502 new building permits were filed in Rochester, MN over the trailing 7 days, with $3,401,125 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
502
▲ 79.3% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$3,401,125
$44,751 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
280
permits filed previous week
Of 4,944 Rochester permits with a published review status, 879 (17.8%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 1,758 | 35.6% |
| Application Submitted | 907 | 18.3% |
| In Plan Review | 879 | 17.8% |
| Accepted | 591 | 12.0% |
| Application received | 486 | 9.8% |
| Waiting for Plan Review | 71 | 1.4% |
| Incomplete | 49 | 1.0% |
| Ready to Issue | 39 | 0.8% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Rochester, MN logged 502 permits in the last 7 days versus 280 the week before — a 79.3% 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 | TONNA MECHANICAL, INC | 17 | $59,300 |
| 2 | TOTAL ELECTRIC OF ROCHESTER | 13 | $1,200 |
| 3 | AIR TECH MECHANICAL | 8 | $98,800 |
| 4 | PRIORITY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES | 5 | $300,000 |
| 5 | B AND C PLUMBING AND HEATING INC | 5 | $52,417 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Appliance (Furnace or AC) - | 64 | 12.7% |
| Building Permit (RB, CB, MFB) | 52 | 10.4% |
| Residential Electrical | 49 | 9.8% |
| Residential Appliance (Electricial) - Li | 45 | 9.0% |
| Commercial Electrical | 34 | 6.8% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | Residential Mechanical (HVAC) | 3756 SE 18 ST | AIR TECH MECHANICAL | $13,400 |
| 2026-08-02 | Residential Mechanical (HVAC) | 3788 SE 18 ST | AIR TECH MECHANICAL | $13,400 |
| 2026-08-02 | Residential Mechanical (HVAC) | 3764 SE 18 ST | AIR TECH MECHANICAL | $13,400 |
| 2026-08-02 | Residential Mechanical (HVAC) | 6143 NW CODY LN | AIR TECH MECHANICAL | $10,200 |
| 2026-08-02 | Residential Mechanical (HVAC) | 3780 SE 18 ST | AIR TECH MECHANICAL | $13,400 |
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