Permit Watch · San José

Commercial building permits in San José

New commercial jobs worth a call for electrical, HVAC, refrigeration and plumbing shops, picked from San José's own permit records every weekday. Updated October 17, 2026.

Commercial jobs only. Looking up a permit for a home? San José lets anyone search its records on its own permit site.

Sample: jobs from two to four weeks ago

Here's what a Permit Watch list looks like. This week's jobs go to pilot members first; the public sample is older.

• 101 Innovation Dr, San JoséTrades openGC: Mai Construction,inc

  Altera Elevator TI (Tenant Improvement)

  $550,000 · 100 sq ft · permit #2026-139282-CI · issued Sep 24 · scopes: building

  Building approval only; electrical and mechanical aren't on this permit.

• 6375 San Ignacio Ave, San JoséTrades openGC: Graham, Joel R

  Nokia Demo Only (Tenant Improvement)

  $325,650 · permit #2026-140064-CI · issued Sep 29 · scopes: building

  Building approval only; electrical and mechanical aren't on this permit.

• 5350 Hellyer Ave, San JoséTrades openGC: Bay Area Builders Inc.

  Caes Restroom TI (Tenant Improvement)

  $240,000 · permit #2026-138860-CI · issued Sep 24 · scopes: building

  Building approval only; electrical and mechanical aren't on this permit.

• 170 S Market St, San JoséGC: Stager,jdKitchen / refrigeration

  SRP Academic Coffee Ste 3 (Tenant Improvement)

  $300,000 · 2,050 sq ft · permit #2026-138406-CI · issued Sep 21 · scopes: building, electrical, plumbing

• 300 Holger Wy, San JoséGC: Devcon Construction Inc.

  Nvidia Rack Installation (Tenant Improvement)

  $1,664,913 · 2,460 sq ft · permit #2026-139284-CI · issued Sep 28 · scopes: building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical

• 3675 Cisco Wy, San JoséGC: Gci Inc.

  Cisco Elec TI (Tenant Improvement)

  $1,500,000 · permit #2026-135052-CI · issued Sep 23 · scopes: building, electrical

About San José's permit records

Of the permits we read in full here, the city's record shows job value on 30% and a contractor named on 63%. Source: City of San José building-permit records. See every source and how complete it is on the data report card. New to this? Read how to find commercial work before it's bid.

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Copied from public permit records as published and not independently verified; a permit doesn't guarantee a project goes ahead. How we sort records.