Construction Leads in New York City
New York produces more permit filings than any other city Builtie covers, by a wide margin. The volume is the opportunity and the problem at once: without a way to filter it down to your trade, your stage and your borough, it is noise.
The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.
Where New York sits
New York among the ten metros Builtie covers. See all of them on one map.
How much is being permitted
Permits by year in New York. 2026 is a partial year counted to September 3, 2026, so its bar is shorter for that reason rather than a slowdown.
New York has produced 421,285 permits since January 2024: 155,990 in 2024, 158,965 in 2025 and 106,330 so far in 2026. Counted on September 3, 2026.
What is being permitted
| Most common permit categories in New York | Since Jan 2024 | Share of these six |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 302,572 | 72% |
| 1 Family | 50,974 | 12% |
| 2 Family | 49,331 | 12% |
| 3 Family | 11,711 | 3% |
| Unspecified | 6,697 | 2% |
What the New York record actually carries
The record is the city's DOB NOW build filing dataset, which names the applicant or owner business on effectively every filing. The older permit-issuance dataset has published nothing since 2025, so anyone still reading that feed is looking at a frozen picture of the city.
What a trade contractor should know about this market
- Alteration work dominates. New York builds less from empty ground than most cities and renovates constantly, so the filing record skews toward alterations in existing buildings, which is where most trade packages in the city actually live.
- Small residential is a large share. One, two and three family filings together make up a substantial portion of the record, which suits trades that work on a house-sized scope rather than a tower.
- Filing is not starting. A filing date is the front of the process, so New York gives more warning than almost any city on this list, and the gap has to be managed rather than ignored.
- Borough matters more than city. A trade working Brooklyn and Queens should never see a Staten Island filing, and territory filtering is what makes this volume usable.
What Builtie carries in New York
New York carries full depth: the permit history rather than a single snapshot, projects scored against your trade and territory, an inferred build stage so you can tell an open package from one awarded months ago, and the people who award the work traced past applicants and numbered companies to a named person with email, phone and LinkedIn where each can be verified.
When your package is bought
The buying window does not move with the city. Concrete and excavation are committed before the site is visibly dug, framing is booked while the foundation cures, roofing and cabinetry are decided during framing, and painting is awarded while drywall goes up. Our guide to when each trade is decided maps all of them against the five build stages.
Builtie plans start at $550 per month per seat for 50 matched projects a month, and $880 for 200. Every plan includes done-for-you LinkedIn and email outreach, and there is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.
Frequently asked questions
How many construction permits does New York issue?
New York has issued 421,285 permits since January 2024: 155,990 in 2024, 158,965 in 2025 and 106,330 so far in 2026, counted on September 3, 2026. The 2026 figure is a partial year.
Where does the New York permit data come from?
The city's own official open-data service. Builtie reads the record the city publishes rather than a resold copy of it, then adds the history, the scoring, the build stage and the decision makers on top.
Why does Builtie use the filing dataset rather than issued permits?
Because New York's issued-permit dataset has published nothing since 2025. The DOB NOW build filing dataset is current and names the applicant or owner business on effectively every record, which is what makes it usable for outreach.
How does New York compare with the other cities Builtie covers?
Same depth, different volume. Every covered city carries permit history, scored projects, build stage and identified decision makers; New York produced 421,285 permits since January 2024, which you can compare against the other nine on the coverage map.
What does Builtie cost?
Starter is $550 per month per seat for 50 matched projects a month and Growth is $880 for 200. Both include done-for-you LinkedIn and email outreach, and there is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.