San Diego Building Permits & Project Research

29,148 indexed permits · 1,849 contractor names in the last 90 days · San Diego, California.

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San Diego building permits — key stats
Active contractors 1,849
Newest permit 2026-11-06

PermitGrab tracks 29,148 building permits in San Diego, CA as of 2026-11-06, including 1,849 active contractors identified from filings in the last 90 days.

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1,849
Contractor names (90 days)
2026-11-09
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 2646 54th St, San Diego, CA 92105 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 5211 University Av, San Diego, CA 92105 Traffic Control Permit WYYERD FIBER
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 4124 Bannock Av, San Diego, CA Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan
— 2184 1/3 Westinghouse St 1.2-SDG&E-Standard- Dry Utilities:2184/Westinghouse SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 4217 Hilltop Dr, San Diego, CA 92102 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan
— 7941 1/3 Nightingale Wy 1.2-SDG&E-Standard- Dry Utilities:7941/Nightingale SDG&E
2026-07-09 Solar
Source type: Photovoltaic - SB 379
— 2429 Calle Serena, San Diego, CA 92139 Photovoltaic - SB 379 solar Shorebreak Electric
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan
— 3450 1/3 Harbor Dr Standard- Rapid Review:3450/Harbor Palm Engineering Construction Company
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Combination Building Permit
$5,000 13873 Fontanelle Pl Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:13873/Fontanelle Need for Build, Inc.
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Building Permit
$2,593 2505 Old Quarry Rd Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:2505/Old Quarry Kustom, US
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 3410 Clairemont Dr, San Diego, CA 92117 Traffic Control Permit Faro LaFata
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan
— 4295 1/3 Avati Dr 1.2-SDG&E-Standard- Dry Utilities:4295/Avati SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 4368 Mount Hukee Av, San Diego, CA 92117 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 1826 Ionian St, San Diego, CA 92154 No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum WATER HEATERS ONLY
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 3360 Reynard Wy, San Diego, CA Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 9923 Aviary Dr No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum J Casillas Electric
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2026-07-09 Electrical
Source type: No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
— 555 Front St, San Diego, CA 92101 No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical hammerhead Energy Consulting LLC
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 343 Falconfire Wy, San Diego, CA 92114 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 4922 Tierra Baja Wy, San Diego, CA 92115 Traffic Control Permit Affordable Earthworks, Inc.
2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Pmt
— 2650 Via De La Valle Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:2650/Via De La Valle ×2 Dynamic Trades Inc
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 4118 40th St, San Diego, CA Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 3714 04th Av, San Diego, CA Traffic Control Permit Schilling Paradise
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2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 9967 Aviary Dr No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum J Casillas Electric
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 2332 Judson St, San Diego, CA 92111 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 17640 Corte Potosi, San Diego, CA 92128 No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum ASI HASTINGS
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan
— 4865 1/3 Kansas St 3.1-SDG&E-Standard- Dry Utilities:4865/Kansas SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan
— 2155 S 40th St EMERG-SDG&E-Standard- Dry Utilities:2155/40th SDG&E
2026-07-09 Solar
Source type: Photovoltaic - SB 379
— 1820 Oliver Av, San Diego, CA 92109 Photovoltaic - SB 379 solar Shorebreak Electric
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2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 10963 Montongo St, San Diego, CA 92126 No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum ASI HASTINGS
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2026-07-09 Solar
Source type: Photovoltaic - SB 379
— 5309 Remington Rd, San Diego, CA 92115 Photovoltaic - SB 379 solar Shorebreak Electric
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2026-07-09 Solar
Source type: Photovoltaic - SB 379
— 6767 Lambert Wy, San Diego, CA 92115 Photovoltaic - SB 379 solar Sunrun
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2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 10252 Viacha Dr, San Diego, CA 92124 No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum Carter Electric
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2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 5845 Chaumont Dr, San Diego, CA 92114 No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum ASI HASTINGS
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan
— 2270 1/3 Delany Dr EMERG-SDG&E-Standard- Dry Utilities:2270/Delany SDG&E
2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 3436 Hugo St, San Diego, CA 92106 No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum Rampad Electric Inc
2026-07-09 Plumbing
Source type: No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
— 3102 Macaulay St, San Diego, CA No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing Essential Plumbing
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 3461 Ullman St, San Diego, CA 92106 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
— 3500 05th Av, San Diego, CA No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical National Air & Energy
2026-07-09 Solar
Source type: Photovoltaic - SB 379
— 6137 Tamilynn St, San Diego, CA 92122 Photovoltaic - SB 379 solar LGCY Electric
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Combination Building Permit
$4,905 9562 Babauta Rd Rapid Review-Standard-Building Construction:9562/Babauta Lifetime Home Remodeling
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2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 11475 Keisha Cv, San Diego, CA 92126 No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum SAME DAY HEATING, COOLING & PLUMBING
2026-07-09 Demolition
Source type: Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
— 9367 Aldabra Ct Standard-Demolition:9367/Aldabra The Landscape Company
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 2810 Meade Av, San Diego, CA Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 HVAC
Source type: No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
— 1417 Caminito Batea, San Diego, CA 92037 No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum ASI HASTINGS
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 1740 Galveston St, San Diego, CA 92110 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 1865 National Av, San Diego, CA Traffic Control Permit THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY
2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 5068 Auburn Dr, San Diego, CA 92105 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
2026-07-09 Electrical
Source type: No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
— 1021 28th St, San Diego, CA No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical MASCARI ELECTRIC
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2026-07-09 General Construction
Source type: Traffic Control Permit
— 3697 Antiem St, San Diego, CA 92111 Traffic Control Permit SDG&E
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Permit Types in San Diego
Construction Activity in San Diego

New building permits in San Diego, California show where construction activity is being recorded. Contractors can filter the available public records by trade, date, address, and project value to research projects and plan outreach using the fields the source publishes.

About San Diego Building Permits

San Diego, California processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 29,148+ San Diego building permits — newest permit date: 2026-11-06 from official city sources.

Building permits in San Diego can document new construction, renovations, and specialty work. The fields in a public record vary by filing, but may include a project address, scope, estimated cost, or contractor name. Use the displayed source information to evaluate whether a record is useful for your market research.

How Contractors Use San Diego Permit Data

HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers can use San Diego building-permit records to research visible construction activity. A permit may signal a project that is relevant to a particular trade, but the source record does not establish that its owner is seeking a bid.

Use the published date, project details, and any named business contact to research a project before outreach. Public records are not exclusive, and outreach results depend on the market, project, and your own process.

Eligible subscribers can receive trade-filtered alerts when new records are collected. Alert timing and field coverage follow the underlying source rather than a universal schedule.

PermitGrab methodology · Page data current as of · Source: San Diego DSD issued development approvals (datasd daily CSV).

Who appears in San Diego permit records?

PermitGrab indexes 29,148 building permits in San Diego. New records appear as they are available from the source.

How fresh is San Diego permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for San Diego is dated 2026-11-06. Newest permit date: 2026-11-06. Permit records carry filing date, address, project value, and permit type, plus contractor name where the source publishes it. Use a recent published record for project research; it does not show bid availability or a request for service.

What construction appears in San Diego permit records?

San Diego permit activity covers 29,148 indexed permits. The records can cover new construction, residential renovations, mechanical/electrical/plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, demolitions, or tenant improvements. Their usefulness for a contractor or supplier depends on the published project details, timing, and service area.

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Search a business name to review its recorded permit activity in San Diego and the project details the public source publishes. Use the scope, timing, and address to research complementary work; a record is not a request for bids.

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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. New filings appear here as they are published. 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.

San Diego Field Reports & Contractor Guides

Source-dated research and practical resources for contractors working in San Diego

Historical analysis · 2026-06-22

San Diego, CA Contractor List With Phone Numbers (2026)

Historical market analysis and methodology for San Diego. Current permit activity and available source fields are shown on this page.

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Historical analysis · 2026-06-17

Construction Permit Leads in San Diego: 1,090 Phone-Verified Permits in 90 Days (2026)

Historical market analysis and methodology for San Diego. Current permit activity and available source fields are shown on this page.

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Historical analysis · 2026-06-20

San Diego Contractor List With Phone Numbers: 295 Verified Trade Contractors (2026)

Historical market analysis and methodology for San Diego. Current permit activity and available source fields are shown on this page.

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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 29,148 building permits in San Diego, California. Data is pulled directly from the official municipal source on every collection cycle and includes permit number, address, permit type, status, estimated value, and contractor information where the source publishes it.

How fresh is the San Diego permit data?

PermitGrab checks the official source on each collection cycle. The source date and its observed update cadence are shown above, so you can judge the data’s recency before acting on it.

How can contractors find construction leads in San Diego?

Contractors find leads in San Diego by filtering PermitGrab by trade and ZIP code, then researching the recorded contractor and project activity. Contact details appear only where a public record includes them; saved-search email alerts track new matching records as they are published.

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San Diego permit data, by use case

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Contractors & subs
Recent San Diego contractor activity is a signal for labor and material demand. Contact details appear only where the public source publishes them.
Home service companies
An addition or remodel can be useful project context for HVAC, plumbing, or warranty outreach. Review the project signal before outreach.
Solar installers
Roof permits and electrical upgrades in San Diego provide project context for solar-market research. Filter by the current project signal and verify ownership separately.
Insurance agents
San Diego renovations can identify properties for a policy-review workflow. Confirm coverage needs independently before contacting a property owner.
Material suppliers & manufacturer reps
Choose a product-line research workflow, then use published job type, description, and value fields where available for territory and demand research. A permit is not a materials order, purchase signal, or open bid.
Developers & new construction
Sort source-published new-construction records by project value and type to research active projects and property activity, with contractor details where the record publishes them.
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