29 new building permits were filed in Mercer Island, WA 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
29
▼ 19.4% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
36
permits filed previous week
Of 1,255 Mercer Island permits with a published review status, 6 (0.5%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE | 889 | 70.8% |
| FINALED | 290 | 23.1% |
| APPROVED | 44 | 3.5% |
| CANCEL/VOID | 17 | 1.4% |
| PENDING | 6 | 0.5% |
| READY TO ISSUE | 4 | 0.3% |
| COMPLETE | 2 | 0.2% |
| REV-IN REVIEW | 2 | 0.2% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Mercer Island, WA logged 29 permits in the last 7 days versus 36 the week before — a 19.4% 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 | SWITCH ELECTRIC LLC | 4 | — |
| 2 | GREENWOOD HEATING &HOME SRVS | 2 | — |
| 3 | ALWAYS CURRENT ELECTRIC INC | 2 | — |
| 4 | ECO ELECTRIC, PLBG, HTG &AIR | 2 | — |
| 5 | WASHINGTON SMART HM SOLUTIONS | 2 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL | 15 | 51.7% |
| MECHANICAL | 6 | 20.7% |
| PLUMBING | 6 | 20.7% |
| BUILDING | 1 | 3.4% |
| SIDESEWER | 1 | 3.4% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | ELECTRICAL | 4451 FOREST AVE SE | GREENWOOD HEATING &HOME SRVS | — |
| 2026-07-31 | PLUMBING | 2760 76TH AVE SE | SPENCER'S EASTSIDE PLBG LLC | — |
| 2026-07-31 | MECHANICAL | 4451 FOREST AVE SE | GREENWOOD HEATING &HOME SRVS | — |
| 2026-07-31 | PLUMBING | 4617 89TH AVE SE | CREATIVE PLUMBING SOLUTIONS | — |
| 2026-07-30 | ELECTRICAL | 8921 SE 47TH ST | ALWAYS CURRENT ELECTRIC INC | — |
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