Monthly permit report

San Jose commercial building permits, August 2026

Biggest projects in August 2026

By declared value.

5853 Rue Ferrari
Issued Aug 27 · 5 permits
$340M
PLD ATHENA (BEPM 100%) TI R&D FACILITY
commercialBuildingDpr Construction
498 W San Carlos St
Issued Aug 10 · 3 permits
$33.4M
AQUINO (BEPM 100%) NEW MF (2019 CODE)
multifamilyBuildingGreen Valley Corp & Green Valley Corp James Shydlowski
802 S 1st St
Issued Aug 18 · 3 permits
$25.7M
MARTHA GARDEN (BEPM 100%) NEW CONSTRUCTION
multifamilyBuildingTenco Solar Inc Matthew Mitera
2300 Qume Dr
Issued Aug 25 · 2 permits
$12.1M
BUILDING 2 (BEPM 80% ) NEW WAREHOUSE
commercialBuilding · OtherArco Murray Colin Epperson
160 Rio Robles
Issued Aug 26 · 6 permits
$12.1M
(STAR) ANALOG DEVICES (BEMP100%) BLDG C 1ST FL TI
commercialBuildingGiles,Dennis/Evans,James
10 W Tasman Dr
Issued Aug 28 · 4 permits
$5.1M
(STAR) ARCHER AVIATION (BEMP100%) 2ND FL - OFFICE TI
commercialBuildingCoulter, G Bartley
821 The Alameda
Issued Aug 7
$4M
GOODARD PRESCHOOL (BEPM 100%) TI
commercialBuildingW L Butler Construction Inc
25 Metro Dr
Issued Aug 11 · 2 permits
$3.1M
(STAR) UNOCCUPIED (BEMP100%) STE 500 MARKET READY TI
commercialBuildingPacific Neon Company & Pacific Neon Company Harold Drury
1870 Lundy Av
Issued Aug 14 · 2 permits
$2.6M
NE MEDICAL SERVICES (BEPM 100%) TENANT IMPROVEMENT
commercialBuildingGolden Vector Stars Corporation Eric Wong
3566 Stevens Creek Bl
Issued Aug 5 · 4 permits
$2.4M
KIA (BEP80% M100%) BALANCE-TO-COMPLETE ADDITION / ALTERATION
commercialBuildingThe Signworks Of America Inc. Mark De Ocampo

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In August 2026, San Jose issued 430 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 381 projects, declaring $472M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (220 permits), then roofing (86).
The most active contractor was IQV CONSTRUCTION, INC Christina Johnson, with 33 permits.
The largest project was at 5853 Rue Ferrari, with $340M declared.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 29, 2026. How we count