433 new building permits were filed in Detroit, MI over the trailing 7 days, with $175,828 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
433
▲ 17.7% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$175,828
$4,627 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
368
permits filed previous week
Of 4,680 Detroit permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| One Family | 3,418 | 73.0% |
| Two Family | 270 | 5.8% |
| Residential | 88 | 1.9% |
| Office | 71 | 1.5% |
| ONE FAMILY DWELLING | 35 | 0.7% |
| Single Family | 30 | 0.6% |
| Single-Family Dwelling | 26 | 0.6% |
| Hospital | 23 | 0.5% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Detroit, MI logged 433 permits in the last 7 days versus 368 the week before — a 17.7% 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 | MICH CONSOLIDATED GAS CO | 33 | — |
| 2 | RANDAZZO MECHANICAL | 18 | — |
| 3 | ANDY'S STATEWIDE | 14 | — |
| 4 | A&H HVAC | 10 | — |
| 5 | Anthony e cook | 7 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alteration | 150 | 34.6% |
| Mechanical Permit | 119 | 27.5% |
| Electrical Permit | 92 | 21.2% |
| Plumbing Permit | 46 | 10.6% |
| Fire Alarm Permit | 6 | 1.4% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Mechanical Permit | 3618 Courville St | A&H HVAC | — |
| 2026-08-01 | Mechanical Permit | 13919 Mendota St | A&H HVAC | — |
| 2026-08-01 | Mechanical Permit | 20252 Monica St | A&H HVAC | — |
| 2026-08-01 | Mechanical Permit | 4801 Maxwell St | A&H HVAC | — |
| 2026-08-01 | Mechanical Permit | 19669 Riopelle St | A&H HVAC | — |
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