137 new building permits were filed in Montgomery, AL over the trailing 7 days, with $25,069,674 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
137
▲ 3.8% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$25,069,674
$895,345 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
132
permits filed previous week
Of 688 Montgomery permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Permit | 469 | 68.2% |
| Certificate | 219 | 31.8% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Montgomery, AL logged 137 permits in the last 7 days versus 132 the week before — a 3.8% 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 | TOMMY MANLEY | 5 | — |
| 2 | JOHN YELVERTON | 5 | — |
| 3 | JEFF FALLETTA | 4 | $379,000 |
| 4 | BILLY RAY JORDAN | 4 | — |
| 5 | GEORGE GOODWYN | 4 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New | 44 | 32.1% |
| Existing | 36 | 26.3% |
| Repair | 16 | 11.7% |
| Change Out | 14 | 10.2% |
| Alteration | 6 | 4.4% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Alteration | 9168 EASTCHASE PKWY | BRITTANY | $1,000,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | Alteration | 1905 CONG W L DICKINSON DR | CLAYTON MCARTHUR | $20,500,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | Repair | 4206 ASPEN LN | AMONYAI RUSH | $26,907 |
| 2026-07-31 | Addition | 5315 KEVIN CT | ALBERT JOHNSON | $38,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | Existing | 3173 TAYLOR RD | FAITHBROOK PROPERTIES LLC | $10 |
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