Data through September 2026 · updated 20 Oct 2026
2,565 HVAC permits were issued in the City of Miami Beach, October 2024 through September 2026: about 1,282 a year and 13% of all permits. 1,226 HVAC permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 8% fewer than the 1,339 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is September. The usual one took 67 days from issue to the city's final. 33139 has the most, 1,469.
Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 92 |
| Nov 2024 | 111 |
| Dec 2024 | 75 |
| Jan 2025 | 80 |
| Feb 2025 | 87 |
| Mar 2025 | 138 |
| Apr 2025 | 128 |
| May 2025 | 90 |
| Jun 2025 | 128 |
| Jul 2025 | 147 |
| Aug 2025 | 120 |
| Sep 2025 | 143 |
| Oct 2025 | 138 |
| Nov 2025 | 110 |
| Dec 2025 | 129 |
| Jan 2026 | 94 |
| Feb 2026 | 79 |
| Mar 2026 | 99 |
| Apr 2026 | 103 |
| May 2026 | 84 |
| Jun 2026 | 96 |
| Jul 2026 | 82 |
| Aug 2026 | 103 |
| Sep 2026 | 109 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). September is the busiest (118), February the quietest (78). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 81 |
| February | 78 |
| March | 111 |
| April | 108 |
| May | 81 |
| June | 105 |
| July | 107 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 118 |
| October | 108 |
| November | 103 |
| December | 95 |
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 1,137 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 | 1,339 |
| Finished | 85.2% |
| Expired | 4.8% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 67 |
| Middle half, days | 19–169 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 2,565 HVAC permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building(Including Condo) - A/C exact change out | 1,280 | 50% |
| Sub-Permit- Commercial - Mechanical - New Installations (including condominiums) | 315 | 12% |
| Mechanical Sub-Permit Commercial General Primary Sub Permit | 285 | 11% |
| Sub-Permit- Commercial - Mechanical - Alterations (including condominiums) | 194 | 8% |
| Sub-Permit- Residential - Mechanical - New Installations (single family or duplex) | 128 | 5% |
| Commercial Buildings (Including Condo) - Air Conditioning - Alteration | 77 | 3% |
| Mechanical - Commercial - Alteration | 74 | 3% |
| Single Family Residence - A/C exact change out | 64 | 2% |
| Mechanical - Commercial - New | 41 | 2% |
| Sub-Permit- Residential - Mechanical - Alterations (single family or duplex) | 34 | 1% |
Electrical (4,032)Plumbing (3,546)Remodels & repairs (2,692)Roofing (1,129)Fences & walls (537)Demolition (336)Pools & spas (289)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
HVAC permits for other places in South Florida. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: City of Miami Beach Civic Access (EnerGov) public permit search, read 20 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building and trade permits the City of Miami Beach Building Department issues inside the city limits only. The City of Miami, Surfside, Bal Harbour and unincorporated Miami-Dade County run their own permit offices and are not in this file.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →
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Contractor Records, "HVAC permits in the City of Miami Beach, FL", https://contractorrecords.com/miami-beach/hvac-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Miami Beach Building Department building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · By ZIP code · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): HVAC permits by month · HVAC permits by calendar month (index) · HVAC permits: days to final · HVAC permits by ZIP code · HVAC permits by permit type.