NYC DOB NOW building permits issued, August 2026
NYC DOB NOW building permits issued: 15,004 records in August 2026, 5.8% fewer than July 2026 (15,933). Jump to the full CSV.
15,004records
-5.8%vs previous month
21categories
US$39,000median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was General Construction with 3,549 records (24% of the month); 21 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was Manhattan (5,670); 5 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Monday 31 August with 961 records (issued date).
- 12,354 records (82%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$39,000, the 90th percentile US$660,257 and the largest US$350,000,000 (Earth Work). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: Permit Issued 13,580, Signed-off 1,424.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Construction | 3,549 | 23.7% |
| Sidewalk Shed | 2,075 | 13.8% |
| Plumbing | 1,931 | 12.9% |
| Mechanical Systems | 1,345 | 9.0% |
| Structural | 1,109 | 7.4% |
| Construction Fence | 769 | 5.1% |
| Sprinklers | 720 | 4.8% |
| Supported Scaffold | 591 | 3.9% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 5,670 | 37.8% |
| Brooklyn | 3,892 | 25.9% |
| Queens | 2,869 | 19.1% |
| Bronx | 1,517 | 10.1% |
| Staten Island | 1,056 | 7.0% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 3 Aug | 3,924 | |
| Mon 10 Aug | 3,805 | |
| Mon 17 Aug | 2,931 | |
| Mon 24 Aug | 3,383 | |
| Mon 31 Aug | 961 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350,000,000 | 2026-08-25 | 72-02 31 AVENUE | Earth Work | Q00558742-S1-FO-EA |
| 350,000,000 | 2026-08-25 | 72-02 31 AVENUE | Foundation | Q00558742-S1-FO-EA |
| 88,791,360 | 2026-08-24 | 100 WILLIAM STREET | General Construction | M01363617-I1-GC |
| 70,000,000 | 2026-08-04 | 97 BARCLAY STREET | General Construction | M01308436-I1-GC |
| 67,750,000 | 2026-08-21 | 30 BROAD STREET | General Construction | M01300953-I1-GC |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | B01341528-I1-GC | 1104 PACIFIC STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 19,620,039 | PROPOSING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENLARGEMENT TO AN EXISTING TWO-STORY BUILDING, PROPOSING 9 STORY, CELLAR, A… |
| 2026-08-31 | M00647398-I1-MS | 433 EAST 30 STREET | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 9,000,000 | NYU - MSB Restack Build Out - MECHANICAL MODIFICATIONS ACCORDING TO PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, E… |
| 2026-08-31 | Q01266456-I1-GC-CX | 31-01 20 AVENUE | Structural | Permit Issued | 6,500,000 | INSTALLATION OF ONE-STORY MOTOR CONTROL CENTER (MCC) ENCLOSURE ON FOUNDATION APPROVED UNDER APPLICATION # Q01… |
| 2026-08-31 | Q01266456-I1-GC-CX | 31-01 20 AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 6,500,000 | INSTALLATION OF ONE-STORY MOTOR CONTROL CENTER (MCC) ENCLOSURE ON FOUNDATION APPROVED UNDER APPLICATION # Q01… |
| 2026-08-31 | Q01166293-I1-GC | 61-20 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY | General Construction | Permit Issued | 6,148,764 | 9th Cycle FISP Repair. No Change to Use, Egress or Occupancy. |
| 2026-08-31 | Q01156566-I1-GC | 94-06 104 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 5,434,275 | Repair of existing roofing and parapets. Masonry repairs and window replacement in the third floor courtyard. |
| 2026-08-31 | X01179507-I1-MS | 310 EAST KINGSBRIDGE ROAD | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 4,491,427 | Mechanical work for comprehensive energy upgrades as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or oc… |
| 2026-08-31 | B00611035-I1-GC | 185 ELLERY STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 4,000,000 | New elevator and elevator shaft addition with access to floors basement through 4th floor and providing compl… |
| 2026-08-31 | M00867011-I1-GC | 575 LEXINGTON AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 3,199,626 | WCM Lobby, Cellar; Interior partitions and finishes to accommodate the Primary Care Renovation in the existin… |
| 2026-08-31 | M01420409-I1-GC | 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS | General Construction | Permit Issued | 3,099,810 | Installation of new partitions, doors, ceilings and finishes on the 35th floor (OneMain Financial) as per pla… |
| 2026-08-31 | B01219955-I1-GC-CX | 1711 FULTON STREET | Structural | Permit Issued | 2,506,206 | IT IS PROPOSED TO REPAIR FACADE - BRICK REPLACEMENT; POINTING, REMOVE AND REPLACE STEEL WINDOW LINDEL, WATERP… |
| 2026-08-31 | B01219955-I1-GC-CX | 1711 FULTON STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 2,506,206 | IT IS PROPOSED TO REPAIR FACADE - BRICK REPLACEMENT; POINTING, REMOVE AND REPLACE STEEL WINDOW LINDEL, WATERP… |
| 2026-08-31 | Q08026647-S9-EW-SP | 64-34 175 STREET | Standpipe | Permit Issued | 2,000,000 | PROPOSED FIRE PROTECTION -SPRINKLER & STANDPIPE FOR PS216Q NEW ADDITION 4 STORY. |
| 2026-08-31 | Q08026647-S9-EW-SP | 64-34 175 STREET | Sprinklers | Permit Issued | 2,000,000 | PROPOSED FIRE PROTECTION -SPRINKLER & STANDPIPE FOR PS216Q NEW ADDITION 4 STORY. |
| 2026-08-31 | Q08026647-S9-EW-SD | 64-34 175 STREET | Sprinklers | Permit Issued | 2,000,000 | PROPOSED FIRE PROTECTION -SPRINKLER & STANDPIPE FOR PS216Q NEW ADDITION 4 STORY. |
| 2026-08-31 | Q08026647-S9-EW-SD | 64-34 175 STREET | Standpipe | Permit Issued | 2,000,000 | PROPOSED FIRE PROTECTION -SPRINKLER & STANDPIPE FOR PS216Q NEW ADDITION 4 STORY. |
| 2026-08-31 | X01392142-I1-GC | 3800 WALDO AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,994,775 | Filing for facade and balcony repairs as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, occupancy or egress. |
| 2026-08-31 | Q01315539-I1-MS | 31-01 20 AVENUE | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 1,918,036 | MECHANICAL INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE NITROGEN STORAGE, VAPORIZERS, PIPING, CONTROLS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED SYSTEM… |
| 2026-08-31 | M01397856-I1-GC | 122 5 AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,868,539 | Interior office renovation on 2nd floor as indicated on plans filed herewith. No change of use, egress or occ… |
| 2026-08-31 | M01021326-I1-GC | 1200 FIFTH AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,665,536 | Filing for facade repairs as per plans filed herewith. No change in use occupancy or egress. |
| 2026-08-31 | B01046510-I1-GC | 770 FULTON STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,315,500 | Filing for facade repairs as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, occupancy or egress. |
| 2026-08-31 | M01438328-I1-GC | 16 WEST 22 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,312,230 | Filing herewith interior renovation on the 4th FL. as per plans filed herewith. No change to use, egress or o… |
| 2026-08-31 | Q01231082-I1-GC-CX | 164-10 71 AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,287,360 | ENLARGEMENT OF EXSITING ONE FAMILY TO CONVERT TO TWO DWELLING UNIT. OBTAIN NEW C OF O. |
| 2026-08-31 | Q01231082-I1-GC-CX | 164-10 71 AVENUE | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 1,287,360 | ENLARGEMENT OF EXSITING ONE FAMILY TO CONVERT TO TWO DWELLING UNIT. OBTAIN NEW C OF O. |
| 2026-08-31 | Q01231082-I1-GC-CX | 164-10 71 AVENUE | Earth Work | Permit Issued | 1,287,360 | ENLARGEMENT OF EXSITING ONE FAMILY TO CONVERT TO TWO DWELLING UNIT. OBTAIN NEW C OF O. |
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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