150 new building permits were filed in Hartford, CT over the trailing 7 days. Filing volume is a public signal of current construction activity. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
150
▲ 80.7% vs prior 7 days
Prior 7-day comparison
83
permits filed previous week
Of 668 Hartford permits with a published review status, 597 (89.4%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pending | 259 | 38.8% |
| Additional Info Required | 215 | 32.2% |
| In Review | 123 | 18.4% |
| Closed - Denied | 27 | 4.0% |
| Issued | 24 | 3.6% |
| Hold | 7 | 1.0% |
| Closed - Duplicate | 4 | 0.6% |
| Ready to Issue | 3 | 0.4% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Hartford, CT logged 150 permits in the last 7 days versus 83 the week before — a 80.7% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARTIN PEREZ II | 15 |
| 2 | NICHOLAS C GERVAIS | 4 |
| 3 | SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WINDOWS LLC | 3 |
| 4 | DANIEL R MADEY | 3 |
| 5 | HECTOR RIVERA | 2 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Permit | 30 | 20.0% |
| Plumbing Permit | 29 | 19.3% |
| Commercial Alteration Permit | 25 | 16.7% |
| Residential Alteration Permit | 23 | 15.3% |
| Mechanical Permit | 19 | 12.7% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Commercial Alteration Permit | 18 WOODLAND DR | LINDO'S HOME IMPROVEMENT |
| 2026-08-06 | Residential Alteration Permit | 15 WAVERLY ST | HOME DEPOT USA INC |
| 2026-08-06 | Electrical Permit | 106 OTIS ST | JEREMY L BREDICKAS |
| 2026-08-06 | Mechanical Permit | 84 AMHERST ST | HECTOR RIVERA |
| 2026-08-06 | Electrical Permit | 110 KENT ST | NICHOLAS C GERVAIS |
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