What is being built, right now.
Building permits are public the moment a city issues them. This reads four official open-data portals live and tells you how many were issued in the last 30 days — by city and by keyword. No login, nothing stored.
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By city
Chicago, IL
Permits issued in the last 30 days, from the city's own portal.
data.cityofchicago.org
2,738New York City, NY
Permits issued in the last 30 days, from the city's own portal.
data.cityofnewyork.us
4,223Austin, TX
Permits issued in the last 30 days, from the city's own portal.
data.austintexas.gov
4,472Seattle, WA
Permits issued in the last 30 days, from the city's own portal.
data.seattle.gov
506
Counts read 2026-07-30 from each city's official open-data portal.