The number of building permits issued in 2017 through July exceeds the number of building permits issued in 2016 in the same period. The difference is a 1.4 percent increase.
January to July all permits *
- 2015: 22,983
- 2016: 26,193
- 2017: 26,564
* This includes reinstatement of revoked permits, revision permits, and permits for temporary event tents and stages.
Dwelling unit permits for January to June
The number of approved dwelling units (apartments, condos, and single-family houses) has also increased, by 31.3 percent.
The number of single-family houses approved in January to June 2017, however, has decreased by 19.7 percent.
The largest housing type increase was for units in 3–4 flat buildings, going from 155 units permitted in January to June 2016 to 235 units permitted in January to June 2017, an increase of 34.0 percent.
The second largest housing type increase was for units in buildings with 5 or more units. In January to June 2016 the number of permitted units was 3,217, but that increased by 33.9 percent to 4,869 permitted units in January to June 2017.