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August 2026 Building Permits

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

Pittsburgh, PA issued 781 building permits in August 2026, down 21% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 15206 with 83 permits. Building & Development Application — Existing (alteration/addition) was the top permit type, making up 51% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
781
vs. prior month
-21%
986 last month
Most active zip
15206
83 permits
Top permit type
Building & Development Application — Existing (alteration/addition)
51% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — August 2026

15206
83
15212
79
15217
75
15219
56
15201
44
15222
44
15224
40
15210
34
15207
33
15213
33

Permits by type

August 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

Building & Development Application — Existing (alteration/addition)
402 (51%)
ELECTRICAL — ADDITION / ALTERATION
194 (25%)
MECHANICAL — ADDITION / ALTERATION
53 (7%)
ELECTRICAL — MINOR ALTERATION
25 (3%)
Fire Alarm Permit — ADDITION / ALTERATION
16 (2%)
Demolition Permit — COMPLETE DEMOLITION
10 (1%)
MECHANICAL — MINOR ALTERATION
10 (1%)
Suppression System Permit — MINOR ALTERATION
10 (1%)
Building & Development Application — New Construction
9 (1%)
Floodplain Permit — Non-substantial Improvement
9 (1%)
Suppression System Permit — ADDITION / ALTERATION
9 (1%)
Fire Alarm Permit — NEW SYSTEM
7 (1%)
Suppression System Permit — NEW SYSTEM
7 (1%)
Fire Alarm Permit — MINOR ALTERATION
4 (1%)
Storm Water Permit
4 (1%)
Demolition Permit — CITY FUNDED DEMOLITION
3 (0%)
ELECTRICAL — NEW CONSTRUCTION
2 (0%)
Floodplain Permit — New Construction
2 (0%)
MECHANICAL — NEW CONSTRUCTION
2 (0%)
BUILDING — ADDITION / ALTERATION
1 (0%)
BUILDING — MINOR ALTERATION
1 (0%)
Land Operations Permit
1 (0%)

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