Seattle building permits issued, April 2026
Seattle building permits issued: 637 records in April 2026, 2.2% fewer than March 2026 (651). Jump to the full CSV.
637records
-2.2%vs previous month
4categories
US$115,000median reported value
What the data shows
- The most common category was Building with 528 records (83% of the month); 4 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was 98115 (45); 31 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Monday 20 April with 52 records (issued date).
- 628 records (99%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$115,000, the 90th percentile US$679,869 and the largest US$41,875,934 (Building). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: Issued 439, Completed 188, Inspections Completed 7, Withdrawn 3.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building | 528 | 82.9% |
| Roof | 67 | 10.5% |
| Demolition | 41 | 6.4% |
| Grading | 1 | 0.2% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 98115 | 45 | 7.1% |
| 98103 | 44 | 6.9% |
| 98136 | 39 | 6.1% |
| 98117 | 38 | 6.0% |
| 98125 | 31 | 4.9% |
| 98105 | 28 | 4.4% |
| 98119 | 28 | 4.4% |
| 98101 | 27 | 4.2% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 30 Mar | 109 | |
| Mon 6 Apr | 136 | |
| Mon 13 Apr | 149 | |
| Mon 20 Apr | 138 | |
| Mon 27 Apr | 105 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41,875,934 | 2026-04-15 | 3928 S GRAHAM ST | Building | 7037762-CN |
| 14,340,000 | 2026-04-27 | 222 S HOLGATE ST | Grading | 7097438-GR |
| 13,000,000 | 2026-04-10 | 2701 26TH AVE SW | Building | 7098124-CN |
| 13,000,000 | 2026-04-01 | 2701 26TH AVE SW | Demolition | 7098125-DM |
| 12,000,000 | 2026-04-30 | 1555 AIRPORT WAY S | Building | 7062120-CN |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 7062120-CN | 1555 AIRPORT WAY S | Building | Issued | 12,000,000 | Construct alterations to existing metro terminal maintenance building per plan. Mechanical included. |
| 2026-04-30 | 7064968-CN | 7600 DAYTON AVE N | Building | Issued | 1,306,265 | Establish use as rowhouse per land use code. Construct new townhouse building per plan. |
| 2026-04-30 | 7045938-CN | 3319 59TH AVE SW | Building | Issued | 930,568 | Establish use as single family residence per land use code. Construct new one family dwelling per plan. |
| 2026-04-30 | 7098673-CN | 7706 44TH AVE NE | Building | Issued | 838,352 | Construct new two-family dwelling (EAST Duplex) per plan. ([Land use description.] Construct (1) new two-fami… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7106083-CN | 207 31ST AVE | Building | Issued | 797,162 | Establish use as single family residence per land use code. Construct new one family dwelling per plan. |
| 2026-04-30 | 7110326-CN | 3010 W SMITH ST | Building | Issued | 741,365 | Establish use as single-family residence with attached accessory dwelling unit per land use code. Construct n… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7100082-CN | 530 NE 88TH ST | Building | Issued | 629,902 | Establish use as single-family residence per land use code. Construct one-family dwelling per plan |
| 2026-04-30 | 7128305-CN | 1321 SENECA ST | Building | Issued | 518,042 | Construct minor alterations to portions of a residential high-rise per plans |
| 2026-04-30 | 7115196-CN | 7708 44TH AVE NE | Building | Issued | 416,915 | Construct new two-family dwelling (WEST SFR) per plan. ([Land use description.] Construct (1) new two-family… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7119006-CN | 6233 29TH AVE NE | Building | Issued | 295,969 | Construct substantial alterations and additions to existing one-family dwelling per plan |
| 2026-04-30 | 7134510-BK | 2101 4TH AVE | Building | Completed | 175,000 | Construct blanket permit tenant improvements to Integrated Design Engineers on the 15th floor of existing com… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7137110-BK | 1000 2ND AVE | Building | Completed | 80,613 | Construct blanket permit tenant improvements to Cowan Miller & Lederman on the 29th floor of existing commerc… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7140936-CN | 8004 22ND AVE NW | Building | Issued | 70,000 | Construct alterations to one-family dwelling subject to field inspection (STFI) |
| 2026-04-30 | 7126110-CN | 1140 23RD AVE E | Building | Issued | 64,500 | Construct foundation repair with helical piles to existing one family dwelling per plan. |
| 2026-04-30 | 7135673-CN | 3418 DENSMORE AVE N | Building | Issued | 35,000 | Construct interior alterations to existing one family dwelling subject to field inspection (STFI). |
| 2026-04-30 | 7141020-RR | 921 YAKIMA AVE S | Roof | Completed | 15,975 | Residential reroof only; no structural changes. Remove existing shingles. No planned plywood but if plywood i… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7140864-RR | 1700 SW Henderson ST | Roof | Issued | 9,900 | Remove Composition Shingles and Install New composition shingles |
| 2026-04-30 | 7140771-CN | 203 NW 47TH ST | Building | Completed | 8,000 | Construct alterations to remove brick single story chimney and replace with insert subject to field inspectio… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7140567-CN | 207 BOREN AVE N | Building | Issued | 7,500 | Construct Tenant improvement Project at 207 Boren Ave N. Removing existing partial-height demoutable partitio… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7140968-CN | 11521 39TH AVE NE | Building | Completed | 6,440 | Engineered EHR plans for single family residence |
| 2026-04-30 | 7140321-CN | 1007 STEWART ST | Building | Issued | 3,000 | Construct Tenant Improvement Project at 1007 Stewart St. Installing full height demountable partition wall su… |
| 2026-04-30 | 7131542-DM | 720 S ELMGROVE ST | Demolition | Issued | 1,200 | Demolish existing one family dwelling only per plan. Existing detached accessory structure to remain. |
| 2026-04-30 | 7133378-CN | 2466 55th AVE SW | Building | Inspections Completed | 300 | Construct alterations to exisitng one family dwelling per plan. |
| 2026-04-29 | 6702554-CN | 904 E HIGHLAND DR | Building | Issued | 1,562,792 | Construct two-family dwelling occupy per plan. |
| 2026-04-29 | 7084842-CN | 1321 24TH AVE S | Building | Issued | 662,770 | Construct substantial alterations to existing one family dwelling and new detached accessory building per pla… |
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.
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