162 new building permits were filed in Tacoma, WA over the trailing 7 days, with $1,693,667 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
162
▼ 12.0% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$1,693,667
$19,029 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
184
permits filed previous week
Of 5,289 Tacoma permits with a published review status, 4 (0.1%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Issued | 1,308 | 24.7% |
| Pending Intake Screening | 1,170 | 22.1% |
| Plan Review in Process | 1,132 | 21.4% |
| Finaled | 680 | 12.9% |
| Cancelled | 197 | 3.7% |
| Awaiting Resubmittal/Revisions | 109 | 2.1% |
| Permit Fees Due | 90 | 1.7% |
| Ready to Issue | 89 | 1.7% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Tacoma, WA logged 162 permits in the last 7 days versus 184 the week before — a 12.0% 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 | No Primary Applicant Available | 13 | $66,830 |
| 2 | EBONY COOK | 7 | $5,000 |
| 3 | PACIFIC HEATING & COOLING | 6 | $85,000 |
| 4 | JENNIFER WELCH | 5 | — |
| 5 | MERCURIO'S NATURAL GAS SERVICE INC | 4 | $41,700 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building | 71 | 43.8% |
| Right-of-Way | 41 | 25.3% |
| Utility Connection | 14 | 8.6% |
| ePermit | 12 | 7.4% |
| Site | 8 | 4.9% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | Historic | 601 S 8TH ST | No Primary Applicant Available | — |
| 2026-08-02 | Building | 3602 MCKINLEY AVE | ANTONIO OSORIO | — |
| 2026-08-01 | Building | 2106 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY | BIRD ELECTRIC | $12,000 |
| 2026-08-01 | Building | 1511 N ANDERSON ST | INTEGRITY RESIDENTIAL | $15,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | Building | 6430 TACOMA MALL BLVD | ALL GOOD | — |
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