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 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.

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 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.

This is now a historical archive. For current PLI permits, and permits dating back to 2019-06-01, see the new PLI Permits dataset.

Summary of building permits Issued by the City of Pittsburgh's Department of Permits Licenses and Inspections (PLI).

This dataset includes all pending and approved permits related to buildings, as well as non-construction inspections permits. This dataset does not include plumbing, electrical, mechanical, right of way, grading or other types of permits. Improvements to this dataset include alignment with a national data standards called BLDS, including additional fields related to contractors.Update Frequency: DailyTime Period: 2000-PresentExclusions: Plumbing, electrical, mechanical, right-of-way, grading, and other specialized permits.

Building Permits in the United States decreased to 1422 Thousand in April from 1481 Thousand in March 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.

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.

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.

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

This data set contains building permit information. It contains data from the new 'Cityworks' system implemented in April 2023. The City of Charlottesville requires a permit prior to the commencement of any construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, demolition or change the use or occupancy of a building or structure.The data is maintained daily and updates will display the next business day.

This dataset offers a listing of permits issued by Norfolk City Planning’s Development Service Center (DSC). It encompasses a wide range of permit types, including those for building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, fire safety, amusement, elevators, certificates of occupancy, zoning, and others. The dataset provides valuable insights into construction and development activities within the city, offering details on permit numbers, locations, types, statuses, dates, and other essential information. This dataset will be updated daily on weekdays.

** NOTE: The data pipeline for this dataset has been switched to a new feed which should alleviate the previous problem of partial updates (you can still check agency counter to verify the completeness of the records published here). However, we are still working on restoring the owner_name field, so for now some owner names (beyond the redacted ones) may be missing. **

Overview

The City of Pittsburgh’s Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (PLI) Department regulates construction in Pittsburgh. This dataset contains records of permits issued by PLI from 2019-06-01 until the present. Permit records dating back to 2012 may be found in this historical datasets of PLI permits.

Motivation

These permit records are used to manage permitting data by City employees and can be used to understand when permits are issued, the nature of the work, where work is occurring, and the dollar value of the project.

Collection

The permit records in this dataset are drawn from the Computronix (CX) system which is used to manage these permits.

There are four general classes of permits that are present in these data (building permits, mechanical permits, electrical permits, and “general” permits). Building permits pertain to new construction or construction updates to existing properties. Mechanical permits are obtained for installation or alterations to systems in a building such as HVAC, gas systems, boilers, etc. Electrical permits are required for new work or upgrades to electrical systems such as electrical panels, generators, or wiring. "General permits" is a miscellaneous class that contains the following permit types:

• LAND OPERATIONS PERMIT
• SIGN PERMIT
• OCCUPANT LOAD PLACARD PERMIT
• OCCUPANCY ONLY PERMIT
• SUPPRESSION SYSTEM PERMIT
• FIRE ALARM PERMIT
• DEMOLITION PERMIT
• STORM WATER PERMIT
• FLOOD PLAIN PERMIT
• PLAN REVIEW MEETING

More documentation on PLI permits can be found at https://pittsburghpa.gov/pli/pli-permits.

Mechanical, electrical, and building permits are far more prevalent in the dataset because general permits are divided into 10 sub-types.

The field ext_file_num represents the only UUID for each permit record.

Pre-processing

All string text (most fields) were converted to UPPERCASE data. The data are manually entered and often contain non-uniform formatting. While several solutions for cleaning the data exist, including allowing the user to clean the data after accessing it here, text were transformed to UPPERCASE to ensure the data were uniformly formatted in this case. Future improvements to this ETL pipeline may approach this problem with a more sophisticated technique.

We've redacted owner names for permits where the property appears to be currently owner-occupied.

Known Limitations/Biases

Plumbing permits are not included in this dataset, because the Allegheny County Health Department Plumbing Division is responsible for all plumbing permits in the City of Pittsburgh.

Other

Support for Health Equity datasets and tools provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) through their Health Equity Initiative.

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.

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.

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.

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).

City of Austin Open Data Terms of Use https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/ranj-cccq 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.

Hosted Feature Service created by a python script and FME Workbench showing the locations of all building permits in Johns Creek. This include all permits in that are issued, In Review and Fees Due, as well as complete and expired. Information included in this feature class is the JobID(Permit #), AddressLocationID (Parcel Number

Note: Starting on 12/10/2024 this dataset will only publish new records (rows) that are added and update any existing records that have updated information. New and updated records can be identified by using the data_as_of and data_loaded_at fields. To identify the most recent date when the dataset was last updated, use the maximum data_as_of or data_loaded_at value.

A. SUMMARY The dataset includes details of all building permit applications filed with the Department of Building Inspection. Permit numbers and associated information may be repeated in multiple rows if there are multiple addresses associated with the permit. To view the deduplicated building permits dataset with just the primary address, click here. Data is uploaded nightly by DBI. Users can view associated addenda, routing, and inspection information for each permit in the dataset online through DBI’s Permit Tracking System here.

A full data dictionary for this dataset is available by clicking here.

B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED The dataset is created by extracting permit characteristics and key dates (including permit filing, issuance, and completion dates) from DBI’s Permit Tracking System.

C. UPDATE PROCESS The process that builds this dataset will run nightly and include all permits entered into the system up to the time of the refresh (see the “data as of” column in the dataset).

D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET Users can use this dataset to search for all permits associated with a specific address or parcel number and view characteristics like addresses, permit descriptions of work, unit counts, valuations, etc. If the analytical objective is to measure permitting trends for all addresses, we recommend using the primary address building permits dataset.

Note: if you need to open this dataset in Excel, use one of the pre-filtered datasets. Opening the main dataset in Excel will cause some data to be lost as there are more than one million rows in the full dataset.

1. Building Permits filed on or after January 1, 2013
2. Building Permits filed before January 1, 2013

E. RELATED DATASETS Department of Building Inspections Permits Data Building Permits (Unique) Building Permit Addenda with Routing Building Permits Contacts Electrical Permits Plumbing Permits Boiler Permits Dwelling Unit Completion Counts by Building Permit

Planning Department Permits Planning Department Permits

Public Works Construction Permits Department of Public Works Street Use Permits Department of Public Works Large Utility Excavation Permits

Fire Department Permits Fire Department Permits

Other housing/ construction related datasets related to building permits Planning Department Housing Development Pipeline Quarterly datasets

Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development: Affordable Housing Pipeline Affordable Housing Pipeline

For even more permit datasets, click this link and search “Permits.”