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New York building permits

According to permitsearch.us records, 5,009,299 permit records are on file for New York (1900–2207).

Our records for this area are growing — figures reflect permits on file, not every permit ever issued.

Permits on file by year

Permit records on file by year, 2017 to 20260100,000200,000300,000400,000500,0002017: 210,622 records on file2017210,6222018: 209,757 records on file20182019: 198,571 records on file20192020: 145,383 records on file20202021: 154,218 records on file20212022: 145,220 records on file20222023: 136,283 records on file20232024: 129,692 records on file20242025: 130,818 records on file20252026: 93,716 records on file2026
Show yearly totals
YearRecords on file
2017210,622
2018209,757
2019198,571
2020145,383
2021154,218
2022145,220
2023136,283
2024129,692
2025130,818
202693,716

Top work types in our records

Top work types in our recordsmechanicalmechanical: 1,860,592 records on file1,860,592otherother: 1,002,282 records on file1,002,282plumbingplumbing: 953,786 records on file953,786buildingbuilding: 777,364 records on file777,364signsign: 108,719 records on file108,719

8% of records on file show a final or completed status.

8% of records on file show a final or completed status8%

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Permit records by area

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Based on 5,009,299 permit records on file from AlbanyNY (Tyler EnerGov), ny-buffalo (Socrata), ny-new-york (Socrata), ny-new-york-city (Socrata), RocklandCountyNY (Tyler EnerGov), 1900–2207. Last updated 2026-08-20.