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Bellevue

Housing permits · Washington

Bellevue, WA building permits: new housing

2,026 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +235% on the year before, with $570M of construction value.

2,026
Housing units, last 12 months+235% vs. prior 12: $570M
Construction value: 85%
In 5+ unit buildings1,728 units: 13.7
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 148,073

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Seattle4,294
Pierce County Unincorporated Area2,913
Tacoma1,251
Redmond1,233
Snohomish County Unincorporated Area1,113
Shoreline615
Everett520
Marysville520
Edmonds455
Kirkland437
Des Moines

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	120 units	101 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	258 units	234 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	25 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	17 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	22 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	29 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	257 units	239 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	41 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	45 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	13 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	609 units	591 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	347 units	334 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	32 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	335 units	304 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	241 units	220 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	80 units	40 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	298	298	$260M
2 units	0	0	—
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	9	1,728	$310M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	566	293	$302M
2024	589	335	$274M
2023	802	615	$283M

Key facts

Bellevue, WA permitted 2,026 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $569,536,618 in construction value.
That is +235% compared with the 12 months before (604 units).
298 were single-family homes and 1,728 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (9 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $871,116.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 80 units were permitted.
It ranked #3 of 293 permit-issuing places in Washington by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 566 units were permitted ($302M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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King County10,706
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA19,477
Washington37,987