US Building Permits Tracker
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September 2026
Real Estate & Infrastructure
A structured record of building permits and development approvals issued by US local municipalities in July 2026, covering residential subdivisions, commercial construction, and infrastructure projects. With over 1,000 verified permits, it provides broad visibility into near-term construction pipeline activity across the country.
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Homebuilders and residential developers track permit volumes to gauge local construction activity and competitor pipeline. Economic researchers and housing policy teams use permit data as a leading indicator of housing supply. Mortgage lenders and real estate investment trusts monitor regional permit trends to inform lending and acquisition strategies.
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%"><table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:240px">Event</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Permit Value Amount</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Issuing Authority</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Permit Type</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Permit Date</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Number Of Units</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Involved Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Project Description</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Property Type</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Permit Location</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Permit Value Currency</th><th style="min-width:120px;white-space:nowrap">Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td style="min-width:240px">Village of Grayslake Issues Building Permit for $18B T5 Data Center Campus</td><td style="min-width:140px">18,000,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">Village of Grayslake</td><td style="min-width:140px">building permit</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">massive T5 data center campus in Grayslake</td><td style="min-width:140px">initial 800,000-square-foot data center on 473-acre site</td><td style="min-width:140px">commercial</td><td style="min-width:140px">Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/lake-county-approves-8-month-data-center-moratorium" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/lake-county-approves-8-month-data-center-moratorium</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="min-width:240px">U.S. August Residential Building Permits Report</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">U.S. Census Bureau</td><td style="min-width:140px">building permit</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-08-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">1394000</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">future homebuilding</td><td style="min-width:140px">residential</td><td style="min-width:140px">U.S.</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2026-09-17/gold-price-near-high-after-us-housing-starts-fall-26-building-permits-fall" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2026-09-17/gold-price-near-high-after-us-housing-starts-fall-26-building-permits-fall</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="min-width:240px">Walt Disney World Files Construction Permit for Adventureland at Magic Kingdom</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Orange County, Florida</td><td style="min-width:140px">construction permit</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-21</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Walt Disney World has filed a permit with a two-year expiration date in the Adventureland area of Magic Kingdom.</td><td style="min-width:140px">General construction in Adventureland at 4851 Caribbean Way</td><td style="min-width:140px">commercial</td><td style="min-width:140px">4851 Caribbean Way, Magic Kingdom</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://chipandco.com/multi-year-construction-permit-filed-for-adventureland-at-magic-kingdom-652878" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://chipandco.com/multi-year-construction-permit-filed-for-adventureland-at-magic-kingdom-652878</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td style="min-width:240px">Development Approval for Self-Storage Facility in North Providence by Douglas Avenue Associates</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">North Providence Planning Board</td><td style="min-width:140px">development approval</td><td style="min-width:140px">2017-04-12</td><td style="min-width:140px">991</td><td style="min-width:140px">self-storage project proposed by Douglas Avenue Associates and U.S. Development II</td><td style="min-width:140px">Self-storage facility</td><td style="min-width:140px">commercial</td><td style="min-width:140px">North Providence, Rhode Island</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.insideselfstorage.com/zoning/self-storage-facility-planned-near-north-providence-ri" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.insideselfstorage.com/zoning/self-storage-facility-planned-near-north-providence-ri</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td style="min-width:240px">Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Construction Permit to Tennessee Valley Authority for SMR at Clinch River</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission</td><td style="min-width:140px">construction permit</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-29</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday approved the Tennessee Valley Authority's permit to build a small modular reactor</td><td style="min-width:140px">Construction of a GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300 300-megawatt small modular nuclear reactor at the Clinch River site.</td><td style="min-width:140px">commercial</td><td style="min-width:140px">Oak Ridge, Tennessee</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://ground.news/article/tva-nuclear-reactor-permit-expected-for-oak-ridge-site" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ground.news/article/tva-nuclear-reactor-permit-expected-for-oak-ridge-site</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td style="min-width:240px">Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Approves 60-Unit Residential Development in West Whittier</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors</td><td style="min-width:140px">zoning approval</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">60</td><td style="min-width:140px">Design Plus Services is designing the project</td><td style="min-width:140px">five-story, 60-unit apartment complex</td><td style="min-width:140px">residential</td><td style="min-width:140px">West Whittier, Los Angeles County, California</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://la.urbanize.city/post/la-county-supes-approve-apartments-7914-broadway-ave-west-whittier" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://la.urbanize.city/post/la-county-supes-approve-apartments-7914-broadway-ave-west-whittier</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td style="min-width:240px">1,891 Residential Single-Family Building Permits Issued in Indiana in August 2026</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Indiana Builders Association (local government permit offices)</td><td style="min-width:140px">building permit</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-08-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,891</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Single-family building permits</td><td style="min-width:140px">residential</td><td style="min-width:140px">Indiana, United States</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/july-permit-numbers-down-10-june-2026-2-july-2025-down-2-first-seven-months" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/july-permit-numbers-down-10-june-2026-2-july-2025-down-2-first-seven-months</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td style="min-width:240px">Orange Village Council Grants Zoning Approval to Flicore for Commercial Development</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Orange Village Council</td><td style="min-width:140px">zoning approval</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-09</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Flicore, of Pepper Pike, is the developer of the project.</td><td style="min-width:140px">Lighting showroom building and second-floor offices at 3900 Orange Place</td><td style="min-width:140px">commercial</td><td style="min-width:140px">Orange, Ohio</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/community/2026/09/orange-council-grants-variances-to-allow-construction-of-building-on-former-bahama-breeze-site.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.cleveland.com/community/2026/09/orange-council-grants-variances-to-allow-construction-of-building-on-former-bahama-breeze-site.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td style="min-width:240px">City of Chicago Issues Building Permit for $4M 24-Unit Residential Building</td><td style="min-width:140px">4,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">City of Chicago</td><td style="min-width:140px">building permit</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-15</td><td style="min-width:140px">24</td><td style="min-width:140px">Alfa Chicago Inc is named as the general contractor.</td><td style="min-width:140px">five-story, 24-unit residential building</td><td style="min-width:140px">residential</td><td style="min-width:140px">Logan Square, Chicago</td><td style="min-width:140px">USD</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://hoodline.com/2026/09/logan-square-lot-vacant-since-2014-finally-lands-permit-for-24-unit-building" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://hoodline.com/2026/09/logan-square-lot-vacant-since-2014-finally-lands-permit-for-24-unit-building</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td style="min-width:240px">City of Malibu Issues 100th Residential Rebuild Permit Following Palisades Fire</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">City of Malibu</td><td style="min-width:140px">construction permit</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-09-14</td><td style="min-width:140px">100</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Single-family home rebuilds following the Palisades Fire</td><td style="min-width:140px">residential</td><td style="min-width:140px">Malibu, California</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://us.headtopics.com/news/malibu-issues-100th-rebuild-permit-after-palisades-fire-88141432" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://us.headtopics.com/news/malibu-issues-100th-rebuild-permit-after-palisades-fire-88141432</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>11</td><td style="min-width:240px">Transworld Properties Approved for 65-Unit Residential Apartment Complex in Los Angeles</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">Los Angeles planning officials</td><td style="min-width:140px">building permit</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-06-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">65</td><td style="min-width:140px">the land sold in 2022 to Transworld Properties, LLC.</td><td style="min-width:140px">Five-story apartment complex with 65 units</td><td style="min-width:140px">residential</td><td style="min-width:140px">Hyde Park, Los Angeles</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://hoodline.com/2026/09/hyde-park-s-crenshaw-corridor-adds-65-apartments-near-k-line-station" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://hoodline.com/2026/09/hyde-park-s-crenshaw-corridor-adds-65-apartments-near-k-line-station</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>12</td><td style="min-width:240px">Discovery Builders Seeks Development Approval for 19 Homes in Dublin, California</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">City of Dublin</td><td style="min-width:140px">development approval</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="min-width:140px">19</td><td style="min-width:140px">Discovery Builders is proposing to build 19 single-family homes within the existing Schaefer Ranch neighborhood</td><td style="min-width:140px">19 single-family homes</td><td style="min-width:140px">residential</td><td style="min-width:140px">Dublin, California</td><td style="min-width:140px"></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://patch.com/california/dublin/long-dormant-schaefer-ranch-housing-plan-resurfaces-dublin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://patch.com/california/dublin/long-dormant-schaefer-ranch-housing-plan-resurfaces-dublin</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
<h3>What types of permits are captured?</h3><p>The dataset covers building permits and development approvals issued by US local municipalities for residential and commercial construction projects, including new builds, major renovations, and demolition-rebuild projects.</p><h3>Are all US municipalities covered?</h3><p>Coverage is broad but not exhaustive — it depends on publicly available permit data from municipal websites and official records.</p><h3>Is permit value or project size available?</h3><p>Where disclosed in the permit record, project valuation and square footage are captured.</p><h3>How often is this dataset updated?</h3><p>We rerun this dataset once a month. You can create your own dataset that updates as frequently as every one hour on <a href="https://platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall">platform.newscatcherapi.com/catchall</a></p>