Erie County, New York building permits

According to permitsearch.us records, 274,846 permit records are on file for Erie County, New York (2000–2026).

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

Permits on file by year

Top work types in our records

• other — 140,220
• electrical — 76,457
• plumbing — 43,676
• demolition — 10,817
• sign — 3,001

0% of records on file show a final or completed status.

Recent permit activity on file

• 2026-07-03 — other — 217 WEISS
• 2026-07-02 — electrical — 273 NOTTINGHAM
• 2026-07-02 — other — 63 RICHMOND
• 2026-07-02 — other — 20 LINWOOD TERR
• 2026-07-02 — other — 24 ANTWERP
• 2026-07-02 — electrical — 783 ELMWOOD
• 2026-07-02 — other — 333 GROTE
• 2026-07-02 — plumbing — 100 HIGHLAND
• 2026-07-02 — electrical — 54 SHOREHAM
• 2026-07-02 — other — 112 ROSE
• 2026-07-02 — plumbing — 679 AUBURN
• 2026-07-02 — other — 171 POTTERS
• 2026-07-02 — other — 731 PROSPECT
• 2026-07-02 — other — 378 FRENCH
• 2026-07-02 — other — 104 VICTORIA
• 2026-07-02 — plumbing — 521 CRESCENT
• 2026-07-02 — other — 108 SANDERS
• 2026-07-02 — electrical — 722 TONAWANDA
• 2026-07-02 — other — 293 AMHERST ST
• 2026-07-02 — other — 150 WESLEY

Streets with the most permits on file

• ELMWOOD — 20 on file
• DELAWARE — 17 on file
• MAIN — 13 on file
• FERRY EAST — 12 on file
• PROSPECT — 9 on file
• FERRY WEST — 9 on file
• DELAVAN EAST — 9 on file
• HICKORY — 9 on file
• GENESEE — 8 on file
• NIAGARA — 8 on file