Monthly archive · King County, Washington
Seattle Building Permits — October 2026
Every building permit issued by the City of Seattle in October 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.
Month to date: figures run through October 16, 2026, the latest date in the source data as of our October 18, 2026 pull.
PermitsByCounty data, King County (Seattle), October 2026 · Source: City of Seattle
Questions, answered from the data
How many building permits were issued in Seattle in October 2026?
290 building permits were issued in Seattle in October 2026. The busiest trade was General & Other with 189 permits, as reported by the City of Seattle.
Permits by trade — October 2026
| Trade | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| General & Other | 189 |
| New Construction | 61 |
| Demolition | 24 |
| Roofing | 16 |
Most recent permits issued in October 2026
| Permit | Trade | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 500 9Th Ave N #7167871-CN Construct Tenant Improvement Project at 500 9th Ave N for installation of full-height demountable partition… | General & Other | 2026-10-16 |
| 3244 57Th Ave Sw #7167807-RR Replace the existing house roof with new architectural asphalt shingles | Roofing | 2026-10-16 |
| 9551 45th AVE NE #7167457-CN Construct substantial alterations to existing one-family dwelling subject-to-field inspection (STFI). | General & Other | 2026-10-16 |
| 2121 7Th Ave #7167268-CN Construct Tenant Improvement Project at 2121 7th Ave to install full-height demountable partition walls and… | General & Other | 2026-10-16 |
| 6515 23Rd Ave Ne #7166819-CN Siding replacement and like-for-like window replacement to existing multi-family building subject-to-field… | General & Other | 2026-10-16 |
| 2116 40Th Ave E #7166383-DM Demolish one-family dwelling subject to field inspection (STFI) | Demolition | 2026-10-16 |
| 8013 8Th Ave Nw #7166333-CN Construct exterior alteration to existing two-family dwelling to enlarge a window subject to field inspect… | General & Other | 2026-10-16 |
| 6417 Linden Ave N #7162737-CN Alterations to existing dwelling unit Subject To Field Inspection (STFI) | General & Other | 2026-10-16 |
| 2639 Nw 95Th St #7159344-CN Construct interior alterations for new beam in one family dwelling subject to field inspection STFI. | General & Other | 2026-10-16 |
| 4222 8Th Ave Nw #7156512-DM Demolish industrial warehouse building destroyed by fire per plan. | Demolition | 2026-10-16 |
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