470826-I1-PL | 2590 3 AVENUE | Plumbing | Permit Issued | 10,000 | INSTALL (2) HVAC UNITS ON ROOF |
| 2026-10-22 | X01468728-I1-ST | 690 EAST 166 STREET | Structural | Permit Issued | 100,030 | EMERGENCY STABILIZATION AND SELECTIVE NON-STRUCTURAL REMOVAL AT 2-STORY BUILDING AS PER PLANS. SUBMITTED TO R… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01466048-I1-SL | 2665 GRAND CONCOURSE | Solar | Permit Issued | 305,662 | Installation of a 59.36kW, Grid-Tied, Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic Solar System at 2665 Grand Concourse, Bronx N… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01465021-I1-PL | 3163 EAST TREMONT AVENUE | Plumbing | Permit Issued | 10,000 | 120/26 CREATE HANDICAP TOILET FACILITIES PER DEPT OF HEALTH SUMMONS # 1001426F0 |
| 2026-10-22 | X01461843-I1-GC | 3540 JOHNSON AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 42,400 | Removal of interior non-load bearing walls, floor and ceiling finishes, dropped ceiling tiles and grid at fir… |
| 2026-10-22 | X01461659-I1-GC-CX | 3703 PROVOST AVENUE | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 81,600 | Replace HVAC units with split units on existing steel dunnage. |
Source and licence
Source: NYC Department of Buildings (via NYC Open Data), dataset DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits (rbx6-tga4) on data.cityofnewyork.us.
Data retrieved 2026-10-24 12:00:22 UTC.
Licence: NYC Open Data legal policy: public data sets available 'without any restrictions on their use' (NYC Admin. Code 23-502(d), as amended by Local Law 251 of 2017); source, version and a description of modifications may be required (terms).
Modifications by Open Registry Data: selected columns, renamed to a common schema, filtered by issued date, owner/applicant/contractor/inspector name and phone fields not downloaded, email-like and phone-like text in descriptions withheld entirely, personal-name patterns in descriptions (for example a surname before “Residence”) replaced with “[name removed]”, exact duplicate rows removed. Covers permits filed in DOB NOW: Build only (not older BIS filings). Value is the estimated job cost in US dollars as reported. See all sources and licences and the methodology.