San Jose Building Permits & Project Research

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15,686 indexed permits · 1,735 contractor names in the last 90 days · San Jose, California.

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San Jose building permits — key stats
Active contractors 1,735
Newest permit 2026-11-06

PermitGrab tracks 15,686 building permits in San Jose, CA as of 2026-11-06, including 1,735 active contractors identified from filings in the last 90 days.

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15,686
Indexed Permits
1,735
Contractor names (90 days)
39,836
Property Owners
2026-11-08
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Date Type Value Address Details Contractor / Status Save
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 879 EL RIO DR
Owner: RYA··· 🔒
APN: 439··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only ELITE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT JALAL OHADI
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 1629 CHERRY AV
Owner: USM··· 🔒
APN: 429··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations THE BUILDING COMPANY GENERAL CONTRACTORS Michael Spehar
2026-08-24 Interior Renovation
Source type: Commercial/Industrial
$775,600 2880 STEVENS CREEK BL
Owner: UNI··· 🔒
APN: 277··· 🔒
Tenant Improvement SUN EAST CONSTRUCTION & SUN EAST CONSTRUCTION ZHIMING GUO
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1141 OWSLEY AV
Owner: ROC··· 🔒
APN: 477··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
$181,794 3523 KIRKWOOD DR
Owner: CHA··· 🔒
APN: 303··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations CHEN,YOUMEI
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1133 OWSLEY AV
Owner: ROC··· 🔒
APN: 477··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 5022 GLOUCHESTER CT
Owner: SUP··· 🔒
APN: 464··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only —
2026-08-24 Interior Renovation
Source type: Commercial/Industrial
— 50 W SAN FERNANDO ST
Owner: SJ ··· 🔒
APN: 259··· 🔒
Tenant Improvement GRAHAM, JOEL R TRAVIS FISHER
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1117 OWSLEY AV
Owner: ROC··· 🔒
APN: 477··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 General Construction
Source type: Information Request
— 545 N 4TH ST
Owner: LAN··· 🔒
Fire —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 211 LINCOLN AV
Owner: LIN··· 🔒
APN: 261··· 🔒
Temporary Power Pole —
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
$3,131 5594 BOBBYWOOD AV
Owner: PAR··· 🔒
APN: 527··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations LINE UP CONSTRUCTION Shanglian…
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 5451 COLONY GREEN DR
Owner: ZAK··· 🔒
APN: 464··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations Mo Cao
2026-08-24 Solar
Source type: Solar Installation and/or Stationary Storage Battery
— 4311 LITTLEWORTH WY
Owner: HOA··· 🔒
Photovoltaic & Stationary Storage Battery battery solar Battery storage TN ELECTRICAL AND SOLAR SERVICES Ms HANH NHI NGUYEN
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 4328 MANZANITA DR
Owner: SCH··· 🔒
APN: 381··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only RAUDALES,RAUL Raul Raudales
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1656 ALUM ROCK AV
Owner: BAR··· 🔒
APN: 481··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 5363 BRENDA AV
Owner: RUS··· 🔒
APN: 567··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1527 ALTA GLEN CT
Owner: DE ··· 🔒
APN: 429··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only —
2026-08-24 Solar
Source type: Solar Installation and/or Stationary Storage Battery
— 1696 NOREEN DR
Owner: MCR··· 🔒
Photovoltaic & Stationary Storage Battery battery solar Battery storage Logan Weinberg
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 1751 FOXWORTHY AV
Owner: BHA··· 🔒
APN: 442··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations ROSE REMODELING & DESIGN Adir…
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 2293 MIDDLETOWN DR
Owner: HAY··· 🔒
APN: 404··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only SHARONOV,EVGENII EVGENII SHARONOV
2026-08-24 General Construction
Source type: Commercial/Industrial
— 561 EMORY ST
Owner: WIL··· 🔒
APN: 249··· 🔒
Temporary Power Pole commercial SR BRAY LLC Precius Vargas
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 4628 MOSSBROOK CL
Owner: BRA··· 🔒
APN: 307··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1124 OWSLEY AV
Owner: ROC··· 🔒
APN: 477··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 1744 VIA FLORES CT
APN: 589··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 5463 LAUREN DR
Owner: BAS··· 🔒
APN: 567··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only ROBERT MOOMAU Robert Moomau
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
$4,222 3115 BARLETTA LN
Owner: DEB··· 🔒
APN: 601··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations BARRY LAFRANCE
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 7151 ROUSE CT
Owner: POW··· 🔒
APN: 706··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only QMERIT ELECTRIFICATION, LLC MATT…
Contact details pending
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 836 ST ELIZABETH DR
Owner: TER··· 🔒
APN: 284··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 331 PERRYMONT AV
Owner: BAR··· 🔒
APN: 455··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 273 MARTI WY
Owner: BHA··· 🔒
APN: 462··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only TEMPRO LLC Govargiz Najarian
2026-08-24 General Construction
Source type: Commercial/Industrial
— 1006 BLOSSOM HILL RD
Owner: LOW··· 🔒
APN: 694··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only commercial Spoors Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. David Clark
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1132 OWSLEY AV
Owner: ROC··· 🔒
APN: 477··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
$2,815 2034 JOHNSTON AV
Owner: 203··· 🔒
APN: 439··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 2605 LA HACIENDA CT
Owner: MON··· 🔒
APN: 484··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 5563 VASSAR DR
Owner: BER··· 🔒
APN: 567··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only VT CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING Viet Nguyen
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 3460 SURF CT
Owner: MIN··· 🔒
APN: 599··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only MODERN AIR Andrew Salinas
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1148 OWSLEY AV
Owner: ROC··· 🔒
APN: 477··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1140 OWSLEY AV
Owner: ROC··· 🔒
APN: 477··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 4635 MIA CL
Owner: CU ··· 🔒
APN: 462··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only Alonzo Martinez Gen Cont Alonzo…
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 3410 JOANNE AV
Owner: SIU··· 🔒
APN: 599··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only Lumcuit Inc Fernando Lopez
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 1529 MT PLEASANT DR
Owner: LIC··· 🔒
APN: 647··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only —
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 4001 HAMILTON AV
Owner: MAT··· 🔒
APN: 307··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only Faith Mechanical Inc Cesar Cazares
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 2221 WINEPOL LP
Owner: BUK··· 🔒
APN: 455··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only MOOR PLUMBING SOLUTIONS, INC. Felipe Sanchez
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: Multiple Attached Dwellings
— 1125 OWSLEY AV
Owner: ROC··· 🔒
APN: 477··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations —
2026-08-24 Addition
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
$31,413 1774 WILCOX WY
Owner: GIN··· 🔒
APN: 439··· 🔒
Additions/Alterations ADAMS, EARL NANCY GLIEDEN
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 7080 MARTWOOD WY
Owner: MAT··· 🔒
APN: 701··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only HARRIS, BRYAN Lorin Harris
2026-08-24 New Construction
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
— 1573 NORMAN AV
Owner: MAT··· 🔒
APN: 284··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only WATSON, BRIAN BRIAN WATSON
2026-08-24 Roofing
Source type: 1 & 2 Family Detached Dwellings
$13,202 791 COFFEY CT
Owner: BEH··· 🔒
APN: 687··· 🔒
ReRoof replacement Re-roof Hill Valley Landscaping mark behl
2026-08-24 General Construction
Source type: Commercial/Industrial
— 1213 LINCOLN AV
Owner: DAD··· 🔒
APN: 429··· 🔒
Sub-Trades Only commercial A&JELECTRICAL LLC ALEXIS CHAVEZ
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Permit Types in San Jose
Construction Activity in San Jose

New building permits in San Jose, California show where construction activity is being recorded. Contractors can filter the available public records by trade, date, address, and project value to research projects and plan outreach using the fields the source publishes.

About San Jose Building Permits

San Jose, California processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 15,686+ San Jose building permits — newest permit date: 2026-11-06 from official city sources.

Building permits in San Jose can document new construction, renovations, and specialty work. The fields in a public record vary by filing, but may include a project address, scope, estimated cost, or contractor name. Use the displayed source information to evaluate whether a record is useful for your market research.

How Contractors Use San Jose Permit Data

HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers can use San Jose building-permit records to research visible construction activity. A permit may signal a project that is relevant to a particular trade, but the source record does not establish that its owner is seeking a bid.

Use the published date, project details, and any named business contact to research a project before outreach. Public records are not exclusive, and outreach results depend on the market, project, and your own process.

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PermitGrab methodology · Page data current as of · Source: Building Permits - Last 30 Days (data.sanjoseca.gov CKAN).

Who appears in San Jose permit records?

PermitGrab indexes 15,686 building permits in San Jose. New records appear as they are available from the source. Each permit is matched against 39,836 property-owner records for direct outreach.

How fresh is San Jose permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for San Jose is dated 2026-11-06. Newest permit date: 2026-11-06. Permit records carry filing date, address, project value, and permit type, plus contractor name where the source publishes it. Use a recent published record for project research; it does not show bid availability or a request for service.

What construction appears in San Jose permit records?

San Jose permit activity covers 15,686 indexed permits. The records can cover new construction, residential renovations, mechanical/electrical/plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, demolitions, or tenant improvements. Their usefulness for a contractor or supplier depends on the published project details, timing, and service area.

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How to look up San Jose building permits

Search recent San Jose, CA building permits by address, contractor, and permit type in the table above — pulled from the San Jose building department's public permit records. New filings appear here as they are published. Filter by trade or search an address to look up a specific permit. For this week's filing volume and the most active contractors, see the San Jose Permit Pulse.

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Frequently Asked Questions about San Jose Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in San Jose?

PermitGrab currently tracks 15,686 building permits in San Jose, California. Data is pulled directly from the official municipal source on every collection cycle and includes permit number, address, permit type, status, estimated value, and contractor information where the source publishes it.

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San Jose permit & owner data, by use case

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Contractors & subs
Recent San Jose contractor activity is a signal for labor and material demand. Contact details appear only where the public source publishes them.
Home service companies
An addition or remodel can be useful project context for HVAC, plumbing, or warranty outreach. Owner records are available where public data can be matched.
Solar installers
Roof permits and electrical upgrades in San Jose provide project context for solar-market research. Owner-occupancy data is available where public records can be matched.
Insurance agents
San Jose renovations can identify properties for a policy-review workflow. Confirm coverage needs independently before contacting a property owner.
Material suppliers & manufacturer reps
Choose a product-line research workflow, then use published job type, description, and value fields where available for territory and demand research. A permit is not a materials order, purchase signal, or open bid.
Developers & new construction
Sort source-published new-construction records by project value and type to research active projects and property activity, with contractor details where the record publishes them.
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