472 new building permits were filed in Rochester, MN over the trailing 7 days, with $3,051,099 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
472
▲ 41.7% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$3,051,099
$44,869 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
333
permits filed previous week
Of 5,037 Rochester permits with a published review status, 890 (17.7%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 1,803 | 35.8% |
| Application Submitted | 920 | 18.3% |
| In Plan Review | 890 | 17.7% |
| Accepted | 595 | 11.8% |
| Application received | 497 | 9.9% |
| Waiting for Plan Review | 71 | 1.4% |
| Incomplete | 49 | 1.0% |
| Application Closed | 42 | 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 472 permits in the last 7 days versus 333 the week before — a 41.7% 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 | TOTAL ELECTRIC OF ROCHESTER | 25 | $1,200 |
| 2 | TONNA MECHANICAL, INC | 17 | $47,800 |
| 3 | AIR TECH MECHANICAL | 8 | $58,600 |
| 4 | B AND C PLUMBING AND HEATING INC | 6 | $67,417 |
| 5 | HALEY COMFORT SYSTEMS | 5 | $14,500 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Appliance (Furnace or AC) - | 62 | 13.1% |
| Residential Appliance (Electricial) - Li | 62 | 13.1% |
| Building Permit (RB, CB, MFB) | 44 | 9.3% |
| Residential Electrical | 32 | 6.8% |
| Commercial Electrical | 28 | 5.9% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Building Permit (RB, CB, MFB) | 819 SW MEMORIAL PKWY | AOS CARPENTRY LLC | $120,000 |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Plumbing | 327 SW 20 AVE | B AND C PLUMBING AND HEATING INC | $15,000 |
| 2026-08-03 | Commercial Electrical | 1216 SW 2 ST | ADAIR ELECTRIC | $8,000 |
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Appliance (Water Heater) - L | 847 W CENTER ST | ACTION PLUMBING & HEATING | $1,600 |
| 2026-08-03 | Building Permit (RB, CB, MFB) | 5203 NW EQUINOX PL | BIGELOW HOMES LLC | $296,000 |
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