This dataset includes information about building permits issued by the City of Chicago from 2006 to the present, excluding permits that have been voided or revoked after issuance. Most types of permits are issued subject to payment of the applicable permit fee. Work under a permit may not begin until the applicable permit fee is paid.

For more information about building permits, see http://www.chicago.gov/permit.

Building Permits in the United States decreased to 1459 Thousand in February from 1473 Thousand in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Building Permits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Building permits help to establish compliance of construction work with the minimum standards of safety established by the State Building Code to ensure public health and safety for everyone. A building permit is required before beginning most construction, demolition, modification and repair work. The Inspectional Services Department offers permitting processes tailored for a wide variety of projects, from home repairs to building demolition.

For more information on the permitting process, visit our Inspectional Services Department Permitting Process page. To apply for a new building permit or check the status of your pending permit application, go to our City of Boston Permits and Licenses Application page.

WHAT IS THE DATASET FOR?

This dataset includes information about building permits issued by the City of Boston from 2009 to the present. Permits that are being processed or have been denied, deleted, void or revoked are not included in the dataset.

WHAT PERMIT TYPES ARE PRESENT IN THE DATASET?

This dataset includes information about the following types of building permits:

• Short Form Building Permit
• Electrical Permit
• Plumbing Permit
• Gas Permit
• Electrical Low Voltage
• Long Form/Alteration Permit
• Electrical Fire Alarms
• Certificate of Occupancy
• Electrical Temporary Service
• Amendment to a Long Form
• Erect/New Construction
• Use of Premises
• Foundation Permit

For more information on these permits and their application process, visit our Building Permits information page.

WHAT DOES EACH PERMIT APPLICATION STATUS MEAN?

• Issued: indicates that the permit has been issued on date specified as issued_date.

• Open: indicates that the permit has been issued and is still valid for the applicant (i.e. not expired yet).

• Closed: indicates that the permit was successfully issued but is not valid anymore (i.e. has expired).

• Stop work: indicates the permit was successfully issued but it stopped working due to non-compliance or other issues before the expiration date.

Building, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permits and Driveway/Sidewalk Permits issued by the City of Austin. Includes relevant details such as issue date, location, council district, expiration date, description of work, square footage, valuation, and units. This dataset is compliant with the Building & Land Development Specification (BLDS) data standard. Development Services DEPARTMENT DATA DISCLAIMER: The data provided are for informational use only and may differ from official DSD data. DSD’s database is continuously updated, so reports run at different times may produce different results. Care should be taken when comparing against other reports as different data collection methods and different data sources may have been used. The Development Services Department does not assume any liability for any decision made or action taken or not taken by the recipient in reliance upon any information or data provided.

Key information about US Building Permits

• United States Building Permits data was reported at 111,517.000 Unit in Jan 2025.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 112,592.000 Unit for Dec 2024.
• US Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 112,592.000 Unit from Jan 1959 to Jan 2025, with 793 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 214,600.000 Unit in Jun 1972 and a record low of 36,280.000 Unit in Jan 2011.
• US Building Permits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Building Permits: Monthly.

The U.S. Census Bureau provides monthly Building Permits.

The Department of Building and Safety issues permits for the construction, remodeling, and repair of buildings and structures in the City of Los Angeles. Permits are categorized into building permits, electrical permits, and mechanical permits (which include plumbing, HVAC systems, fire sprinklers, elevators, and pressure vessels). Depending on the complexity of a project, a permit may be issued the same day with Express Permit or e-Permit ("No Plan Check" category), or a permit may require that the plans be reviewed ("Plan Check" category) by a Building and Safety Plan Check personnel.

The dataset contains locations and attributes of building construction and alteration permits applied for and approved by the District of Columbia Department of Buildings. These data are shared via an automated process where addresses are batch matched (geocoded) to the District's Master Address Repository. Users may find that some data points will contain 0,0 for X,Y coordinates resulting in inconsistent spatial locations. Addresses for these data points could not be automatically geocoded and will need to be manually geocoded to 'best fit' locations in DC.

Graph and download economic data for New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units (PERMIT) from Jan 1960 to Feb 2025 about headline figure, permits, buildings, new, private, housing, and USA.

This dataset contains information on building permit applications in the Town of Cary.This file is created from the Town of Cary permit application data. It has been created to conform to the BLDS open data specification for building permit data (permitdata.org). In the Town of Cary, a permit application may result in the creation of several permits. Rows in this table represent applications for permits, not individual permits. Individual permits may be released as a separate dataset. With the exception of a few fields, we have applied all of the required and preferred fields of the required dataset for permits.For additional information check out our Applications & Forms webpage.

The City requires permits for commercial and residential development, such as new single-family homes, commercial construction, remodels, additions and related activity like trade (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) work. City review ensures that construction projects adhere to the City’s adopted Building Codes and the Unified Development Code to enhance the health and safety for you, your family and our community.

The datasets below are provided as-is as a record of building activity in San Antonio. For any additional information not contained below, or for information and documentation related to building activity, a request for information (“open records request”) is needed; please refer to the City of San Antonio Open Government Request site at https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/CE/Open-Records-Request to submit a request.

Data for all Commercial Building Permits issued since 2000, including status and work performed. Update Frequency: Daily

Graph and download economic data for New Private Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits for Ohio (OHBPPRIVSA) from Jan 1988 to Jan 2025 about permits, OH, buildings, new, private, housing, and USA.

This dataset provides values for BUILDING PERMITS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Listing of Building permits since the inception of Naviline in 2007. This dataset includes three components: Building Permits (fees, dates, valuations), Permits Issued Report (addresses, applications, dates) and Inspections. / source is inspections and permits database

Permits issued by the Department of Buildings in the City of Chicago from 2006 to the present. The dataset for each year contains more than 65,000 records/rows of data and cannot be viewed in full in Microsoft Excel. Therefore, when downloading the file, select CSV from the Export menu. Open the file in an ASCII text editor, such as Wordpad, to view and search. Data fields requiring description are detailed below. PERMIT TYPE: "New Construction and Renovation" includes new projects or rehabilitations of existing buildings; "Other Construction" includes items that require plans such as cell towers and cranes; "Easy Permit" includes minor repairs that require no plans; "Wrecking/Demolition" includes private demolition of buildings and other structures; "Electrical Wiring" includes major and minor electrical work both permanent and temporary; "Sign Permit" includes signs, canopies and awnings both on private property and over the public way; "Porch Permit" includes new porch construction and renovation (defunct permit type porches are now issued under "New Construction and Renovation" directly); "Reinstate Permit" includes original permit reinstatements; "Extension Permits" includes extension of original permit when construction has not started within six months of original permit issuance. WORK DESCRIPTION: The description of work being done on the issued permit, which is printed on the permit. PIN1 – PIN10: A maximum of ten assessor parcel index numbers belonging to the permitted property. PINs are provided by the customer seeking the permit since mid-2008 where required by the Cook County Assessor’s Office. CONTRACTOR INFORMATION: The contractor type, name, and contact information. Data includes up to 15 different contractors per permit if applicable.

Data Owner: Buildings.

Time Period: January 1, 2006 to present.

Frequency: Data is updated daily.

Related Applications: Building Data Warehouse (https://webapps.cityofchicago.org/buildingviolations/violations/searchaddresspage.html).

Key information about Brazil Building Permits

• Brazil Building Permits data was reported at 7.000 Unit in Apr 2024.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.000 Unit for Mar 2024.
• Brazil Building Permits data is updated monthly, averaging 40.500 Unit from Jan 2004 to Apr 2024, with 244 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 99.000 Unit in Oct 2020 and a record low of 6.000 Unit in Jan 2024.
• Brazil Building Permits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Building Permits: Monthly.

The Trade Union of Housing provides monthly Building Permits. Building Permits covers the residential projects approved in the Municipality of Sao Paulo only.

Housing permit data is derived from reports and publications compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau's Residential Construction Statistics Division. Municipalities provide the U.S. Census Bureau with tabulations of the number of housing units authorized, according to types of structures. In the few cases where municipalities reported building permit approvals for some months but not for all 12 months, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates the total yearly number of units approved based on past years’ approvals.

The Building Permits Survey provides data on the number and valuation of new housing units authorized by building permits. Data are available monthly, year-to-date, and annually at the national, Division, Region, state, county, and metropolitan area levels, and for individual jurisdictions. The data are from the Building Permits Survey.

This data layer provides a comprehensive view of all permits within the jurisdiction. This layer is utilized by the City-County Inspections Department to monitor ongoing construction and development activities, ensuring compliance with local codes and regulations. Each permit is linked to a specific location, allowing inspectors and other officials to track the progress of projects, address any potential issues, and maintain up-to-date records. This data supports an essential service to residents and businesses across Durham, North Carolina.

This is a list of all building permits issued in the City of Syracuse from 2013 until December 2019. The data details the location, type of permits, and cost of project.Data Dictionary