Monthly permit report

New York City commercial building permits, December 2025

Biggest projects in December 2025

By declared value.

129-33 155 Street Queens
Issued Dec 18 · 7 permits
$108M
New Building for Field house at Q401.
commercialBuilding · HVAC / Mechanical · PlumbingDarcon Construction Inc
1 Pace Plaza Manhattan
Issued Dec 2 · 5 permits
$59.9M
Proposed modification of interior layout and partitions for existing university and exterior work based on submitted plans. No change of occupancy or use or egress.
commercialBuilding · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · PlumbingTurner Construction Compa
106-51 East Drive Manhattan

In December 2025, New York City issued 4,915 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 3,272 projects, declaring $1.5B of work.
The busiest trade was general building (2,005 permits), then plumbing (990).
The most active contractor was Structure Tone, LLC, with 58 permits.
The largest project was at 129-33 155 Street Queens, with $108M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 24 days of application.

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