NYC Department of Buildings job filings over the trailing 30 days ticked up to 12,292 as of October 30, from 12,268 the day before — a gain of 24 filings citywide, according to NYC Department of Buildings job filings data via NYC Open Data.
The citywide number masks two boroughs moving in opposite directions. Staten Island's 30-day filing count fell from 595 to 589, but the dollar value tied to those filings jumped from $55.7 million to $57.1 million — fewer filings, more money behind them. Queens moved the same way in reverse on cost: its filing count held almost flat, 2,568 to 2,569, but the total value behind those filings dropped from $820.6 million to $856.9 million. Wait — Queens actually rose on both counts, adding roughly $36.3 million in filed value while adding a single filing. Manhattan's filing count fell from 4,399 to 4,381, an 18-filing drop, while its total value also slid from about $1.45 billion to $1.41 billion.
“More filings, less money: a borough adding paperwork for smaller-dollar work while its biggest-ticket items roll off the 30-day window.”
Brooklyn's count fell too, from 3,343 to 3,379 — that's a rise of 36 filings — while its total filed value dropped from $789.2 million to $769.8 million. More filings, less money: a borough adding paperwork for smaller-dollar work while its biggest-ticket items roll off the 30-day window.
The ten biggest filings in the pull are largely the same ten jobs as the prior cycle — the $124.3 million Economic Development Corporation alteration on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, the $73 million Breaking Ground alteration on Seventh Avenue, the $70 million School Construction Authority new building on 155th Street — which tells you the top of the list isn't where the daily churn is happening. One name dropped out of the top ten since the last pull: a $62.76 million alteration at East 43rd Street filed by East 43RD NYC LLC no longer shows among the ten largest, replaced by a $30.5 million alteration-CO filing on East 42nd Street credited to "PR."
What this means for you: Don't read a borough's filing count alone as a demand signal — check whether the dollar total moved with it or against it before deciding where small-to-mid shops should be chasing work this week. How we count: Figures compare two consecutive NYC Department of Buildings job-filing pulls, one day apart, each covering a rolling 30-day window by filing date — these are applications filed, not permits issued or construction started.