San Antonio permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-06-18 · 2 official sources
Verified against official sourcesCity of San Antonio Development Services Department
- 1901 S. Alamo St., San Antonio, TX 78204
- Phone: 210-207-1111
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in San Antonio
San Antonio lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. The BuildSA customer portal's Building module offers anonymous record search.
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- Who pulls the permit, you or me, and is the permit fee included in the bid?
- Which inspections will this job need, and who meets the inspector on site?
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Schedule an inspection in San Antonio
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. The Development Services inspections page covers scheduling.
Schedule or request a San Antonio inspection
Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Permitting activity in San Antonio
In 2024, San Antonio authorized permits for 6,258 new residential housing units (5,000 single-family, 1,258 in multi-family buildings), valued at $1.6B , down from9,159 the year before. That works out to about 4 permits per 1,000 residents. It is a useful gauge of how busy the local permit office is.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual data · population 1,567,087.
About San Antonio
San Antonio has about 603,213 housing units. The median home is valued at $219,700, against a median household income of $62,917. About 52% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1984. Older housing stock usually means more renovation, electrical, and plumbing permits.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.