Building permits · New Jersey
Newark, NJ
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Newark permits by the numbers
Permits Newark issued from Sep 2025 to Jul 2026.
Permit typeIssuedTypical fee
Alteration2,236 issued$252
Demolition274 issued$144
Addition14 issuedn/a
New432 issued$3,879
Calculated by us from NJ DCA construction permit data (State of New Jersey open data terms). Typical means the middle value. Types with fewer than 20 permits show no time or fee. Refreshed weekly.
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