71 new building permits were filed in Albany, OR over the trailing 7 days, with $0 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
71
▲ 7.6% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
66
permits filed previous week
Of 407 Albany permits with a published review status, 4 (1.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 178 | 43.7% |
| Application Received | 136 | 33.4% |
| Pending Review | 62 | 15.2% |
| Inspections Completed | 9 | 2.2% |
| Fees Due | 7 | 1.7% |
| Pending | 4 | 1.0% |
| Completeness Letter | 4 | 1.0% |
| Plan Review Letter | 3 | 0.7% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Albany, OR logged 71 permits in the last 7 days versus 66 the week before — a 7.6% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| One- & Two-Family - Electrical | 16 | 22.5% |
| Commercial & Multi-Family - Electrical | 15 | 21.1% |
| One- & Two-Family - Mechanical | 9 | 12.7% |
| One- & Two-Family - Plumbing | 8 | 11.3% |
| Commercial - Alteration or Addition | 5 | 7.0% |
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