114 new building permits were filed in Arlington, TX over the trailing 7 days, with $14,727,641 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
114
▲ 48.1% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$14,727,641
$223,146 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
77
permits filed previous week
Of 5,874 Arlington permits with a published review status, 1 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 3,649 | 62.1% |
| Finaled | 1,720 | 29.3% |
| Expired | 474 | 8.1% |
| Void | 20 | 0.3% |
| TCO Issued | 9 | 0.2% |
| Pending | 1 | 0.0% |
| Pending Inspection | 1 | 0.0% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Arlington, TX logged 114 permits in the last 7 days versus 77 the week before — a 48.1% 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.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TACO BELL | 7 | — |
| 2 | GPM EMPIRE LLC | 4 | — |
| 3 | KURA SUSHI | 1 | — |
| 4 | MEZCAL SPORT BAR & GRILL | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RP | 44 | 38.6% |
| CP | 31 | 27.2% |
| CO | 15 | 13.2% |
| SI | 13 | 11.4% |
| FE | 11 | 9.6% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | SI | 700 SIX FLAGS DRIVE Bldg | MEZCAL SPORT BAR & GRILL | — |
| 2026-07-29 | SI | 215 S WATSON ROAD | TACO BELL | — |
| 2026-07-29 | SI | 215 S WATSON ROAD | TACO BELL | — |
| 2026-07-29 | SI | 4000 ARLINGTON HIGHLANDS BOULEVARD Bldg | KURA SUSHI | — |
| 2026-07-29 | SI | 215 S WATSON ROAD | TACO BELL | — |
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