NYC DOB NOW building permits issued, February 2026
NYC DOB NOW building permits issued: 10,634 records in February 2026, 17.5% fewer than January 2026 (12,896). Jump to the full CSV.
10,634records
-17.5%vs previous month
20categories
US$50,000median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was General Construction with 2,721 records (26% of the month); 20 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was Manhattan (2,388); 10 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Wednesday 18 February with 772 records (issued date).
- 9,284 records (87%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$50,000, the 90th percentile US$678,001 and the largest US$217,878,621 (General Construction). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: Permit Issued 6,979, Signed-off 3,655.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Construction | 2,721 | 25.6% |
| Plumbing | 1,669 | 15.7% |
| Mechanical Systems | 1,103 | 10.4% |
| Structural | 770 | 7.2% |
| Construction Fence | 702 | 6.6% |
| Sprinklers | 659 | 6.2% |
| Sidewalk Shed | 556 | 5.2% |
| Suspended Scaffold | 345 | 3.2% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 2,388 | 22.5% |
| MANHATTAN | 1,783 | 16.8% |
| Brooklyn | 1,761 | 16.6% |
| BROOKLYN | 1,211 | 11.4% |
| Queens | 983 | 9.2% |
| QUEENS | 826 | 7.8% |
| Bronx | 682 | 6.4% |
| BRONX | 412 | 3.9% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 2 Feb | 2,744 | |
| Mon 9 Feb | 2,696 | |
| Mon 16 Feb | 2,702 | |
| Mon 23 Feb | 2,492 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217,878,621 | 2026-02-20 | 375 MADISON AVENUE | General Construction | M01224609-I1-GC |
| 181,529,926 | 2026-02-05 | 46 CLAREMONT AVENUE | General Construction | M00898377-I1-GC |
| 132,000,000 | 2026-02-06 | 71 PRINCE STREET | General Construction | B00542600-I1-GC |
| 117,000,000 | 2026-02-13 | 200 EAST 138 STREET | General Construction | X00658182-I1-GC |
| 89,507,040 | 2026-02-11 | 110 MAIDEN LANE | General Construction | M01110829-I1-GC |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | M01318198-I1-GC | 452 FIFTH AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 10,200,500 | Interior renovation and modifications on construction Floor 1,2, and Cellar as per plans filed herewith. No c… |
| 2026-02-27 | M01006241-I1-GC | 245 PARK AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 9,700,000 | Facade overclad as per plans. No change to use, egress or occupancy. |
| 2026-02-27 | B00779536-S2-MS | 400 EMPIRE BOULEVARD | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 7,760,360 | Install VPHPs and associated ductwork and install VRFs, replacement of all existing gas and fuel fired heatin… |
| 2026-02-27 | Q01114949-I1-GC-CX | 75-10 21 AVENUE | Structural | Permit Issued | 7,000,000 | Q002-REPLACEMENT OF ROOFS & PARAPETS, SELECTED FACE BRICK REPLACEMENT, NON STRUCTURAL CONCRETE REPAIR, INTERI… |
| 2026-02-27 | Q01114949-I1-GC-CX | 75-10 21 AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 7,000,000 | Q002-REPLACEMENT OF ROOFS & PARAPETS, SELECTED FACE BRICK REPLACEMENT, NON STRUCTURAL CONCRETE REPAIR, INTERI… |
| 2026-02-27 | Q01266280-I1-GC | 10-32 47 AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 5,421,262 | CONVERT EXISTING 2 STORY BUILDING TO 22 RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS USE WITH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ENLARGEME… |
| 2026-02-27 | M01343448-S2-MS | 2 PENN PLAZA | Mechanical Systems | Signed-off | 4,299,990 | Hereby filing to install mechanical units with associated ductwork and piping for office renovation as shown… |
| 2026-02-27 | B00480794-I1-GC | 97 WALWORTH STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 3,845,596 | APPLICATION FILED HEREWITH FOR VERTICAL ENLARGEMENT AND INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING 1 STORY COMMERCIAL B… |
| 2026-02-27 | M01346293-S2-GC | 140 WEST 65 STREET | General Construction | Signed-off | 3,439,755 | Filing herewith civil scope for non-structural demolition aka removal scope of planters, benches, trees, etc.… |
| 2026-02-27 | M01261884-I1-GC | 99 PARK AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 3,297,548 | AT 2ND FLOOR TENANT SPACE, INSTALLATION OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS, FINISHES, CEILING, FLOORING, AND INTERIOR CON… |
| 2026-02-27 | M01041616-I1-ST | 2 GANSEVOORT STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 3,000,000 | EXTERIOR MASONRY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT. CONCRETE BALCONY REPAIRS AND STEEL LINTEL REPLACEMENT. |
| 2026-02-27 | M01041616-I1-ST | 2 GANSEVOORT STREET | Structural | Permit Issued | 3,000,000 | EXTERIOR MASONRY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT. CONCRETE BALCONY REPAIRS AND STEEL LINTEL REPLACEMENT. |
| 2026-02-27 | M01282721-I1-GC | 1000 5 AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 2,500,000 | Infrastructure project. Renovations, finishes as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupa… |
| 2026-02-27 | M01096646-I1-GC | 301 EAST 17 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 2,390,715 | Herewith filing general construction modifications for Inpatient Unit, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital. No ch… |
| 2026-02-27 | B00529427-I1-GC | 1651 58 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 2,347,800 | nb application for new 1 family house |
| 2026-02-27 | Q08020327-S4-GC | 86-53 GRAND AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,852,822 | Filed herewith civil site work filed in conjunction with ALT 1 CO application Q08020327-I1 as per plans filed… |
| 2026-02-27 | M01326941-I1-MS | 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 1,846,042 | Modifications to the existing HVAC System: Installation of new ductwork, VAV's, FCU's and associated equipmen… |
| 2026-02-27 | M01080676-I1-GC | 250 EAST 87 STREET | General Construction | Signed-off | 1,740,932 | Parapet replacement, sill replacement, lintel replacement, concrete repairs, masonry repairs per plans. No ch… |
| 2026-02-27 | B01216883-I1-GC-CX | 898 MADISON STREET | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 1,461,581 | THIS APPLICATION FILED FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2 FAMILY DWELLING, VERTICAL & HORIZON… |
| 2026-02-27 | B01216883-I1-GC-CX | 898 MADISON STREET | Foundation | Permit Issued | 1,461,581 | THIS APPLICATION FILED FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2 FAMILY DWELLING, VERTICAL & HORIZON… |
| 2026-02-27 | B01216883-I1-GC-CX | 898 MADISON STREET | Earth Work | Permit Issued | 1,461,581 | THIS APPLICATION FILED FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2 FAMILY DWELLING, VERTICAL & HORIZON… |
| 2026-02-27 | B01216883-I1-GC-CX | 898 MADISON STREET | Structural | Permit Issued | 1,461,581 | THIS APPLICATION FILED FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2 FAMILY DWELLING, VERTICAL & HORIZON… |
| 2026-02-27 | B01216883-I1-GC-CX | 898 MADISON STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,461,581 | THIS APPLICATION FILED FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING 2 FAMILY DWELLING, VERTICAL & HORIZON… |
| 2026-02-27 | M00713938-I1-GC | 243 WEST END AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,300,000 | LOCAL LAW FACADE RESTORATION. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. |
| 2026-02-27 | M01227851-I1-GC | 157 EAST 62 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,237,000 | Interior renovation with vertical and horizontal enlargement to show additional occupied floors on CO associa… |
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.
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