Monthly permit report

New York City commercial building permits, November 2025

Biggest projects in November 2025

By declared value.

71 Prince Street Brooklyn
Issued Nov 20 · 11 permits
$132M
Construct new thirty-three (33) story mixed-use building as per plans filed.
multifamilyBuilding · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · Other · PlumbingJoy Construction Corp
229 East 42 Street Manhattan
Issued Nov 19 · 7 permits
$116M
Conversion of existing commercial office building to residential
multifamilyBuilding · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · Plumbing235 Gc Llc
35 West 125 Street Manhattan

In November 2025, New York City issued 4,420 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 3,106 projects, declaring $1.2B of work.
The busiest trade was general building (1,819 permits), then plumbing (883).
The most active contractor was Neptune Signs & Awnings, with 51 permits.
The largest project was at 71 Prince Street Brooklyn, with $132M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 22 days of application.

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