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In the 45 days to 2026-10-18, Seattle issued 257 building permits with a declared value of $250,000 or more, totalling $449,897,707 (median $500,000) and 627 dwelling units. These are the projects that need subcontractors, suppliers, equipment, insurance and services in the coming months.
| Type | Permits |
|---|---|
| Residential / Building | 167 |
| Non-Residential / Building | 50 |
| Residential / Demolition | 32 |
| Non-Residential / Roof | 3 |
| Non-Residential / Demolition | 2 |
| Residential / Grading | 1 |
| Non-Residential / Grading | 1 |
| Residential / Roof | 1 |
| Value band | Permits |
|---|---|
| $250k-$500k | 124 |
| $500k-$1M | 98 |
| $1M-$5M | 29 |
| $5M+ | 6 |
| ZIP | Permits | Declared value |
|---|---|---|
| 98195 | 2 | $129,505,061 |
| 98144 | 5 | $71,746,981 |
| 98102 | 3 | $58,240,000 |
| 98109 | 12 | $18,584,688 |
| 98121 | 4 | $16,952,852 |
| 98115 | 31 | $16,047,004 |
| 98199 | 18 | $13,231,944 |
| 98103 | 22 | $11,678,858 |
| 98117 | 20 | $11,249,976 |
| 98105 | 13 | $11,206,125 |
| Issued | Value | Type | ZIP | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $127,620,000 | Non-Residential / Grading | 98195 | Grading activities for future institutional building [CHEMISTRY SCIENCES] on institutional campus [UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON] per plan. |
| 2026-10-08 | $69,876,675 | Non-Residential / Building | 98144 | Construct new mixed-use building occupy per plan. Mechanical Included. |
| 2026-10-09 | $57,000,000 | Non-Residential / Demolition | 98102 | Demolish north commercial office building and associated south parking structure per plan. |
| 2026-10-07 | $16,012,212 | Residential / Building | 98121 | Establish use as permanent supportive housing for 83 stacked dwelling units and human services facilities per land use code. Construct new |
| 2026-10-07 | $4,000,000 | Residential / Demolition | 98133 | Demolish existing one family dwelling and accessory structures per plan. |
| 2026-09-16 | $3,980,000 | Non-Residential / Building | 98109 | Change use from office to laboratory and lab support per land use code. Construct interior non-structural tenant improvements to Level 6 s |
| 2026-09-14 | $3,000,000 | Residential / Building | 98104 | Construct alterations to institutional building (Cascade Tower) to create a cafe on the 4th floor occupy per plan. |
| 2026-09-11 | $2,600,000 | Residential / Demolition | 98105 | Demolish existing triplex per plan. |
The full list (address, ZIP, valuation, type, work description, contractor company where Seattle publishes it, units, square footage, link to the city record) for Seattle, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin and Seattle: Construction permit leads, $49 / 30 days for all five cities. Buy 30 days
Source: the city's official open-data portal. Valuations as declared on the permit. Names of individual people are not published on this page.