1096 new building permits were filed in Memphis, TN over the trailing 7 days, with $0 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
1,096
▼ 15.6% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
1,298
permits filed previous week
Of 7,701 Memphis permits with a published review status, 3,041 (39.5%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 3,612 | 46.9% |
| Pending | 2,183 | 28.3% |
| Permit Expired | 685 | 8.9% |
| In Review | 456 | 5.9% |
| Additional Info Required | 229 | 3.0% |
| Closed - Complete | 191 | 2.5% |
| Plan Review | 152 | 2.0% |
| Closed - Withdrawn | 46 | 0.6% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Memphis, TN logged 1,096 permits in the last 7 days versus 1,298 the week before — a 15.6% decrease, so intake is easing. 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 | AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | 36 | — |
| 2 | AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, LLC | 23 | — |
| 3 | ACUFF ENTERPRISES, INC | 17 | — |
| 4 | VINCE BEARD | 16 | — |
| 5 | BROWN REFRIGERATION COOLING HEATING PLUMBING | 14 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Mechanical Permit | 494 | 45.1% |
| Residential Electrical Permit | 190 | 17.3% |
| Residential Plumbing Permit | 101 | 9.2% |
| Residential Alteration Permit | 49 | 4.5% |
| Commercial Electrical Permit | 45 | 4.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | Residential Electrical Permit | 3318 ALLENCREST CV, MEMPHIS 38128 | AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | — |
| 2026-07-09 | Residential Alteration Permit | 1652 W BELMONT CIR, MEMPHIS 38108 | S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | — |
| 2026-07-09 | Residential Plumbing Permit | 1267 POPPEN DR, MEMPHIS 38111 | TOM MCGHEE | — |
| 2026-07-09 | Residential Alteration Permit | 665 BENHAM AVE, MEMPHIS 38127 | GOLD STANDARD CONSTRUCTION | — |
| 2026-07-09 | Residential Plumbing Permit | 2034 WALKER AVE, MEMPHIS 38104 | ACUFF ENTERPRISES, INC | — |
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