NYC DOB NOW building permits issued, September 2026
NYC DOB NOW building permits issued: 15,815 records in September 2026, 5.4% more than August 2026 (15,004). Jump to the full CSV.
15,815records
+5.4%vs previous month
20categories
US$40,000median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was General Construction with 3,786 records (24% of the month); 20 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was Manhattan (5,965); 5 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Tuesday 15 September with 909 records (issued date).
- 13,015 records (82%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$40,000, the 90th percentile US$713,300 and the largest US$135,173,109 (General Construction). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: Permit Issued 14,942, Signed-off 873.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General Construction | 3,786 | 23.9% |
| Sidewalk Shed | 2,023 | 12.8% |
| Plumbing | 1,995 | 12.6% |
| Mechanical Systems | 1,482 | 9.4% |
| Structural | 1,203 | 7.6% |
| Construction Fence | 862 | 5.5% |
| Sprinklers | 732 | 4.6% |
| Supported Scaffold | 638 | 4.0% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 5,965 | 37.7% |
| Brooklyn | 3,839 | 24.3% |
| Queens | 3,315 | 21.0% |
| Bronx | 1,480 | 9.4% |
| Staten Island | 1,216 | 7.7% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 31 Aug | 2,802 | |
| Mon 7 Sep | 3,052 | |
| Mon 14 Sep | 4,001 | |
| Mon 21 Sep | 3,719 | |
| Mon 28 Sep | 2,241 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135,173,109 | 2026-09-04 | 115 55 STREET | General Construction | B08050677-I1-GC |
| 129,950,554 | 2026-09-10 | 1150 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE | General Construction | M00966646-I1-GC |
| 74,946,373 | 2026-09-11 | 10 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA | General Construction | M01103346-I1-GC |
| 70,452,976 | 2026-09-18 | 175 3 STREET | General Construction | B00680917-I1-GC |
| 66,000,000 | 2026-09-21 | 2060 BARTOW AVENUE | General Construction | X00616474-I1-GC |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | B01270573-I1-EW-SD | 280 KENT AVENUE | Standpipe | Permit Issued | 15,000,000 | SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB 320917503 |
| 2026-09-30 | B01270573-I1-EW-SD | 280 KENT AVENUE | Sprinklers | Permit Issued | 15,000,000 | SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB 320917503 |
| 2026-09-30 | X01115776-I1-GC-CX | 3594 3 AVENUE | Structural | Permit Issued | 10,000,000 | Q148Q: Roof Replacement, Bulkhead Roofs, Parapets, Canopy, Roof Curbs. Remove, repair, replace, point Brick W… |
| 2026-09-30 | X01115776-I1-GC-CX | 3594 3 AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 10,000,000 | Q148Q: Roof Replacement, Bulkhead Roofs, Parapets, Canopy, Roof Curbs. Remove, repair, replace, point Brick W… |
| 2026-09-30 | M01450036-I1-GC | 125 PARK AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 8,937,580 | Installation of new partitions, doors, ceilings and finishes on the 20th and 21st floors (TD Securities- 21st… |
| 2026-09-30 | M01108720-I1-GC | 140 CARDER ROAD | General Construction | Permit Issued | 8,000,000 | Interior renovation providing new partitions, doors, fixtures and finishes, as well as replacement of exterio… |
| 2026-09-30 | M00916295-I1-GC | 1040 FIFTH AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 4,450,000 | Renovation of residential apartment 9/10C |
| 2026-09-30 | M01371290-I1-GC | 1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS | General Construction | Permit Issued | 4,428,340 | Minor interior demolition. Installation of new interior partitions, doors, suspended ceilings, flooring and f… |
| 2026-09-30 | X01239484-S1-GC | 560 BROOK AVENUE | Structural | Signed-off | 4,100,000 | SELECTIVE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SITE RETAINING WALL AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CONCRETE SITE RETAINING WALL. |
| 2026-09-30 | X01239484-S1-GC | 560 BROOK AVENUE | General Construction | Signed-off | 4,100,000 | SELECTIVE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SITE RETAINING WALL AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CONCRETE SITE RETAINING WALL. |
| 2026-09-30 | M01143306-I1-GC | 1107 FIFTH AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 3,746,170 | Renovation of existing apartment unit on the 12 floor. |
| 2026-09-30 | M01333363-S2-MS | 2508 BROADWAY | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 3,500,000 | MECHANICAL WORK CONSISTING OF REMOVAL OF BOILER AND HOW WATER HEATERS. DECOMMISSIONING OF FUEL OIL TANK, INST… |
| 2026-09-30 | S00661508-I1-PL | 455 HUGUENOT AVENUE | Plumbing | Permit Issued | 3,375,200 | SITE DRAINAGE & PLUMBING: REDIRECT SITE STORMWATER TO PROPOSED NEW DRYWELLS ON SITE; REMOVE AND REPLACE EXIST… |
| 2026-09-30 | X00884371-S5-PL | 3550 BIVONA STREET | Plumbing | Permit Issued | 2,970,000 | INTERIOR RENOVATION OF 13-STORY NYCHA MULTIPLE DWELLING AS PART OF THE NYCHA PACT RENOVATION: REPLACEMENT OF… |
| 2026-09-30 | M01332741-I1-MS | 301 EAST 69 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 2,850,000 | Building wide replacement of the dual temperature piping infrastructure per plans. No change in use, egress o… |
| 2026-09-30 | M01332741-I1-MS | 301 EAST 69 STREET | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 2,850,000 | Building wide replacement of the dual temperature piping infrastructure per plans. No change in use, egress o… |
| 2026-09-30 | M01332741-I1-GC | 301 EAST 69 STREET | Mechanical Systems | Permit Issued | 2,850,000 | Building wide replacement of the dual temperature piping infrastructure per plans. No change in use, egress o… |
| 2026-09-30 | M01332741-I1-GC | 301 EAST 69 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 2,850,000 | Building wide replacement of the dual temperature piping infrastructure per plans. No change in use, egress o… |
| 2026-09-30 | X08037079-I1-GC | 560 EAST 233 STREET | Foundation | Permit Issued | 2,370,100 | New 233rd Street Pumping Station. NYC DEP Capital Project WP-269 PS-DES-2 Pumping Stations. |
| 2026-09-30 | X08037079-I1-GC | 560 EAST 233 STREET | Structural | Permit Issued | 2,370,100 | New 233rd Street Pumping Station. NYC DEP Capital Project WP-269 PS-DES-2 Pumping Stations. |
| 2026-09-30 | X08037079-I1-GC | 560 EAST 233 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 2,370,100 | New 233rd Street Pumping Station. NYC DEP Capital Project WP-269 PS-DES-2 Pumping Stations. |
| 2026-09-30 | X00883722-S8-GC-CX | 1710 LAFAYETTE AVENUE | Structural | Permit Issued | 2,120,000 | EXTERIOR UPGRADES AND ROOF REPLACEMENT OF 6-STORY NYCHA MULTIPLE DWELLING AS PART OF THE NYCHA PACT RENOVATIO… |
| 2026-09-30 | X00883722-S8-GC-CX | 1710 LAFAYETTE AVENUE | General Construction | Permit Issued | 2,120,000 | EXTERIOR UPGRADES AND ROOF REPLACEMENT OF 6-STORY NYCHA MULTIPLE DWELLING AS PART OF THE NYCHA PACT RENOVATIO… |
| 2026-09-30 | M01337575-I1-GC | 605 EAST 9 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,827,000 | EXTERIOR REPAIR AND RESTORATION. NO CHANGE TO USE EGRESS NOR OCCUPANCY. |
| 2026-09-30 | M01301272-I1-GC-CX | 60 EAST 135 STREET | General Construction | Permit Issued | 1,780,000 | To be reviewed with Development HUB. Alt II filing for renovation of existing waste yard - demo of existing c… |
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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