Detroit Building Permits & Property Data

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11,804 indexed permits · 12,748 code violations · Detroit, Michigan.

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Newest permit 2026-09-25

PermitGrab tracks 11,804 building permits in Detroit, MI as of 2026-09-25. 12,748 code violations in the same area, newest violation date 2026-09-28.

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2026-06-18 Plumbing — 15700 E Eight Mile Eight Mile
Owner: KPB··· 🔒
Emergency Water Heater Replacement standard replacement Liquid Environmental Solutions
2026-06-18 General Construction — 19711 Keating St Alteration —
2026-06-18 Plumbing — 12894 Buffalo St Buffalo
Owner: SAL··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #750337 replacement DWSD WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT…
2026-06-18 General Construction — 3415 E McNichols Rd Modifications to existing (Telecom Facility/Cell Tower) per provided plans & doc… —
2026-06-18 Plumbing — 10325 Crocuslawn St Crocuslawn
Owner: LAS··· 🔒
Please hold COA letter for pick up Backflow Preventers & Sewer Repairs line work Anthony J Moore
2026-06-18 Plumbing — 3036 Fischer Ave Fischer
Owner: MIN··· 🔒
Hold COA for pickup. Sump pump installation. Tiger Pipe Services
2026-06-18 Roofing — 16850 Rosemont Ave Exterior alterations (ROOF) per document (Subject to Field Approval.) —
2026-06-18 HVAC/Mech — 2150 Bagley St Bagley
Owner: 215··· 🔒
Apartment Buildout w/ Commercial White Boxes below Kyle Rotarius
2026-06-18 HVAC/Mech — 16140 W Chicago St Chicago
Owner: DET··· 🔒
to install a used Furnace furnace New installation CLEAR CHOICE HEATING & COOLING LLC
2026-06-18 Plumbing — 18247 Ardmore St Ardmore
Owner: COL··· 🔒
TUB TO SHOWER CONVERSIION IN THE EXSISTING FOOTPRINT AND REPLACE TOILET replacement Bathworks Inc
2026-06-18 Electrical — 5876 Holcomb Ave Holcomb
Owner: DET··· 🔒
Wiring Kitchen. Replace switches and lights throughout the house. replacement Real Electric Inc.
2026-06-18 Fire Protection — 1601 Bagley St Bagley
Owner: CKG··· 🔒
Installation of an 13R system for the West building per Plans. Billed for the re… sprinkler New installation HVAC installation C&H Fire
2026-06-18 Electrical — 9333 Shoemaker St Shoemaker
Owner: MUR··· 🔒
making repair and install 2 new circuits 2 circuits New installation Lb3 electrical llc
2026-06-18 General Construction $1,015 1514 Washington Blvd Washington Change of use from hair salon to a new jewelry store (retail store) as per docum… —
2026-06-18 Fire Protection — 1601 Bagley St Bagley
Owner: 160··· 🔒
Installation of an 13R system for the East building per Plans. Billed for the re… sprinkler New installation HVAC installation C&H Fire
2026-06-18 Windows/Doors — 19957 Harned St Exterior alterations (11 window replacements) as per documents. (Subject to Fiel… —
2026-06-17 Electrical — 8527 Esper St Esper
Owner: MCG··· 🔒
240V 30 AMP CIRCUIT FOR AC #8 SEU FROM PANEL 30 AMP BREAKER REPLACE OUTLET W/ GF… 30A replacement Jamie McGuire
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 14648 Cloverlawn St Cloverlawn
Owner: DAV··· 🔒
install 60,000 BTU furnace and 40 gallon water heater in 14648 Cloverlawn Ave furnace New installation AIR COMFORT PRO LLC
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2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 19300 Shaftsbury Ave Shaftsbury
Owner: MON··· 🔒
install 60,000 BTU furnace and 2-ton ac in 19300 Shaftsbury Ave 2 tons AC, furnace New installation AIR COMFORT PRO LLC
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2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 19953 Prairie St Prairie
Owner: KEN··· 🔒
MECHANIC JENKINS CONTRACTING SERVICES INC.
2026-06-17 Electrical — 1426 Broadway St Broadway
Owner: MIC··· 🔒
CITY# 11734 KONE IS REPLACING A WATER DAMAGED ORIGINAL KONE DRIVE WITH NEWEST VE… KONE, INC
2026-06-17 Plumbing — 20046 Tireman St Tireman
Owner: COO··· 🔒
Break up the basement floor and deliver and install a new floor drain and back w… Heaney Plumbing & Heating
2026-06-17 Plumbing — 19422 Algonac St Algonac
Owner: WIL··· 🔒
Floor break to replace existing cast iron sewer trap. line work replacement Heaney Plumbing & Heating
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 5987 Lenox St Lenox
Owner: HUN··· 🔒
install furnace 80,000 btu furnace New installation AIR COMFORT PRO LLC
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2026-06-17 Fire Protection — 10100 Grand River Ave Grand River
Owner: STR··· 🔒
Installation of New Fire Alarm fire alarm Radar Security Alarms
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 20477 Cheyenne St Cheyenne
Owner: BLA··· 🔒
New furnace and AC AC, furnace New installation Blackstone Cooperative
2026-06-17 Electrical — 19024 Grand River Ave Grand River
Owner: GRA··· 🔒
repair lights/piping support/real estate inspection report MATTHEW IBRAHIM
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 135 Hazelwood St Hazelwood
Owner: RUT··· 🔒
Installation of a new ac unit and removal of the old unit AC New installation Diversified Heating & Cooling
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 12259 Elmdale St Elmdale
Owner: HAR··· 🔒
REPLACE WATER HEATER replacement INTERSTAR, INC
2026-06-17 Electrical — 1538 Vinewood St Vinewood
Owner: M &··· 🔒
ELECTRICAL PERMIT ALTERATION VLAD ELECTRIC
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 18140 Joy Rd Joy
Owner: DET··· 🔒
Installed Gas Detection. this is a add on to permit MEC2026-00154 Systemp Corporation
2026-06-17 Roofing — 19344 Birwood St Exterior renovations (roofing) per provided documents. (Subject to field approva… —
2026-06-17 Fire Protection — 1401 Broadway St Modifications to existing Fire Alarm System per plans. (Subject to Field Approva… fire alarm —
2026-06-17 Electrical — 4830 Courville St Courville
Owner: VER··· 🔒
House Wiring daniel pitters
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 2127 Merrick St Merrick
Owner: QUA··· 🔒
2127 MERRICK ST JAAFAR SALMAN
2026-06-17 Roofing — 17520 Northlawn St Northlawn
Owner: WHI··· 🔒
Installing 158'ft basement waterproofing, 2 sump pumps Foundation Systems of MI
2026-06-17 Electrical — 5747 Lakepointe St Lakepointe
Owner: S&W··· 🔒
furnmace replacemnt ben franco obriot
2026-06-17 Plumbing — 13438 Buffalo St Buffalo
Owner: HUS··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #749941 replacement DWSD WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT…
2026-06-17 Plumbing — 19650 Joy Rd Joy
Owner: SAA··· 🔒
PLUMBING TCB PLUMBING
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 14649 Grandmont Ave Grandmont
Owner: DAV··· 🔒
MEC CHRIS TELLIS
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 5747 Lakepointe St Lakepointe
Owner: S&W··· 🔒
furnace water heater furnace ben franco obriot
2026-06-17 Plumbing — 15266 Carlisle St Carlisle
Owner: HAR··· 🔒
(114') Interior Drainage System (1) SuperSump Plus James Moore
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 1456 Helen St Helen
Owner: HOW··· 🔒
HWT Julius Kidd
2026-06-17 Windows/Doors — 12555 McDougall St Remove & replace (63) Windows to Code per documents. Subject to Field Approval. replacement —
2026-06-17 Electrical — 15266 Carlisle St Carlisle
Owner: HAR··· 🔒
(1) Dedicated Single Outlet PATRICK T GLOWACKI
2026-06-17 Electrical — 130 W Grand Blvd Grand
Owner: NOR··· 🔒
Install batteries in cell tower cabinet to lithium ion. 1 inspection. Copeman Electric LLC
2026-06-17 General Construction $10,242 5301 Russell St Russell Interior Alterations to Code per plans. Subject to Field Approval. —
2026-06-17 Electrical — 1777 N Rademacher St Rademacher
Owner: FRE··· 🔒
Additional rough inspections required by Pete. These are to be added to the orig… WIRE WORKS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC.
2026-06-17 HVAC/Mech — 4650 W Vernor Hwy Vernor
Owner: CIR··· 🔒
Replace existing exhaust duct. Install new exhaust fan. Install new make-up air … replacement BW Mechanical LLC
2026-06-17 General Construction $1,178 3773 Burns St Burns Construct a 24’L x 30’W Garage per document. (Separate trades permits required) … —
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Permit Types in Detroit
Alteration
5,028 44.1%
Mechanical Permit
1,810 15.9%
Plumbing Permit
1,767 15.5%
Electrical Permit
1,713 15.0%
Residential Rehab
377 3.3%
Alter Revision
187 1.6%
Change of Use
143 1.3%
New
142 1.2%
Fire Alarm Permit
113 1.0%
Change of Occupancy/Use
113 1.0%
Construction Activity in Detroit

New building permits in Detroit, Michigan show where construction activity is occurring. Filter the public records by trade, date, address, and project value to research active projects and property activity. Contractor names are available on some current records; contact coverage varies by filing.

About Detroit Building Permits

Detroit, Michigan processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 11804+ Detroit building permits — newest permit date: 2026-09-25 from official city sources.

Each record can show the project address, scope, permit type, and value where the city publishes them. The source-published contractor records do not meet the coverage threshold for this city. PermitGrab does not represent this as contractor-contact coverage. Where property-owner records are available, they are matched to permit addresses separately.

How to use Detroit permit data

Filter the current records by trade, date, address, or project value to research construction activity. The most useful workflow in this market is verifying the project signal first, then using the property data that is actually available for that address.

PermitGrab methodology · Page data current as of · Source: Building Permits via Accela (pop. 620K).

Who appears in Detroit permit records?

PermitGrab indexes 11,804 building permits in Detroit. New records appear as they are available from the source.

How fresh is Detroit permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for Detroit is dated 2026-09-25. Newest permit date: 2026-09-25. 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 Detroit permit records?

Detroit permit activity covers 11,804 indexed permits alongside 12,748 active code violations. 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.

How to look up Detroit building permits

Search recent Detroit, MI building permits by address, and permit type in the table above — pulled from the Detroit 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, see the Detroit Permit Pulse.

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Historical analysis · 2026-06-17

Construction Permit Leads in Detroit: 2,819 Permits in 90 Days, Updated Daily (2026)

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Frequently Asked Questions about Detroit Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in Detroit?

PermitGrab currently tracks 11804 building permits in Detroit, Michigan. 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 Detroit permit data?

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How can contractors find construction leads in Detroit?

Contractors can research Detroit activity by filtering current permits by trade, location, and project type. Some current permit records include contractor names; use those source-published names alongside the project details. Property information is shown only where public records can be matched.

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Real estate investors
Review published code-enforcement records with property context where linkage is available. A violation is a research signal, not evidence that an owner intends to sell.
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 Detroit provide project context for solar-market research. Filter by the current project signal and verify ownership separately.
Insurance agents
Detroit 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
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