San Diego Building Permits & Contractor Leads

11,053 indexed permits · 1,062 active contractors · San Diego, California.

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San Diego building permits — key stats
Permits (last 90 days) 7,462
Total permit value (90d) $19,821,007
Active contractors 1,062
Newest permit 2026-07-30

PermitGrab tracks 1,062 active contractors who pulled 11,053 building permits in San Diego, CA as of 2026-07-30. Permits updated daily.

Lagging · Expected daily • newest record 3d old

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San Diego building permit activity

Contractors pulled 2,619 building permits in San Diego over the last 30 days — down 20.3% from the prior 30 days, with $1,827,132 in declared project value across the 95 that report a cost. Over 90 days: 7,462 permits worth $19,821,007.

Most active contractors (last 6 months)

  1. SDG&E — 1364 permits
  2. Sunrun — 212 permits
  3. AT&T CALIFORNIA — 199 permits
  4. WALTER ANDERSON PLUMBING LLC — 139 permits
  5. ASI HASTINGS — 105 permits
  6. AT&T California — 84 permits
  7. ASI Hastings HVAC Dept — 82 permits
  8. CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL — 72 permits
  9. Value truck of AZ LLC — 70 permits
  10. SAME DAY HEATING, COOLING & PLUMBING — 64 permits
Biggest project this month
$350,000 · Building Permit · 7525 Torrey Santa Fe Rd · Burger Construction
11,053
Indexed Permits
1,062
Active Contractors
325
Verified Phones
2026-08-02
Last Updated
Updated recently · 2026-07-30
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San Diego had 2619 new building permits filed in the last 30 days, led by 1225 general construction, 817 hvac and 293 solar. The average project value is $19,783.

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11,053 records — permits and code violations sorted by date

Date Type Value Address Details Contractor / Status Save
2025-11-28 General Construction 4286 51st St Non-DCE-Express- Standalone:4286/51st
2025-11-28 General Construction $14,875 12661 Toyon Mesa Ct, San Diego, CA 92130 Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:12661/Toyon Mesa Leclerc Enterprise LLC DBA Alum…
2025-11-28 General Construction $13,125 11443 Box Elder Pl, San Diego, CA 92127 General-Standard-Building Construction:11443/Box Elder Jose Godinez
2025-11-28 General Construction 3781 32nd St Non-DCE-Standard- Standalone:3781/32nd
2025-11-26 Fire Protection 3180 Main St, San Diego, CA 92113 Standard-Fire:3180/Main Abraham Meraz
2025-11-26 General Construction 2935 A St, San Diego, CA 92102 City Engineer Civil-Express- Standalone:2935/A ×2 Brian Bruschke
2025-11-26 General Construction 9444 Waples St Standard-Others:9444/Waples JPI
2025-11-26 Fire Protection 849 Coast Bl General-Express-Building Construction:849/Coast william hook
2025-11-25 General Construction 4150 Campus Point Ct, San Diego, CA Non-DCE-Express- Standalone:4150/Campus Point Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc
2025-11-25 General Construction $1,758 10660 John Jay Hopkins Dr, San Diego, CA Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:10660/John Jay Hopkins Scripps Health
2025-11-25 General Construction 9540 Towne Centre Dr, San Diego, CA General-Standard-Building Construction:9540/Towne Centre Jeremy Murphy
2025-11-25 General Construction 4907 Walter Av, San Diego, CA 92120 General-Standard-Building Construction:4907/Walter
2025-11-25 General Construction 9383 1/3 Mira Mesa Bl, San Diego, CA Standard- Dry Utilities:9383/Mira Mesa Marco Navarro
2025-11-25 General Construction 5045 Gardena Av, San Diego, CA General-Standard-Building Construction:5043/Gardena
2025-11-25 General Construction 1897 1/5 Malden St Express- Dry Utilities:1897/Malden Ruto Vo
2025-11-25 General Construction $154,441 2031 29th St, San Diego, CA General-Standard-Building Construction:2031/29th J.C. Mejia
2025-11-25 General Construction 6155 Lakewood St General-Standard-Building Construction:6153/Lakewood
2025-11-25 HVAC/Mech 1351 05th Av, San Diego, CA Actively Managed-Express-Building Construction:1351/05th Frank Najera
2025-11-25 Fire Protection 4350 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, CA 92122 Express-Fire:4350/La Jolla Village Western Fire Protection
2025-11-25 General Construction 609 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92106 General-Standard-Building Construction:609/Rosecrans
2025-11-25 HVAC/Mech 825 North Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101 Actively Managed-Express-Building Construction:825/North Harbor Hiller Fire
2025-11-24 General Construction 2121 Imperial Av, San Diego, CA Non-DCE-Standard- Standalone:2121/Imperial
2025-11-24 General Construction $73,557 5656 Mary Lane Dr, San Diego, CA Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:5658/Mary Lane Paula Harrison
2025-11-24 Signage 3502 Angelucci St, San Diego, CA 92111 Standard-Sign:3502/Angelucci Comeco Group, Inc. DBA CG Signage
2025-11-24 HVAC/Mech 11501 Rancho Bernardo Rd, Suite 101, San Diego, CA General-Express-Building Construction:11501/Rancho Bernardo ×3 Backs Construction
2025-11-24 HVAC/Mech 14540 Caminito Saragossa, San Diego, CA No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum Jesus Montes
2025-11-24 General Construction $118,000 7865 Balboa Av, San Diego, CA 92111 General-Express-Building Construction:7865/Balboa ×2 CGS Energy Systems Inc
2025-11-24 Electrical 14565 BLACK MOUNTAIN Rd, SAN DIEGO, CA 92129 Wireless Communication Facility (WCF)-Express-Building Construction:14565/BLACK … ×2 Precept Wireless Consultants Inc
2025-11-21 General Construction $63,000 701 Kettner Bl, San Diego, CA 92101 General-Standard-Building Construction:701/Kettner Peter Duran
2025-11-21 General Construction 4384 Oregon St, San Diego, CA 92104 Non-DCE-Standard- Standalone:4384/Oregon Davis Pemstein
2025-11-21 General Construction $175,000 7666 Formula Pl, San Diego, CA General-Express-Building Construction:7666/Formula Thomas Hayward
2025-11-21 General Construction $149,836 4872 Doliva Dr, San Diego, CA Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:4870/Doliva MARIBEL OROZCO
2025-11-21 General Construction $8,000 3928 Adams Av, San Diego, CA 92116 Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:3928/Adams Jerome Koller
2025-11-20 HVAC/Mech 6335 Marindustry Dr, San Diego, CA General-Express-Building Construction:6335/Marindustry ×2 Sam Kamand
2025-11-20 HVAC/Mech 5952 El Cajon Bl, San Diego, CA Standard- Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Standalone:5952/El Cajon BRAD GOODIN
2025-11-20 General Construction $12,555 1427 Felton St, San Diego, CA 92102 General-Standard-Building Construction:1427/Felton Fraser Decks and Patio Covers
2025-11-20 General Construction $98,256 3886 Santa Cruz Av, San Diego, CA 92107 Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:3886/Santa Cruz Ernesto Uribe
2025-11-20 General Construction $276,835 4477 Pescadero Av, San Diego, CA 92107 General-Standard-Building Construction:4477/Pescadero Enma Brambila
2025-11-20 General Construction $62,623 5157 Catoctin Dr, San Diego, CA 92115 Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:5157/Catoctin Riccardo Delle Coste
2025-11-20 General Construction $60,044 10348 La Duena Wy, San Diego, CA 92124 Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:10348/La Duena Eco Home Builders Inc.
2025-11-20 General Construction 6264 Wunderlin Av, San Diego, CA 92114 Non-DCE-Standard- Standalone:6264/Wunderlin
2025-11-20 General Construction 7208 Romero Dr, San Diego, CA Non-DCE-Express- Standalone:7208/Romero
2025-11-20 Electrical 8322 Clairemont Mesa Bl, San Diego, CA General-Express-Building Construction:8322/Clairemont Mesa John Nishio
2025-11-20 General Construction 4137 Louisiana St, San Diego, CA Non-DCE-Standard- Standalone:4137/Louisiana
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Top Contractors

Most active contractors by permit volume — last 90 days of activity shown in parentheses. 12 of 25 have verified phone numbers below.

🆕 New this week
Contractor Permits (90d) Trade Avg Value Contact
1. SDG&E 📞 🔥 528 permits/30d Active 1,407 (1290) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
2. AT&T CALIFORNIA 🔥 73 permits/30d Active 304 (243) HVAC - Verifying…
3. Sunrun 📞 🔥 94 permits/30d Active 218 (208) Solar - 🔒 Reveal
4. WALTER ANDERSON PLUMBING LLC 📞 🔥 85 permits/30d Active 168 (168) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
5. ASI HASTINGS 🔥 47 permits/30d Active 113 (113) HVAC - Verifying…
6. Value truck of AZ LLC 🔥 43 permits/30d Active 110 (110) - Verifying…
7. ASI Hastings HVAC Dept 🔥 33 permits/30d Active 82 (82) HVAC - Verifying…
8. CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL 📞 🔥 36 permits/30d Active 72 (72) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
9. SAME DAY HEATING, COOLING & PLUMBING 📞 🔥 32 permits/30d Active 72 (71) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
10. Cox Communications 📞 🔥 27 permits/30d Active 68 (64) - 🔒 Reveal
11. Baker Electric Home Energy 🔥 27 permits/30d Active 61 (57) Solar $7,098 Verifying…
12. WYYERD FIBER 📞 🔥 16 permits/30d Active 57 (45) - 🔒 Reveal
13. Sky Ziv 9 permits/30d Active 57 (36) Plumbing $166,343 Verifying…
14. West Coast Heating Air Solar 📞 🔥 19 permits/30d Active 56 (56) HVAC - 🔒 Reveal
15. ESTEPHANY ARREOLA 🔥 16 permits/30d Active 55 (53) Solar $21,068 Verifying…
16. Kelsie Castro 🔥 23 permits/30d Active 51 (44) Solar - Verifying…
17. STELLAR SOLAR 📞 🔥 20 permits/30d Active 50 (49) Solar - 🔒 Reveal
18. A R S AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES OF CALIFORNIA INC 🔥 19 permits/30d Active 49 (49) HVAC - Verifying…
19. IVY VENEGAS 🔥 20 permits/30d Active 46 (46) HVAC - Verifying…
20. CROWN CASTLE 📞 🔥 21 permits/30d Active 44 (42) - 🔒 Reveal
21. Charter Communications 🔥 14 permits/30d Active 43 (36) - Verifying…
22. BYCOR General Contractors 📞 1 permits/30d Active 42 (13) Electrical $224,022 🔒 Reveal
23. RBCI, Inc. 📞 3 permits/30d Active 41 (13) Fire Protection $32,733 🔒 Reveal
24. Gabe von wellsheim 🔥 15 permits/30d Active 40 (39) Solar - Verifying…
25. BILL HOWE HEATING & AIR… 🔥 24 permits/30d Active 39 (39) HVAC - Verifying…

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Permit Types in San Diego
Construction Activity in San Diego

New building permits in San Diego, California indicate upcoming construction projects. Contractors can identify subcontracting opportunities by monitoring recently issued permits for residential renovations, commercial buildouts, and new construction. Early outreach to permit holders often results in higher close rates before projects go to competitive bid.

About San Diego Building Permits

San Diego, California processes thousands of building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 11053+ San Diego building permits — updated daily from official city sources.

Every new construction project in San Diego requires a building permit before work can begin. These public records include the project address, scope of work, estimated cost, and often the general contractor's name — making them valuable leads for subcontractors looking for new projects in San Diego.

How Contractors Use San Diego Permit Data

HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers in San Diego use building permit data to find projects before they hit traditional lead services. When a new commercial buildout or residential renovation permit is filed, it signals upcoming work that needs subcontractors.

Instead of competing for shared leads on HomeAdvisor or Angi, contractors who monitor San Diego building permits can reach out to general contractors the day a permit is issued — before anyone else calls. This first-mover advantage leads to higher close rates and better project selection.

PermitGrab sends daily email alerts filtered by trade, so San Diego electrical contractors only see electrical permits, HVAC contractors only see mechanical permits, and so on.

Reviewed by Marcus Reeves · Page data current as of · Sources: official San Diego open data portal.

Who pulled permits in San Diego this week?

The most active contractors filing in San Diego right now include SDG&E, AT&T CALIFORNIA, Sunrun, WALTER ANDERSON PLUMBING LLC and ASI HASTINGS. PermitGrab tracks 1,062 active contractors across the metro, with new filings indexed on every refresh.

How fresh is San Diego permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for San Diego is dated 2026-07-30. Expected daily • newest record 3d old. Permit records carry filing date, address, project value, contractor name (where the source publishes it), and permit type, so a fresh row means a fresh lead.

What construction is happening in San Diego right now?

In the last 30 days, San Diego permitting activity covers 2,619 new building permits. The mix spans new construction, residential renovations, mechanical/electrical/plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, demolitions, and tenant improvements — every record is a buying signal for a different contractor or supplier persona.

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The competitor watch

Search any competitor's name and see every job they pulled in San Diego — where they're working, what they're charging the city in declared value, and which neighborhoods they own. Pitch the follow-on work at each address.

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The motivated-seller list

Code violations matched to property owners. An owner facing a citation is the warmest restoration, repair, or wholesale-offer lead there is — and no marketplace sells this list.

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How to look up San Diego building permits

Search recent San Diego, CA building permits by address, contractor, and permit type in the table above — pulled from the San Diego building department's public permit records and updated as new filings post. Filter by trade or search an address to look up a specific permit. For this week's filing volume and the most active contractors, see the San Diego Permit Pulse.

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Frequently Asked Questions about San Diego Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in San Diego?

PermitGrab currently tracks 11053 building permits in San Diego, California. Data is pulled directly from the official municipal open-data source on every collection cycle and includes permit number, address, permit type, contractor, status, and estimated value where available.

How fresh is the San Diego permit data?

PermitGrab collects San Diego daily. New permits appear here within 1–3 days of the municipal source publishing them. The count above reflects the complete current record from that source.

How can contractors find construction leads in San Diego?

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Who buys this data?

San Diego permit & owner data, by use case

Same data, different angle. Pick the playbook that matches what you sell.

Real estate investors
Code violations in San Diego = motivated sellers. Out-of-state landlord + active citation = top of the wholesale call list.
Contractors & subs
Every San Diego GC who pulled a permit this week is sourcing labor and materials right now. Phone numbers included.
Home service companies
A San Diego addition or remodel signals an HVAC, plumbing, or warranty upsell window. Reach owners while the project is fresh.
Solar installers
Roof permits and electrical upgrades in San Diego are the highest-intent solar lead signals. Owner-occupant filter built in.
Insurance agents
San Diego renovations trigger updated dwelling-coverage limits. Get the address-level signal before the renewal cycle does.
Material suppliers
Lumber, drywall, roofing, fixtures — every San Diego permit is a parts list. Build a route by job type and value tier.
Developers & new construction
Ground-up builds in San Diego mean a long runway of subcontractor and material orders. Sort new-construction permits by project value and reach the GC before the trades are locked.
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