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Building Permits in Kings County (Brooklyn), New York
Every building permit issued by the New York City Department of Buildings in Brooklyn — counted, valued, and sorted by trade. Free, and updated daily.
Source: New York City open data — DOB NOW: Build, approved permits (NYC Department of Buildings). Source last updated: October 17, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the NYC Department of Buildings.
Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB NOW) in Brooklyn (Kings County). The city's other boroughs publish as their own county reports: New York County (Manhattan), Queens County, Bronx County, and Richmond County (Staten Island). Two counting rules matter here. DOB's feed lists one row for every work type an issuance covers, so we count each issuance once. And the estimated cost DOB publishes belongs to the whole job filing and repeats on each of its issuances, so we count each filing's cost once, on its most recent issuance. DOB NOW excludes electrical, elevator, and limited-alteration permits — DOB publishes those in separate datasets — so no electrical figures appear in this report.
PermitsByCounty data, Kings County (Brooklyn), September 2026 · Source: NYC Department of Buildings
Questions, answered from the data
How many building permits were issued in Brooklyn in September 2026?
3,276 building permits were issued in Brooklyn in September 2026, with a reported project value of $1,072,807,724, as reported by the NYC Department of Buildings.
How many building permits were issued in Brooklyn in the last 12 months?
39,063 building permits were issued in Brooklyn in the 12 months ending October 2026 (October 16, 2026), with a combined reported project value of $8,905,646,727, as reported by the NYC Department of Buildings.
What is the most common type of building permit in Brooklyn?
Scaffolding permits are the most common classified type: 6,069 issued in the last 12 months (15.5% of all permits), as reported by the NYC Department of Buildings.
Permits by month
| Month | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (to date) | 1,804 | $375,057,739 |
| September 2026 | 3,276 | $1,072,807,724 |
| August 2026 | 3,366 | $570,763,997 |
| July 2026 | 3,444 | $671,539,713 |
| June 2026 | 3,760 | $780,755,392 |
| May 2026 | 3,170 | $633,338,008 |
| April 2026 | 3,184 | $674,672,680 |
| March 2026 | 3,745 | $1,058,537,356 |
| February 2026 | 2,545 | $544,947,301 |
| January 2026 | 3,073 | $771,497,673 |
| December 2025 | 3,324 | $1,162,574,961 |
| November 2025 | 2,711 | $370,047,599 |
| October 2025 (from Oct 17) | 1,661 | $219,106,586 |
October 2025 coverage begins October 17, 2025 (our first full pull); October 2026 is month-to-date.
Permits by trade — last 12 months
| Trade | Permits | Share | Reported value |
|---|---|---|---|
| General & Other | 17,767 | 45.5% | $6,030,061,333 |
| Scaffolding | 6,069 | 15.5% | $45,819,869 |
| Plumbing | 5,867 | 15.0% | $617,579,112 |
| HVAC | 4,035 | 10.3% | $1,053,122,030 |
| New Construction | 1,796 | 4.6% | $901,559,717 |
| Fire Protection | 1,367 | 3.5% | $100,857,503 |
| Solar | 1,136 | 2.9% | $99,500,592 |
| Signage | 560 | 1.4% | $1,796,813 |
| Demolition | 466 | 1.2% | $55,349,759 |
Biggest projects issued in October 2026
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2261 East 13 Street #B00752596-I1-GC NEW LUXURY RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON THE NEW 65 X 100 LOT. PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE R4 ZON… | General & Other | $90,000,000 | 2026-10-01 |
| 1711 Fulton Street #B01219309-I1-GC-CX INT. REMOVALS & INSTALLATIONS OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, FLOOR, WALL & CLG FINISHES. REPAIR/RE… | General & Other | $15,400,000 | 2026-10-14 |
| 280 Kent Avenue #B01270573-I1-EW-SP SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB 320917503 | Fire Protection | $15,000,000 | 2026-10-01 |
| 46 Mckeever Place #B00955407-I1-GC Masonry repairs and brick replacement, Roofing systems replacement , parapets replacement , bulkhead doors… | General & Other | $9,090,000 | 2026-10-05 |
| 125 Stuyvesant Avenue #B00988947-I1-GC-CX P.S. 057-K: Window replacement, limited facade maintenance/renovation, limited repaving, replacement of ext… | General & Other | $7,499,216 | 2026-10-14 |
| 2202 60 Street #B00733946-I1-GC INTERIOR DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION OF SCHOOL AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS, OR OCCU… | General & Other | $6,791,580 | 2026-10-13 |
| 3022 Avenue V #B01307541-I1-GC nycha modernization | General & Other | $5,765,991 | 2026-10-13 |
| 2231 Batchelder Street #B01307526-I1-GC Modernization of NYCHA housing building, to be vacated during construction. | General & Other | $5,765,991 | 2026-10-13 |
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