Buffalo building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
Buffalo, on Lake Erie in western New York, is the state's second-largest city and regulates ADUs locally; no statewide ADU mandate has passed in New York. Igni reads Buffalo's permits from the city's Socrata portal (U.S. Government Works public domain), inferring ADU activity from the work description.
Igni is tracking 4,730 residential and building permits in Buffalo, NY — including 1 classified accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) filing. The most active ZIP is 14215. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Nov 1, 2026. All records come from data.buffalony.gov (Socrata), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
4730
Permits tracked
1
ADU permits
17
Distinct ZIP codes
Nov 1, 2026
Newest permit
Recent permits
A sample of the freshest permits in this jurisdiction — ZIP and city only (no street addresses).
| ZIP | Permit type | ADU type | Valuation | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14220 | Other | — | $2,000 | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 14207 | Other | — | $3,500 | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 14213 | Other | — | $27,500 | Nov 1, 2026 |
| 14204 | Other | — | $2,000 | Oct 31, 2026 |
| 14207 | Residential | — | $24,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14220 | Other | — | $22,967 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14214 | Residential | — | $71,100 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14213 | Residential | — | $13,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14216 | Residential | — | $65,252 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14220 | Other | — | $6,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14207 | Residential | — | $11,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14206 | Other | — | $29,375 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14216 | Other | — | $12,275 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14222 | Other | — | $7,169 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14204 | Residential | — | $33,070 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14214 | Other | — | $8,450 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14220 | Residential | — | $25,100 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14222 | Other | — | $7,839 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14215 | Other | — | $700 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 14211 | Other | — | $6,500 | Oct 30, 2026 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
Housing law — New York
Statewide ADU mandates have not passed in New York; the action is in New York City, which legalized ADUs across much of the city and opened basement/ADU filings through DOB NOW.
NYC's 'City of Yes for Housing Opportunity' (adopted December 2024) legalized ADUs, cut parking mandates near transit, and enabled office-to-residential and transit-oriented development.
Data source
Sourced from data.buffalony.gov (Socrata). Public Domain (U.S. Government Works).
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Informational only, not legal advice. Headline counts reflect all permits Igni has tracked for this jurisdiction; the table shows recent activity. Housing law changes — verify current statutes before relying on this.