Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026
2,349 remodel and repair permits were issued in Buffalo, October 2024 through September 2026: about 1,174 a year and 10% of all permits. 1,134 remodel and repair permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 7% fewer than the 1,215 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is July. 14215 has the most, 281.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 135 |
| Nov 2024 | 70 |
| Dec 2024 | 42 |
| Jan 2025 | 60 |
| Feb 2025 | 70 |
| Mar 2025 | 84 |
| Apr 2025 | 112 |
| May 2025 | 100 |
| Jun 2025 | 121 |
| Jul 2025 | 164 |
| Aug 2025 | 110 |
| Sep 2025 | 147 |
| Oct 2025 | 132 |
| Nov 2025 | 98 |
| Dec 2025 | 69 |
| Jan 2026 | 51 |
| Feb 2026 | 51 |
| Mar 2026 | 81 |
| Apr 2026 | 95 |
| May 2026 | 99 |
| Jun 2026 | 106 |
| Jul 2026 | 147 |
| Aug 2026 | 111 |
| Sep 2026 | 94 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). July is the busiest (159), January the quietest (57). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 57 |
| February | 62 |
| March | 84 |
| April | 106 |
| May | 102 |
| June | 116 |
| July | 159 |
| August | 113 |
| September | 123 |
| October | 136 |
| November | 86 |
| December | 57 |
The value written on the permit at application, from 2,316 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Usual declared value | $9,000 |
| Middle half | $4,000–$21,500 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 2,349 remodel and repair permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Repair | 1,828 | 78% |
| Repair (plans filed) | 320 | 14% |
| General construction | 98 | 4% |
| Tear-out | 69 | 3% |
| Interior build-out | 34 | 1% |
The contractors named on the most remodel and repair permits in the City of Buffalo permit file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 2,349 remodel and repair permits; 34% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.
| Contractor | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Frank's Commercial & Home Services Inc | 115 | 5% |
| Comfort Window Co. Inc. | 52 | 2% |
| The Kaz Companies Inc. | 24 | 1% |
| Montel Contracting LLC | 22 | under 1% |
| Wny First Choice Construction Inc | 22 | under 1% |
| Buffalo's Best Roofing | 21 | under 1% |
| Ivy Lea Construction Inc | 18 | under 1% |
| T Brothers Inc. | 17 | under 1% |
| Ava Roofing and Siding, Inc | 16 | under 1% |
| Surity Remodeling Inc. | 14 | under 1% |
Electrical (6,358)Plumbing (5,186)HVAC (3,413)Roofing (3,363)Solar (230)
Source: City of Buffalo Open Data, Permits dataset 9p2d-f3yt, read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out. The city's public file has no permit status and no final inspection date, only an expiration date, so no finished share is shown.
Building, electrical, plumbing, heating, demolition and other construction permits the City of Buffalo Department of Permit and Inspection Services issues inside city limits. Special use and change of use permits in the same file are not counted. Buffalo's suburbs (Amherst, Cheektowaga, Tonawanda and the rest of Erie County) run their own permit offices and are not in this file.
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Contractor Records, "Remodel and repair permits in Buffalo, NY", https://contractorrecords.com/buffalo/remodel-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Buffalo Department of Permit and Inspection Services building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.
Download the tables (CSV): Remodels & repairs permits by month · Remodels & repairs permits by calendar month (index) · Remodels & repairs permits: declared value · Remodels & repairs permits by ZIP code · Remodels & repairs permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.