Saint John Construction Data

2k+ building permit records from Saint John, New Brunswick, plus property assessments, and zoning. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.

2k
Total Permits
993
Last 12 Months
$273M
Construction Value (12 mo.)
6
Permit Categories

Datasets available in Saint John

Beyond building permits, Saint John also has Property assessments, and Zoning in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

Building permits
2k records
/permit
Checked daily
Property assessments
26k records
/assessment
Checked monthly
Zoning
2k zones
/zone
Checked monthly

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About Saint John Construction Data

Saint John building permits cover all permitted construction activity in the city: new homes and condos, commercial and industrial builds, residential renovations, additions, demolitions, and changes of use. BuildData also tracks property assessments, and zoning for Saint John, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Saint John’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 2k+ Saint John permits searchable through a single REST API.

993+ building permits were issued in Saint John, NB over the past 12 months, representing $273M in declared construction value. Other permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Saint John the same way you query any other Canadian city in the dataset.

Common uses

  • Proptech and real estate: track the new development pipeline, spot supply trends before listings hit market
  • Insurance: verify construction activity and renovation history at the property level
  • Urban planning and research: analyze permit trends by type, neighbourhood, and time period
  • Construction and trades: identify new project opportunities as permits are issued across New Brunswick

Saint John Permits by Type

Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.

Other
1k
Renovation
738
New Construction
159
Change of Use
109
Addition
104
Demolition
45

Recent Saint John Building Permits

Latest permits issued in Saint John, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Property Assessments in Saint John

Property assessment records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Query Saint John Permits via API

Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.

curl --request GET --url "https://builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com/permit?municipality=saint_john&permit_type_canonical=new_construction&limit=10" --header "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE" --header "X-RapidAPI-Host: builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com"

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