Seattle construction activity — October 2026

A monthly roundup of building and land-use permits across Seattle, from the City of Seattle SDCI datasets.

In October 2026, Seattle logged 487 permits — 271 newly filed and 216 newly issued — across Seattle's building and land-use permitting, representing an estimated $489.4M in construction value. The largest project on file was “Construct new mixed-use building occupy per plan. Mechanical Included.” — a Over $2M job. Most activity fell in the $100k–500k range.

271
New applications
216
Issued permits
487
Total permits
$489.4M
Est. project value

Projects by value band

Under $25k
106
$25k–100k
114
$100k–500k
164
$500k–2M
87
Over $2M
16

Notable projects

Owner names and mailing addresses are available to subscribers.

70•••46-CN
Issued

Construct new mixed-use building occupy per plan. Mechanical Included.

Over $2MNorth Beacon Hill
69•••57-DM
Issued

Demolish north commercial office building and associated south parking structure per plan.

Over $2MBroadway
71•••02-DM
New application

Demolish existing commercial building (Transfer building) existing slab to remain subject to field inspection (STFI).

Over $2MSouth Park
71•••90-DM
New application

Demolish medical office building [AVANT CHIROPRACTIC] per plan.

Over $2MFremont
71•••76-DM
New application

Demolish WEST multi-family apartment building per plan.

Over $2MFremont

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