1872 new building permits were filed in San Antonio, TX over the trailing 7 days, with $12,007,052 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
1,872
▲ 2.5% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$12,007,052
$1,000,587 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
1,827
permits filed previous week
Of 4,830 San Antonio permits with a published review status, 1,325 (27.4%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 2,071 | 42.9% |
| Under Review | 1,166 | 24.1% |
| Closed | 779 | 16.1% |
| Active | 334 | 6.9% |
| Fees Due | 280 | 5.8% |
| Additional Info Required | 119 | 2.5% |
| Received | 40 | 0.8% |
| LOC Issued | 22 | 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. San Antonio, TX logged 1,872 permits in the last 7 days versus 1,827 the week before — a 2.5% 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 | WILL FIX IT | 36 | — |
| 2 | SA SPECIALTIES | 27 | — |
| 3 | DOUBLE H LANDSCAPE, LIMITED | 25 | — |
| 4 | Standalone no construction | 20 | — |
| 5 | 3D LANDSCAPING & IRRIGATION | 18 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MEP Trade Permits Application | 302 | 16.1% |
| Mechanical Permit | 225 | 12.0% |
| Plumbing General Permit | 138 | 7.4% |
| Electrical General Permit | 98 | 5.2% |
| Plumbing Irrigation Permit | 94 | 5.0% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | MEP Trade Permits Application | 123 KNOLLWOOD DR City of San Antonio, TX 78227 | Arthur Galvan | — |
| 2026-07-28 | Plumbing Sewer Permit | 123 KNOLLWOOD DR City of San Antonio, TX 78227 | Arthur Galvan | — |
| 2026-07-27 | Residential Building Permit Application | 3838 ALAMAR CREST City of San Antonio, TX 78259 | AURELIANO GARCIA | — |
| 2026-07-27 | MEP Trade Permits Application | 5107 PRINCE VALIANT DR City of San Antonio, TX 78218 | SA SPECIALTIE | — |
| 2026-07-27 | MEP Trade Permits Application | 123 KNOLLWOOD DR City of San Antonio, TX 78227 | Arthur Galvan | — |
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