HousingPermits

Middle Atlantic division · Northeast

New York

New York authorized 38,667 new housing units in 2025. Buildings with five or more units accounted for 73% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the second-highest share among the 50 states and DC. Permits fell 17% between 2024 and 2025, the fourth-steepest decline among the 50 states and DC.

020k40k60k80k2004: 53,497 units (24,084 single-family, 11,246 in 2–4 unit, 18,167 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 61,949 units (25,211 single-family, 10,250 in 2–4 unit, 26,488 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 54,382 units (19,981 single-family, 10,053 in 2–4 unit, 24,348 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 54,059 units (17,089 single-family, 7,482 in 2–4 unit, 29,488 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 51,637 units (12,738 single-family, 3,203 in 2–4 unit, 35,696 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 18,344 units (9,656 single-family, 1,751 in 2–4 unit, 6,937 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 19,568 units (9,959 single-family, 1,944 in 2–4 unit, 7,665 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 22,575 units (8,400 single-family, 2,197 in 2–4 unit, 11,978 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 24,872 units (9,280 single-family, 1,701 in 2–4 unit, 13,891 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 32,581 units (10,078 single-family, 2,092 in 2–4 unit, 20,411 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 36,286 units (10,386 single-family, 2,190 in 2–4 unit, 23,710 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 74,611 units (10,065 single-family, 2,430 in 2–4 unit, 62,116 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 33,711 units (10,243 single-family, 2,311 in 2–4 unit, 21,157 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 39,350 units (10,361 single-family, 2,315 in 2–4 unit, 26,674 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 37,778 units (10,033 single-family, 1,931 in 2–4 unit, 25,814 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 45,219 units (9,412 single-family, 1,791 in 2–4 unit, 34,016 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 37,330 units (9,516 single-family, 1,447 in 2–4 unit, 26,367 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 40,135 units (11,099 single-family, 1,526 in 2–4 unit, 27,510 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 53,360 units (11,174 single-family, 1,525 in 2–4 unit, 40,661 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 48,807 units (9,677 single-family, 1,714 in 2–4 unit, 37,416 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 46,549 units (10,453 single-family, 1,913 in 2–4 unit, 34,183 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 38,667 units (11,499 single-family, 1,779 in 2–4 unit, 25,389 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252015 high · 74,6112009 low · 18,344030k60k90k2004: 53,497 units (24,084 single-family, 11,246 in 2–4 unit, 18,167 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 61,949 units (25,211 single-family, 10,250 in 2–4 unit, 26,488 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 54,382 units (19,981 single-family, 10,053 in 2–4 unit, 24,348 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 54,059 units (17,089 single-family, 7,482 in 2–4 unit, 29,488 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 51,637 units (12,738 single-family, 3,203 in 2–4 unit, 35,696 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 18,344 units (9,656 single-family, 1,751 in 2–4 unit, 6,937 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 19,568 units (9,959 single-family, 1,944 in 2–4 unit, 7,665 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 22,575 units (8,400 single-family, 2,197 in 2–4 unit, 11,978 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 24,872 units (9,280 single-family, 1,701 in 2–4 unit, 13,891 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 32,581 units (10,078 single-family, 2,092 in 2–4 unit, 20,411 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 36,286 units (10,386 single-family, 2,190 in 2–4 unit, 23,710 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 74,611 units (10,065 single-family, 2,430 in 2–4 unit, 62,116 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 33,711 units (10,243 single-family, 2,311 in 2–4 unit, 21,157 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 39,350 units (10,361 single-family, 2,315 in 2–4 unit, 26,674 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 37,778 units (10,033 single-family, 1,931 in 2–4 unit, 25,814 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 45,219 units (9,412 single-family, 1,791 in 2–4 unit, 34,016 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 37,330 units (9,516 single-family, 1,447 in 2–4 unit, 26,367 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 40,135 units (11,099 single-family, 1,526 in 2–4 unit, 27,510 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 53,360 units (11,174 single-family, 1,525 in 2–4 unit, 40,661 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 48,807 units (9,677 single-family, 1,714 in 2–4 unit, 37,416 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 46,549 units (10,453 single-family, 1,913 in 2–4 unit, 34,183 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 38,667 units (11,499 single-family, 1,779 in 2–4 unit, 25,389 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252015 high · 74,611

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 50 other states is Connecticut (56% in five-plus buildings). That share has risen sharply since 2004–2006, when it stood at 41%. Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2015 (62,116), single-family houses in 2005 (25,211).

2021–202523.7%24%3.7%72.6%73%2004–200640.8%41%18.6%19%40.6%41%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202523.7%24%3.7%72.6%73%2004–200640.8%41%18.6%19%40.6%41%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

New York authorized the most units in 2015 (74,611); 2025 reached 52% of that. Annual permits fell from 61,949 during the mid-2000s boom to 18,344 in 2009, a drop of 70%. The nearest bust profile among the states was Pennsylvania's (70%). The 2021–2025 pace of 45,504 units a year is 20% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 6 years in a row up to 2015.

Relative to population

With 20,002,427 residents in July 2025, New York authorized 2.3 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, under the national 4.7. The states with the nearest rates are Pennsylvania (2.3) and Massachusetts (2.2).

Metro areas

In 2021–2025, 93% of the units authorized in New York fell in counties belonging to one of its 13 metro areas; the other 6.9% came from smaller towns and rural counties. New York leads with 58,185 units a year (counting its part in neighboring states).

Average units authorized per year, 2021–2025.

Busiest permit offices

Across New York, 1199 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Brooklyn borough, with 52,476 units or 23% of the total, followed by Bronx borough with 30,773.

  • Brooklyn borough23% (52,476 units)
  • Bronx borough14% (30,773 units)
  • Queens borough12% (27,844 units)
  • Manhattan borough7.9% (17,983 units)
  • Kiryas Joel village1.2% (2,701 units)
  • Staten Island borough1.2% (2,653 units)
  • New Rochelle1% (2,235 units)
  • Hempstead town0.8% (1,885 units)

Share of the units authorized in New York, 2021–2025.

Reported and estimated

Permit offices in New York reported 92% of the 2021–2025 units directly; the Census Bureau estimated 8.5% for offices that missed months (US: 8.2%; closest state: Pennsylvania, 8.7%).

Similar in size

State2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Florida178,2978.532%
New York38,6672.373%
Pennsylvania25,7092.339%
Illinois18,5511.540%
Ohio33,6402.637%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put New York beside Florida

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. Counting rules.