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Seattle Building Permits — May 2026

Every building permit issued by the City of Seattle in May 2026: counts, permits by trade, and the month's most recent permits.

Source: City of Seattle open data — building permits. Source last updated: October 18, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the City of Seattle.

Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the City of Seattle, the largest jurisdiction in King County. Other King County cities publish their permits separately and are not in this feed, so totals here are Seattle totals — labeled as such, never blended. County-wide coverage is not implied.

524
Permits issued, May 2026
General & Other
Top trade (340 permits)
Citable figure: Seattle issued 524 building permits in May 2026.
PermitsByCounty data, King County (Seattle), May 2026 · Source: City of Seattle

Questions, answered from the data

How many building permits were issued in Seattle in May 2026?

524 building permits were issued in Seattle in May 2026. The busiest trade was General & Other with 340 permits, as reported by the City of Seattle.

Permits by trade — May 2026

TradePermits issued
General & Other340
New Construction107
Roofing41
Demolition36

Most recent permits issued in May 2026

PermitTradeIssued
1315 Ne 47Th St #7145546-RR
Tpo Reroof		Roofing2026-05-31
7602 latona AVE NE #7142881-CN
Construct voluntary seismic retrofit per STFI		General & Other2026-05-31
2625 11Th Ave E #7133362-CN
STFI request to replace an existing rockery retaining wall with new SRW under 4 feet along the front yard o…		General & Other2026-05-31
313 1St Ave S #7138084-CN
Change of use from B Office to Restaurant (B <50 Occupants). Construct tenant improvements for existing …		General & Other2026-05-30
1944 4Th Ave W #7135489-DM
[Establish use as vacant lot per land use code]. Demolish one-family dwelling & detached garage subj…		Demolition2026-05-30
1100 Dexter Ave N #7128537-BK
Construct blanket permit tenant improvements to future tenant on the second floor of existing commercial bu…		General & Other2026-05-30
617 Nw 48Th St #7119849-CN
Construct one-family dwelling per plan		New Construction2026-05-30
7734 20Th Ave Ne #7092919-CN
Construct new West single family dwelling per plan. (Establish use as single-family with attached accessor…		New Construction2026-05-30
7728 20Th Ave Ne #7092000-CN
Construct west one-family dwelling (Establish use as single-family residence & allow attached accessory…		New Construction2026-05-30
7732 20Th Ave Ne #7055331-CN
Construct new East two family dwelling per plan. (Establish use as single-family with attached accessory d…		New Construction2026-05-30

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