929 new building permits were filed in Milwaukee, WI 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
929
▲ 3.6% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
897
permits filed previous week
Of 7,450 Milwaukee permits with a published review status, 788 (10.6%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 3,675 | 49.3% |
| Open | 1,682 | 22.6% |
| In Progress | 788 | 10.6% |
| Pending Client | 396 | 5.3% |
| Active | 288 | 3.9% |
| Closed | 128 | 1.7% |
| Invoice Pending | 126 | 1.7% |
| Fee Due | 93 | 1.2% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Milwaukee, WI logged 929 permits in the last 7 days versus 897 the week before — a 3.6% 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 | FIVE STAR ENERGY SERVICES LLC | 44 | — |
| 2 | HERO PLUMBING LLC | 35 | — |
| 3 | ELEMENT ELECTRIC LLC | 32 | — |
| 4 | ELECT TECH INC | 17 | — |
| 5 | DONOVAN & JORGENSON INC | 8 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Permit | 264 | 28.4% |
| Building Plumbing Lead Service Replaceme | 133 | 14.3% |
| Building Plumbing Permit | 93 | 10.0% |
| HVAC General Permit | 72 | 7.8% |
| Plumbing-Fire Protection Periodic Inspec | 66 | 7.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Electrical Permit | 3813 S 93RD ST | ARANDA ELECTRIC INC | — |
| 2026-08-04 | HVAC General Permit | 4300 N 40TH ST | 0202047 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | HVAC General Permit | 3151 N 49TH ST | 0202047 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | Building Plumbing Permit | 3637 S 94TH ST | AC PLUMBING INC | — |
| 2026-08-04 | HVAC General Permit | 4760 N 76TH ST | BURKHARDT HEATING & A/C INC | — |
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