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Latest issue · No. 1 · San José

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2,399 permits, the month's 10 biggest projects, 5 downtown demolitions and the Contractor of the Week.

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Market pulse · San José, 30 days

The month in numbers

2,399permits issued
$474Mdeclared work
$356Mcommercial & industrial
85%of solar permits include a battery
Top 10 projects · declared value
Project Logos$130.0M
Block A · 272 apts$80.8M
MiTAC$76.8M
Rincon school$28.6M
Cisco$15.0M
SJ Self Storage$14.6M
Equinix$14.5M
Day care center$7.5M
Kaiser BESS$6.4M
Kaiser solar$6.2M
Source: City of San José Open Data, Aug 24 – Sep 22, 2026.
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