344 new building permits were filed in El Paso, TX over the trailing 7 days, with $1,063,090 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
344
▲ 1223.1% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$1,063,090
$118,121 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
26
permits filed previous week
Of 1,101 El Paso permits with a published review status, 76 (6.9%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection | 808 | 73.4% |
| Pending Review | 110 | 10.0% |
| In Review | 76 | 6.9% |
| Ready to Issue | 36 | 3.3% |
| Hold for Corrections | 21 | 1.9% |
| Issued | 19 | 1.7% |
| Closed | 17 | 1.5% |
| Non-Compliant Resubmit | 6 | 0.5% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. El Paso, TX logged 344 permits in the last 7 days versus 26 the week before — a 1223.1% 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 | SIGNM HOMES LLC DBA SOUTHWEST ENERGY | 14 | — |
| 2 | EP MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC | 9 | — |
| 3 | Homeowner 11-LP-00813 | 8 | — |
| 4 | JEFF'S WESTSIDE PLUMBING, LLC | 4 | — |
| 5 | RELIABLE PLUMBING | 4 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Permit | 86 | 25.0% |
| Mechanical Permit | 65 | 18.9% |
| Plumbing Permit | 61 | 17.7% |
| Roofing Permit | 29 | 8.4% |
| Window Permit | 12 | 3.5% |
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