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New Construction Permits in Philadelphia County (Philadelphia)

New Construction building permits issued by the City of Philadelphia, counted from the official record — monthly totals and the most recent new construction permits.

Source: City of Philadelphia open data (OpenDataPhilly) — Licenses & Inspections building and zoning permits. Source last updated: October 17, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the City of Philadelphia.

Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the City of Philadelphia (Department of Licenses and Inspections). Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county, so this feed covers the whole of Philadelphia County. The city's feed publishes no project-cost field, so this report publishes permit counts, trades, and categories — no dollar figures.

2,774
New Construction permits issued, last 12 months
238
Issued in September 2026
108
Issued in October 2026 (to Oct 17)
6.0%
Share of all Philadelphia permits
Citable figure: Philadelphia issued 238 new construction permits in September 2026.
PermitsByCounty data, Philadelphia County (Philadelphia), September 2026 · Source: City of Philadelphia

Questions, answered from the data

How many new construction permits were issued in Philadelphia in September 2026?

238 new construction permits were issued in Philadelphia in September 2026, as reported by the City of Philadelphia.

New Construction permits by month

MonthPermits issued
October 2026 (to date)108
September 2026238
August 2026196
July 2026259
June 2026232
May 2026241
April 2026240
March 2026231
February 2026214
January 2026251
December 2025237
November 2025169
October 2025 (from Oct 17)158

Most recent new construction permits

PermitTradeIssued
704 Belgrade St #ZP-2026-009774
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING TO INCLUDE ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCA…		New Construction2026-10-16
371 Delmar St #ZP-2026-009268
FOR REMOVAL OF ONE (1) EXISTING DECK AND ADDITION OF ONE (1) NEW DECK WITH ONE (1) 50% OPAQUE PRIVACY SCREE…		New Construction2026-10-16
1516 N Darien St #ZP-2026-008190
For the erection of an attached structure with roof deck and roof deck access structure. Size and location …		New Construction2026-10-16
3401 S 26Th St #ZP-2026-008027
Demolition of freestanding, double-faced, non-accessory, outdoor-advertising, billboard structure.		New Construction2026-10-16
6600 Essington Ave #ZP-2026-008026
Demolition of two free standing non-accessory double sided billboard sign structures		New Construction2026-10-16
6000 Bustleton Ave #ZP-2025-007768
FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE-STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH NO PARKING AND LOADING ON THE LOT, TO BE USED AS A …		New Construction2026-10-16
926 W Huntingdon St #RP-2026-007019
FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF THREE (3) STORY BUILDING OF TYPE VB CONSTRUCTION WITH A ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK…		New Construction2026-10-16
710 Solly Ave #RP-2026-004582
FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY SEMI-DETACHED BUILDING WITH A REAR DECK AND INTERIOR PARKING GARAGE F…		New Construction2026-10-16

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