355 new building permits were filed in Oakland, CA over the trailing 7 days, with $7,492,498 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
355
▼ 7.8% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$7,492,498
$107,035 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
385
permits filed previous week
Of 3,310 Oakland permits with a published review status, 51 (1.5%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Issued | 1,236 | 37.3% |
| Created | 758 | 22.9% |
| Payment Received | 233 | 7.0% |
| Certificate Issued | 224 | 6.8% |
| On Hold - Field Check Pending | 110 | 3.3% |
| Minor Engineer of Day Review | 94 | 2.8% |
| Intake - Completed | 92 | 2.8% |
| On Hold | 78 | 2.4% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Oakland, CA logged 355 permits in the last 7 days versus 385 the week before — a 7.8% decrease, so intake is easing. 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 | Will Construction | 1 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| (BW) - Building Worksheet (Building) | 90 | 25.4% |
| (RBC) - Building Residential Combo Alter | 49 | 13.8% |
| (R) - ReRoof Certificate (Building) | 39 | 11.0% |
| (RE) - Electrical - 1 & 2 Unit Residenti | 38 | 10.7% |
| (B) - Building Alteration - 3+ Residenti | 26 | 7.3% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | (BW) - Building Worksheet (Building) | 6441 HERZOG ST, Oakland CA 94608 | Will Construction | $500 |
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