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Demolition Permits in New York County (Manhattan)
Demolition building permits issued by the NYC Department of Buildings, counted from the official record — totals, reported value, and the biggest demolition projects.
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 Manhattan (New York County). The city's other boroughs publish as their own county reports: Kings County (Brooklyn), 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, New York County (Manhattan), September 2026 · Source: NYC Department of Buildings
Questions, answered from the data
How many demolition permits were issued in Manhattan in September 2026?
13 demolition permits were issued in Manhattan in September 2026, with a reported project value of $21,616,014, as reported by the NYC Department of Buildings.
Demolition permits by month
| Month | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 (to date) | 6 | $5,298,300 |
| September 2026 | 13 | $21,616,014 |
| August 2026 | 15 | $18,155,100 |
| July 2026 | 4 | $26,749,500 |
| June 2026 | 21 | $18,546,500 |
| May 2026 | 17 | $1,903,532 |
| April 2026 | 17 | $17,329,990 |
| March 2026 | 19 | $2,270,877 |
| February 2026 | 8 | $1,220,000 |
| January 2026 | 8 | $325,000 |
| December 2025 | 6 | $3,165,000 |
| November 2025 | 12 | $1,930,000 |
| October 2025 (from Oct 17) | 5 | $405,000 |
Biggest demolition projects — last 12 months
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 340 Park Avenue #M01297566-I1-FD Full Demolition of 31 Story Commercial Building | Demolition | $25,000,000 | 2026-07-29 |
| 38 East 52 Street #M01297786-I1-FD Full Demolition of 23 Story Commercial Building | Demolition | $15,000,000 | 2026-08-25 |
| 77 West 66 Street #M01180489-I1-FD full demolition of 22 story structure using hand held and mechanical equipment to assist. | Demolition | $14,641,014 | 2026-09-15 |
| 47 West 66 Street #M01180462-I1-FD full demolition of 14 story structure using hand held and mechanical means to assist | Demolition | $8,181,100 | 2026-04-20 |
| 149 Columbus Avenue #M01180442-I1-FD full demolition of 7 story structure using hand held and mechanical means to assist | Demolition | $5,508,900 | 2026-06-09 |
| 141 Columbus Avenue #M01179112-I1-FD full demolition of 10 story structure using hand held and mechanical means to assist from within. | Demolition | $4,570,600 | 2026-06-08 |
| 655 Madison Avenue #M01089781-I1-FD full demolition of 24 story structure using hand held and mechanical means to assist. | Demolition | $4,000,000 | 2026-04-22 |
| 859 7 Avenue #M01177085-I1-FD full demolition of 26 story structure using hand held and mechanical means to assist. | Demolition | $4,000,000 | 2026-04-22 |
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