159 new building permits were filed in Sugar Land, TX over the trailing 7 days, with $5,762,006 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
159
▲ 1.9% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$5,762,006
$51,909 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
156
permits filed previous week
Of 7,503 Sugar Land permits with a published review status, 134 (1.8%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| PERMIT ISSUED-READY TO SCHEDULE INSPECTION | 2,847 | 37.9% |
| COMPLETE | 2,209 | 29.4% |
| EXPIRED | 936 | 12.5% |
| ISSUED | 441 | 5.9% |
| SUBMITTED - ONLINE | 332 | 4.4% |
| FEES DUE | 156 | 2.1% |
| IN REVIEW | 134 | 1.8% |
| REQUIRED FOR RESUBMITTAL | 129 | 1.7% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Sugar Land, TX logged 159 permits in the last 7 days versus 156 the week before — a 1.9% 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 | NEW ABACUS LLC | 8 | $84,511 |
| 2 | RECODES CONTRACTORS LLC | 5 | $142,497 |
| 3 | JERICHO FOUNDATION REPAIRS | 5 | — |
| 4 | DAWSON FOUNDATION REPAIR | 4 | $85,164 |
| 5 | CRITICAL AIR | 4 | $46,800 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BUILDING - BUILDING RESIDENTIAL | 47 | 29.6% |
| BUILDING - PLUMBING | 37 | 23.3% |
| BUILDING - ELECTRICAL | 29 | 18.2% |
| BUILDING - MECHANICAL RESIDENTIAL | 17 | 10.7% |
| BUILDING - BUILDING COMMERCIAL | 8 | 5.0% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY | 2444 SETTLERS WAY | CIRCLE D, INC. | — |
| 2026-08-03 | BUILDING - MECHANICAL RESIDENTIAL | 1315 HITHERFIELD | AIR II AIR, INC. & DBA COASTAL/HANKLA A/C & HEAT | $27,600 |
| 2026-08-03 | BUILDING - BUILDING RESIDENTIAL | 3202 BAYOU CROSSING | BIG STATE ROOF SOLUTIONS | $10,000 |
| 2026-08-03 | BUILDING - PLUMBING | 12530 AIRPORT | AIR CARE SOUTHEAST | $40,000 |
| 2026-08-03 | BUILDING - MECHANICAL COMMERCIAL | 2022 COLONIST PARK | COOK MECHANICAL | $24,000 |
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