Philadelphia, PA Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-11-05

Name: Philadelphia Weekly Building Permit Snapshot — 2026-11-05
Creator: PermitGrab
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714 building permits were recorded for Philadelphia, PA over the trailing 7 days. This page reflects currently available public permitting records; source schedules vary by jurisdiction.

By PermitGrab Research · Updated 2026-11-05 · Last permit logged 2026-11-03

Permits filed · this week

714

▼ 25.9% vs prior 7 days

Prior 7-day comparison

963

permits filed previous week

Top contractors this week

#	Contractor	Permits (7d)
1	THOMAS UHL	24
2	1 800 HEATERS INC	13
3	FERKO PLUMBING & HEATING CO INC	11
4	GUTLEI INC	9
5	BEST CHOICE PLUMBING INC.	8

What's being built this week

Permit type	Count	Share
Plumbing	243	34.0%
Electrical	148	20.7%
Mechanical	65	9.1%
Residential Building	61	8.5%
General Permit Minor	53	7.4%

Recent permit filings

Date	Type	Address	Contractor
2026-11-03	Building	8430 GERMANTOWN AVE	CityLife Collective LLC
2026-11-03	Building	7034 N BROAD ST	Terra Nova LLC
2026-11-03	Building	4155 ROBBINS ST	ACTIVE CONSTRACTING LLC
2026-11-03	Building	800-06 CHESTNUT ST	URIEL TEDGI
2026-11-03	Building	2019 N CARLISLE ST	Brian Monroe

Methodology. Data is based on public permitting records associated with Philadelphia. Source coverage and publication schedules vary by jurisdiction. Source and scope. Philadelphia L&I building and zoning permits — City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This snapshot uses the City’s public Licenses & Inspections building and zoning permit records. Available fields and publication schedules vary by permit record. Permits are counted using the source date field. This source does not publish enough current declared-value coverage to report a citywide construction-value total. "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-11-05.

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