New York City Construction Activity Report — June 2026
New York City logged 11,769 new building permits in the last 30 days across 4,505 active contractors. Here is the full June 2026 breakdown by trade, volume, and the busiest filers.
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New York City Permit Activity at a Glance
- Total indexed permits: 22,638
- Permits filed in the last 30 days: 11,769
- Permits filed in the last 90 days: 22,633
- Distinct active contractors: 4,505
- Newest permit on file: 2026-06-13
New York City is an active market with 11,769 new permits filed in just the last 30 days. The combined declared value of permits filed in the last 90 days is approximately $8.2 billion. The median declared project value is $33,074.
What Trades Are Busiest in New York City
Breaking the last 90 days down by trade shows where the work is concentrated right now:
- HVAC — 5,164 permits (26% of categorized 90-day volume)
- Plumbing — 4,463 permits (23% of categorized 90-day volume)
- Landscaping & Exterior — 3,547 permits (18% of categorized 90-day volume)
- General Construction — 1,748 permits (9% of categorized 90-day volume)
- Structural — 1,628 permits (8% of categorized 90-day volume)
- Interior Renovation — 1,613 permits (8% of categorized 90-day volume)
- Demolition — 722 permits (4% of categorized 90-day volume)
- Solar — 669 permits (3% of categorized 90-day volume)
The dominant trade is HVAC, which alone accounts for 26% of categorized permits over the period. For a contractor or supplier, that mix tells you exactly where demand is heaviest in New York City this quarter.
Who Is Filing the Work
Across the market, 4,505 distinct contractors are actively pulling permits. The single most active filer is SPRING SCAFFOLDING LLC with 221 permits in the trailing 12 months. The full ranking of the busiest 25 firms is in our Top Contractors in New York City report.
Why This Matters
Permit data is the earliest public signal of construction demand. A spike in permits filed today is work that will be under way in weeks — before it shows up in any lagging economic report. Contractors use it to time hiring and bidding, suppliers use it to forecast material demand, and lead-focused businesses use it to reach owners and contractors while a project is fresh.
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