Construction Permits 100% open

St. Louis, MO

What data is expected?

Locations of issued construction permits. This dataset can be a useful tool for tracking city real estate development trends, including neighborhoods most at risk of gentrification or disinvestment, as well as for tracking specific development projects and holding developers and city planners accountable. (More info)

  • Date of issue
  • Expiration date
  • Address
  • Permit type
  • Work description

How open is the data?

All answers

Question Answer Comment
Openly licensed Yes
Available in bulk Yes
Up-to-date Yes
Available free online Yes
Available free of charge Yes
In an open format JSON, XLS Limited sets available in JSON and XLS format. Entirety available in MDB (access) format.
findable 4
findable_steps Went to open data portal, click on "Housing", clicked on "Building Permit Data" ...several different sections apply (plumbing, electrical, building, demolition)
licence_url public website, data is available under Missouri sunshine law
Collected by government Yes
usability 2
collector_name City of St. Louis Building Division
characteristics Date of issue, Expiration date, Address, Permit type, Work description
location https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/building-permits/index. - City of St. Louis open data portal, Building Permits, https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/electrical-permits/inde - City of St. Louis open data portal, Electrical Permits, https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/mechanical-permits/inde - City of St. Louis open data portal, Mechanical Permits, https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/demolition-permits/inde - City of St. Louis open data portal, Demolition Permits, https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/plumbing-permits/index. - City of St. Louis open data portal, Plumbing Permits

Meta data

Data location   https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/building-permits/index. - City of St. Louis open data portal, Building Permits
   https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/electrical-permits/inde - City of St. Louis open data portal, Electrical Permits
   https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/mechanical-permits/inde - City of St. Louis open data portal, Mechanical Permits
   https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/demolition-permits/inde - City of St. Louis open data portal, Demolition Permits
   https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/plumbing-permits/index. - City of St. Louis open data portal, Plumbing Permits
Data licence   public website, data is available under Missouri sunshine law
Data format   JSON, XLS
Reviewer   Walker Hamilton
Submitters   Walker Hamilton
Last modified   Fri Jan 18 2019 14:45:43 GMT+0000 (UTC)