Brooklyn Building Permits — This Week

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DATA SOURCE: NYC DOB NOW • WEEK OF MAR 12–19, 2026 • UPDATED DAILY

84
Permits This Week
$380K+
Est. Job Costs
24
Sidewalk Sheds
14
General Construction
Highest Value Permits

Top Permits Filed This Week

AddressWork TypeEst. CostOwnerZIPDescriptionSignal
836 40th StPlumbing$92,000Xiaoling Chen11232Resolve ECB violations; remove illegal plumbing installationsBuilder's Risk
82A Church AvePlumbing$75,000Mahi Rahman11218New restaurant within existing commercial space, full plumbingBuilder's Risk
99 Wilson StSidewalk Shed$9,000Waheed Sultan11249300PSF sidewalk shed, Williamsburg, Chapter 33 complianceMonitor
151 Manhattan AveSupported Scaffold$9,000Paramjit Kaur11206300PSF sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding, WilliamsburgMonitor
154 Skillman AveSupported Scaffold$9,000Paramjit Kaur11211300PSF sidewalk shed and pipe scaffolding per plansMonitor
73 Wilson StSidewalk Shed$9,000Waheed Sultan11249300PSF sidewalk shed, Williamsburg waterfront areaMonitor
35 Prospect Park WestSupported Scaffold$8,299Karolina Olejarz11215Temporarily supported scaffold, site-specific engineered, Park SlopeMonitor
2 Pierrepont PlSidewalk Shed$8,000Rabindranauth Persaud11201Heavy duty sidewalk shed, 300PSF, Brooklyn HeightsMonitor
25 Marcus Garvey BlvdSidewalk Shed$7,000Manprit Singh11206Heavy duty sidewalk shed, 300PSF, Bed-StuyMonitor
Multiple addressesConstruction Fence$1,000-5,000VariousVariousConstruction fences across Brooklyn for active job sitesMonitor

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Hotspot ZIP Codes

Where Brooklyn Permit Activity Is Concentrated

11217
11 permits
Park Slope / Prospect Heights
11238
8 permits
Prospect Heights / Crown Heights
11211
6 permits
Williamsburg
11206
5 permits
East Williamsburg / Bed-Stuy
11205
4 permits
Fort Greene / Clinton Hill
11220
4 permits
Sunset Park
11249
4 permits
Williamsburg Waterfront
11218
4 permits
Kensington / Flatbush
11214
4 permits
Bensonhurst / Bath Beach
11228
3 permits
Dyker Heights / Bensonhurst
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84 permits this week. Park Slope and Williamsburg dominate. Plumbing permits for new restaurants, scaffold permits for facade work. Each one is a lead.

Brooklyn Permit FAQ

What types of permits are most common in Brooklyn?
Sidewalk sheds (24 this week), general construction (14), supported scaffolds (13), and construction fences (8). Brooklyn's mix of brownstones, new developments, and commercial conversions creates diverse permit activity. Restaurant buildouts and residential renovations drive much of the plumbing and general construction filings.
Which Brooklyn neighborhoods have the most permit activity?
Park Slope/Prospect Heights (11217) leads with 11 permits this week. Williamsburg (11211, 11249) combines for 10. Crown Heights (11238) adds 8. These neighborhoods have the densest renovation activity due to aging brownstone stock and active condo development.
How can contractors use Brooklyn permit data?
When you see a plumbing permit for $92,000 at 836 40th St, that property owner is already spending on construction. They may need additional trades: electrical, HVAC, general contracting. Reaching out within days of permit filing puts you ahead of every competitor who waits for word-of-mouth.
Where does this data come from?
All permit data is sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings open data portal (DOB NOW: Build - Approved Permits dataset). PermitBeam pulls this data daily and organizes it by borough, ZIP code, work type, and estimated cost.