881 new building permits were filed in Cape Coral, FL over the trailing 7 days, with $33,371,338 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
881
▲ 22.2% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$33,371,338
$49,882 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
721
permits filed previous week
Of 17,795 Cape Coral permits with a published review status, 31 (0.2%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 9,923 | 55.8% |
| Closed | 7,617 | 42.8% |
| Void | 159 | 0.9% |
| On Hold | 39 | 0.2% |
| In Review | 31 | 0.2% |
| Approved | 6 | 0.0% |
| Expired | 5 | 0.0% |
| Fees Due | 5 | 0.0% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Cape Coral, FL logged 881 permits in the last 7 days versus 721 the week before — a 22.2% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COASTLINE MARCO LLC | 19 | $43,910 |
| 2 | REECE BUILDERS WINDOWS INC | 15 | $385,521 |
| 3 | MD PERMITTING LLC | 10 | $57,780 |
| 4 | WINDOW WORLD OF FT. MYERS | 9 | $125,536 |
| 5 | WATERWAY CANOPIES | 9 | $76,833 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Accessories | 258 | 29.3% |
| Code - RV Permit | 126 | 14.3% |
| Trades | 123 | 14.0% |
| A/C Change Out - Residential | 85 | 9.6% |
| Marine Improvement | 71 | 8.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | A/C Change Out - Residential | 3424 | ESTEVEZ AIR LLC | $5,500 |
| 2026-07-23 | Trades - Commercial | 4830 | INNOVA HOME PLUS LLC | $1,800 |
| 2026-07-23 | Accessories | 1506 | Hustle Roofing Inc | $4,500 |
| 2026-07-23 | Residential Construction | 2420 | FABRI TECH SCREEN ENCLOSURES LLC | $14,980 |
| 2026-07-23 | Accessories | 4001 | Infinity At Your Service LLC | $2,500 |
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