Seattle construction activity — August 2026
A monthly roundup of building and land-use permits across Seattle, from the City of Seattle SDCI datasets.
In August 2026, Seattle logged 218 permits — 99 newly filed and 119 newly issued — across Seattle's building and land-use permitting, representing an estimated $149.9M in construction value. The largest project on file was “PHASED PERMIT: Construct substantial alterations to a commercial office building for a mi…” — a Over $2M job. Most activity fell in the $100k–500k range.
- 99
- New applications
- 119
- Issued permits
- 218
- Total permits
- $149.9M
- Est. project value
Projects by value band
Notable projects
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PHASED PERMIT: Construct substantial alterations to a commercial office building for a mixed use - multi-family building occupy per plan. Mechanical included with Phase 2.
Demolish commercial building per plan
Construct alterations to existing commercial building per plan. Mechanical review is included.
Demolish apartment building per plan
Construct alterations to replace two weight scales in Solids Handling Building at King Co. West Point Treatment Plant per plan.
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