Seattle building permits issued: monthly counts, Jan 2026 to Sep 2026
Building, land-use and trade permits issued by Seattle SDCI, one row per permit. This page lists 4,920 records across nine complete months (January 2026 to September 2026), plus the newest records through 2026-10-22. Value is the estimated project cost in US dollars as reported; many trade permits carry no value. 0 exact duplicate rows were removed and 0 descriptions were withheld because they contained contact details.
Month by month
| Month | Records | vs prior month | Median value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 476 | – | US$120,000 | |
| February 2026 | 409 | -14.1% | US$100,000 | |
| March 2026 | 651 | +59.2% | US$148,590 | |
| April 2026 | 637 | -2.2% | US$115,000 | |
| May 2026 | 524 | -17.7% | US$106,636 | |
| June 2026 | 589 | +12.4% | US$100,000 | |
| July 2026 | 566 | -3.9% | US$100,000 | |
| August 2026 | 561 | -0.9% | US$175,920 | |
| September 2026 | 507 | -9.6% | US$100,000 |
Categories
| Category | Records, Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building | 4,125 | 83.8% |
| Demolition | 406 | 8.3% |
| Roof | 369 | 7.5% |
| Grading | 20 | 0.4% |
Newest records in the dataset (free preview)
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | 7168856-CN | 1740 MELROSE AVE | Building | Issued | 9,500 | Interior remodel to condo unit Subject To Field Inspection (STFI) |
| 2026-10-22 | 7168746-RR | 1415 NE 45TH ST | Roof | Issued | 100,214 | Clean off existing roof of dirt dust and debris then apply liquid roof costing to existing roof. |
| 2026-10-22 | 7168687-RR | 8014 LAKE CITY WAY NE | Roof | Issued | 105,600 | Recover the existing single-ply roofing system with the installation of a new 1" polyisocyanurate (ISO) insul… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7168686-RR | 2756 NE 45th ST | Roof | Issued | 82,987 | Scope of Work: This project consists of a roof recover over the existing single-ply roofing system. The work… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7168447-CN | 1819 41ST AVE E | Building | Issued | 57,685 | Construct interior alterations to basement level of existing one family dwelling per STFI |
| 2026-10-22 | 7168315-CN | 5018 37TH AVE NE | Building | Issued | 150,000 | Construct alterations to existing one family residence subject to field inspection (STFI). |
| 2026-10-22 | 7167837-CN | 4408 A MERIDIAN AVE N | Building | Issued | 8,000 | Construct alterations to south unit of two-family dwelling subject to field inspection (STFI) |
| 2026-10-22 | 7167471-BK | 601 UNION ST | Building | Issued | 90,000 | Construct blanket permit tenant improvements to Rael & Letson on the 24th floor of existing commercial buildi… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7166578-CN | 6247 31ST AVE NE | Building | Ready for Issuance | 4,000 | "Remove portion of shared accessory garage on property to grade and establish surface parking subject to fiel… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7166575-CN | 6251 31ST AVE NE | Building | Ready for Issuance | 4,000 | "Remove portion of shared accessory garage on property to grade and establish surface parking subject to fiel… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7161086-CN | 2131 45TH AVE SW | Building | Issued | 37,000 | Construct foundation repair to existing one family dwelling per plan. |
| 2026-10-22 | 7154979-CN | 727 HARVARD AVE E | Building | Reviews Completed | 14,300 | Construct alterations to existing two family dwelling per plan. |
| 2026-10-22 | 7154978-CN | 725 HARVARD AVE E | Building | Issued | 14,300 | Construct alterations to existing two-family dwelling per plan. |
| 2026-10-22 | 7154486-CN | 9032 3RD AVE NW | Building | Issued | 165,000 | Construct addition and alterations to existing west single family dwelling per plan. (Allow housing for one d… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7149892-CN | 2350 6TH AVE | Building | Issued | 1,500,000 | Construct initial tenant improvements to existing mixed use building at North suite level 1 and B1 ( Boutique… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7148274-CN | 3007 23RD AVE W | Building | Issued | 23,000 | Install helical piers on existing one-family dwelling foundation per plan. |
| 2026-10-22 | 7144570-BK | 2015 WESTERN AVE | Building | Issued | 150,000 | Construct blanket permit tenant improvements to future tenant on floors: 1-7 of existing commercial building… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7144550-CN | 4567 RAINIER AVE S | Building | Issued | 70,000 | Construct supports and install portable office trailer for commercial building (Columbia Funeral Home) and oc… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7140458-DM | 4043 40TH AVE SW | Demolition | Issued | 300,000 | Demolish existing detached garage subject to field inspection (STFI) |
| 2026-10-22 | 7138853-CN | 8821 40TH AVE SW | Building | Issued | 549,984 | Establish use as housing for two attached dwelling unit per land use code. Existing detached dwelling to rema… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7138346-CN | 9034 3RD AVE NW | Building | Issued | 40,000 | Construct alterations to convert detached garage into east single family dwelling unit per plan. (Allow housi… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7134500-DM | 1967 PERKINS LN W | Demolition | Issued | 10,000 | Demolish and remove structure and associated site work per plan. |
| 2026-10-22 | 7129749-CN | 6605 A CARLETON AVE S | Building | Issued | 559,017 | Construct west two-family dwelling (Establish use as townhouse & duplex per land use code. Construct (2) town… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7129748-CN | 6607 A CARLETON AVE S | Building | Issued | 664,562 | Construct middle townhouse (Establish use as townhouse & duplex per land use code. Construct (2) townhouses &… |
| 2026-10-22 | 7112932-CN | 612 N 59TH ST | Building | Issued | 50,000 | Construct addition & alterations to detached accessory garage per plan |
Source and licence
Source: Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (via data.seattle.gov), dataset Building Permits (76t5-zqzr) on data.seattle.gov.
Data retrieved 2026-10-24 11:59:15 UTC.
Licence: Public Domain.
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. Value is the estimated project cost in US dollars as reported; many trade permits carry no value. See all sources and licences and the methodology.