San Jose commercial building permits, November 2025

San Jose building permits in November 2025: key facts

• In November 2025, San Jose issued 124 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 94 projects, declaring $17M of work.
• The busiest trade was general building (46 permits), then roofing (9).
• The most active contractor was Shelton,William Rick Shelton, with 12 permits.
• The largest project was at 797 Almaden Av, with $11.6M declared.

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