Santa Clara building permits — week of May 18, 2026
Santa Clara's permit activity ticked up 2.1% this week, but the more telling story is what's not being reported: every single top permit came in with no declared value, leaving $0.0M on the books across 145 filings. That's not a slow week — that's a data gap worth watching. What is showing up is a concentrated wave of single-family home upgrades, with one Emmett Place property pulling four separate permits for a kitchen remodel, bathroom remodel, reroof, and additional bathroom work simultaneously.
Top permits this week
A straightforward bathroom remodel at a single-family home with no structural, plumbing, or electrical work — cosmetic only.
Part of a larger master-plan renovation at a multi-unit Saratoga Avenue complex, this unit is getting new sink fixtures throughout.
Same Saratoga Avenue complex, different unit: a laundry room carved out of a hallway closet, tapping existing water and electrical lines.
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