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Where Seattle is building

Every active permit, mapped to its neighborhood. Bubble size shows the number of permits; color depth shows total construction value.

51
Neighborhoods
14,917
Permits mapped
$14.1B
Total value

Larger, darker bubbles mean more permitted work and higher declared value — the clearest signal of where construction capital is flowing. Only permits with a mappable address appear here, so citywide or multi-site permits are excluded.

Construction activity map

N ↑ West Seattle: 1,521 permits · $623.6MDowntown: 877 permits · $610.3MBallard: 739 permits · $470.6MMagnolia: 580 permits · $185.9MQueen Anne: 525 permits · $194.7MCapitol Hill: 511 permits · $249.0MMaple Leaf: 478 permits · $198.9MPhinney Ridge: 453 permits · $167.5MGreenwood: 424 permits · $137.3MRavenna: 421 permits · $101.9MWallingford: 379 permits · $477.8MGreen Lake: 367 permits · $92.7MBroadview: 363 permits · $125.3MFremont: 359 permits · $385.5MBeacon Hill: 345 permits · $419.7MSouth Lake Union: 306 permits · $295.4MWhite Center: 285 permits · $64.9MNorthgate: 280 permits · $1.0BCentral District: 278 permits · $208.9MRainier Valley: 249 permits · $100.9MUniversity District: 249 permits · $3.6BLaurelhurst: 216 permits · $82.2MRainier Beach: 207 permits · $210.8MColumbia City: 188 permits · $62.5MGeorgetown: 184 permits · $256.1MCrown Hill: 171 permits · $43.8MInterbay: 167 permits · $61.4MMeadowbrook: 167 permits · $38.5MPinehurst: 158 permits · $606.2MLake City: 156 permits · $40.5MRoosevelt: 153 permits · $150.7MSouth Park: 148 permits · $389.9MFirst Hill: 146 permits · $382.2MSeward Park: 137 permits · $34.4MMadrona: 131 permits · $42.3MSoDo: 131 permits · $216.3MMt Baker: 129 permits · $28.3MWedgwood: 128 permits · $31.4MMadison Park: 121 permits · $51.0MBelltown: 116 permits · $294.2MHillman City: 109 permits · $280.6MEastlake: 107 permits · $44.6MView Ridge: 79 permits · $32.1MHaller Lake: 78 permits · $60.6MMadison Valley: 65 permits · $21.6MLicton Springs: 60 permits · $14.0MBitter Lake: 56 permits · $25.5MPioneer Square: 52 permits · $16.7MMontlake: 50 permits · $12.2MLeschi: 39 permits · $4.4MInternational District: 36 permits · $56.4M West SeattleDowntownBallardMagnoliaQueen AnneCapitol HillMaple LeafPhinney RidgeGreenwoodRavennaWallingfordGreen LakeBroadviewFremont

Bubble size = permit count · color depth = total value. Hover a bubble for details. 2 neighborhoods without a known centroid are listed but not plotted.

Most active neighborhoods

West Seattle
1,521 · $623.6M
Other Seattle
1,217 · $797.9M
Downtown
877 · $610.3M
Ballard
739 · $470.6M
Magnolia
580 · $185.9M
Queen Anne
525 · $194.7M
Capitol Hill
511 · $249.0M
Maple Leaf
478 · $198.9M
Phinney Ridge
453 · $167.5M
Greenwood
424 · $137.3M
Ravenna
421 · $101.9M
Wallingford
379 · $477.8M
Green Lake
367 · $92.7M
Broadview
363 · $125.3M
Fremont
359 · $385.5M

Raw numbers available as JSON at /api/map.