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January 2026 Building Permits

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

Buffalo, NY issued 723 building permits in January 2026, down 31% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 14215 with 105 permits. ELECTRICAL was the top permit type, making up 31% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
723
vs. prior month
-31%
1,052 last month
Most active zip
14215
105 permits
Top permit type
ELECTRICAL
31% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — January 2026

14215
105
14216
73
14213
63
14214
62
14207
56
14220
50
14211
46
14210
45
14222
36
14201
32

Permits by type

January 2026 · Buffalo, NY

ELECTRICAL
222 (31%)
PLUMBING
200 (28%)
HEATING
144 (20%)
REPAIR
82 (11%)
REP-PLANS
20 (3%)
INTBLDOUT
17 (2%)
GC
11 (2%)
USE
8 (1%)
TEAROUT
6 (1%)
SIGN
5 (1%)
ELEVATOR
2 (0%)
FENDRIVE
2 (0%)
TANK
2 (0%)
BILLBOARD
1 (0%)
DEMOLITION
1 (0%)

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