San Jose commercial building permits, October 2026

San Jose building permits in October 2026: key facts

• In October 2026, San Jose issued 640 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 596 projects, declaring $543M of work.
• The busiest trade was general building (252 permits), then roofing (54).
• The most active contractor was Qmerit Electrification, LLC Matt Trout, with 21 permits.
• The largest project was at 120 Yoshino Wy, with $94.3M declared.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through November 2, 2026. How we count