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April 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from Buffalo— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

Buffalo, NY issued 987 building permits in April 2026, up 8% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 14216 with 104 permits. ELECTRICAL was the top permit type, making up 27% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
987
vs. prior month
+8%
911 last month
Most active zip
14216
104 permits
Top permit type
ELECTRICAL
27% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — April 2026

14216
104
14215
103
14220
101
14214
79
14206
76
14213
68
14207
65
14211
62
14222
57
14208
49

Permits by type

April 2026 · Buffalo, NY

ELECTRICAL
262 (27%)
REPAIR
257 (26%)
PLUMBING
230 (23%)
HEATING
116 (12%)
REP-PLANS
32 (3%)
GC
27 (3%)
FENDRIVE
17 (2%)
TEAROUT
15 (2%)
SIGN
8 (1%)
USE
8 (1%)
GARSHED
6 (1%)
ELEVATOR
2 (0%)
PARKINGLOT
2 (0%)
SWIM POOL
2 (0%)
TOWERSATT
2 (0%)
INTBLDOUT
1 (0%)

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