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.

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.

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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.

In February 2025, there were less building permits for new residential construction in the United States a year earlier. Despite some fluctuations, the number of building permits issued in the past couple of years has been falling. The number of U.S. new home construction starts has also been lower than in previous years.

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.

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.

A list of sign applications filed for a particular day and associated data. Prior monthly reports are archived at DOB and are not available on NYC Open Data.

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.

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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

NOTE TO USERS -- There may be disruption to this data set between March 19 to March 29 related to a upgrade. Please contact dsdopendata@austintexas.gov with questions.

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The number of Building Permits issued by the City of Austin grouped by Fiscal Year (October 1 - September 30).

Electronic data is available starting in 1981 (AMANDA database), prior years only exist if work carried over past 1981.

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The monthly Building Permits Survey collects data on the value of permits issued by Canadian municipalities for both residential and non-residential buildings, and the number of residential dwellings authorized. The survey also measures the number of dwelling units demolished.

​Building permits are required for new buildings, additions or alterations to existing buildings, and for demolitions or salvage and abatement work.As permit application processing is a collaboration between the customer / applicant and the City, this dataset has been updated with the elapsed time from the date at which an application generated a permit number to when the permit was first issued. Specifically, the fields PermitNumberCreatedDate and PermitElapsedDays (includes weekends and holidays) are available in all views as well as through data exports and API access. In addition to existing fields that allow this data to be grouped (PropertyUse, TypeofWork, SpecificUseCategory) we have created a new group field, PermitCategory, that focuses on higher volume, lower complexity project scopes.This dataset includes information of all building permits issued by the City of Vancouver, starting in 2017. The data is based on permit issuance date and does not show current status of a permit or changes after a permit is originally issued. Data currency​The extract for the current year is updated daily but the extract for prior year is static. Data accuracyThere may be addresses that do not return coordinates through the geocoding process (using BC Address Geocoder API). These Issued Building Permits do not appear on the Map. Please consult the Table view for a complete list of Issued building permits​​There may be some loss of quality from data entry errors and omissions, in particular where the original application date was prior to May 2016 (when permit software changed). Websites for further information When you need a permit Building permit Chief Building Official and Vancouver Building By-law Statistics on Construction Activity Zoning and Development By-law Active ​and archived rezoning applications Active and achived development permit applications

Housing Starts in the United States increased to 1501 Thousand units in February from 1350 Thousand units in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

3-Year view of City of Arlington permitting (by issue date): residential, commercial, sign, fence, pool, and certificate of occupancy. (Updated daily, M-F.)

To search for permits by address, navigate to the FOLDERNAME column in the DATA tab (above) and click the filter icon next to the column name.

Attribute Summary

FOLDERYEAR: Year permit process was initiatedFOLDERSEQUENCE: Unique IDFOLDERTYPE: Primary action/permit type (residential, commercial, sign, fence, swimming pool, certificate of occupancy)STATUSDESC: Current state of the permit (issued, issued-revised, expired, finaled, pending, stop work, void)ISSUEDATE: Date permit openedFINALDATE: Date permit completedSUBDESC: Type of object subject to the permit (single-family, business, utility, privacy [fence], ground sign, etc.)WORKDESC: Type of work to be completed under the permit (new construction, remodel, interior finish, demolition, etc.)FOLDERNAME: Address for permitConstructionValuationDeclared: Dollar value associated with the permit (non-sign)MainUse: Primary use type of structureLandUseDescription: Detail of principal use of propertyStructure: Standardized description of building typeCensus: Category code (Census) of structure typeNameofBusiness: Title of commercial enterpriseSignConstructionValue: Dollar value associated with the sign permitServiceGrid: Unique geographic identifies for inspector assignment areaFOLDERCONDITION: Additional descriptive information regarding the permitPROPGISID1: Unique GIS property ID

Permits are generally required when asserting the exclusive use of city property, like a sidewalk, a street, or a park. See http://www1.nyc.gov/site/mome/permits/when-permit-required.page

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