Monthly permit report

New York City commercial building permits, July 2025

Biggest projects in July 2025

By declared value.

2224 East 23 Street Brooklyn
Issued Jul 8 · 10 permits
$51.9M
P.S. 206-K: PROPOSED NEW 5-STORY SCHOOL BUILDING.
commercialBuilding · PlumbingE.W. Howell Co, Llc
49 Broad Street Manhattan
Issued Jul 23 · 6 permits
$50.8M
MPP Project# 000000021 approved by project advocate Anna Freire . HUB Consultation performed on 8/11/22 with Scott Pavan. Alt-CO being filed for the conversion of a commercial…
commercialBuilding · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · PlumbingTt Mechanical Corp
280 Senator Street Brooklyn

In July 2025, New York City issued 7,158 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 5,058 projects, declaring $2.1B of work.
The busiest trade was general building (3,158 permits), then plumbing (1,316).
The most active contractor was Structure Tone, LLC, with 66 permits.
The largest project was at 2224 East 23 Street Brooklyn, with $51.9M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 42 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 28, 2026. How we count