Miami-Dade County, FL · New construction permit market brief · September 2026

New Construction Permits in Miami-Dade County, September 2026

Miami-Dade County recorded 166 new construction permits in September 2026, up from 161 in August 2026. Reported job value totaled about $450.7 million.

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Written from Permit Press permit records for September 2026 and reviewed before publication. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

New construction permits, September 2026: 166
August 2026: 161 (up 3.1%)
Reported job value: $450,723,049
Median reported value: $337,500

The September 2026 brief

Permit counts

Miami-Dade County had 166 new construction permits in September 2026. That compares with 161 in August 2026, a change of 5 permits (3.1%). Permits are counted by issue date, or by filed date when the source publishes no issue date.

Reported valuation

All 166 permits had a reported value. Total reported valuation was about $450.7 million, compared with about $450.2 million in August 2026 (a change of 0.1%). The median valuation was $337,500, down from $388,500 in August 2026.

Valuation is the job value the permit source reports. Permits without a reported value are left out of valuation totals.

Top contractors

A total of 126 permits listed a business name. Contractors are ranked by permit count under their business name, and permits with no business name listed are not ranked. The top five were:

STRADA SERVICES INC: 11 permits
LENNAR HOMES LLC: 6 permits
ARNOLD J ELECTRIC INC: 5 permits
GUZMAN DEVELOPING COMPANY: 5 permits
G.N.S.D. UNLIMITED ROOF SERVICES CORP.: 4 permits

Top cities

Miami: 157 permits
Homestead: 9 permits

Source

Miami-Dade County Issued Building Permits.

New construction permits in Miami-Dade County: questions

All questions

How many new construction permits were issued in Miami-Dade County in September 2026?

The records show 166 permits, up 5 (3.1%) from 161 in August 2026.

What was the total reported valuation?

Total reported valuation was about $450.7 million, compared with about $450.2 million in August 2026, a change of 0.1%.

What was the median permit value?

The median valuation was $337,500 in September 2026, compared with $388,500 in August 2026.

Which contractor had the most permits?

STRADA SERVICES INC had the most, with 11 permits. LENNAR HOMES LLC was next with 6.

Which cities had the most permits?

Miami had 157 permits and Homestead had 9.

How many permits listed a contractor name?

126 permits listed a business name. Permits with no business name listed are not ranked.

A permit record is a starting point for research, not proof of a job or permission to contact a property owner. Check coverage and collection dates before relying on these figures.