Detroit Building Permits & Property Data

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11,818 indexed permits · 12,830 code violations · Detroit, Michigan.

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Detroit building permits — key stats
Newest permit 2026-09-26

PermitGrab tracks 11,818 building permits in Detroit, MI as of 2026-09-26. 12,830 code violations in the same area, newest violation date 2026-09-28.

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12,830
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2026-06-12 Plumbing — 18290 Rutherford St Rutherford
Owner: JEF··· 🔒
Replace 40 gallon water heater standard replacement WaterWork LLC
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2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 16550 Winston St Winston
Owner: WEL··· 🔒
furnace and a/c and humidifier replacement AC, furnace replacement ANDY'S STATEWIDE
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2026-06-12 Electrical — 13703 Buffalo St Buffalo
Owner: MCG··· 🔒
Installation of the new grounding system per Project WS-738 requirement Precision Electric Company LLC
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2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 8731 Homer St Homer
Owner: ADA··· 🔒
MINI SPLIT - NEW CIRCUIT mini-split New installation FLAME FURNACE
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2026-06-12 Electrical — 13493 Buffalo St Buffalo
Owner: ALG··· 🔒
Installation of the new grounding system per Project WS-738 requirement Precision Electric Company LLC
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2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 10289 Balfour Rd Balfour
Owner: FAM··· 🔒
FURNACE,AC, HUMIDIFIER FLAME FURNACE
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2026-06-12 Electrical — 5260 Vancouver St Vancouver
Owner: WIL··· 🔒
Reconnect Detroit Furnace
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2026-06-12 Plumbing — 8851 Westwood Westwood
Owner: DUR··· 🔒
Work will require installing a backflow preventer and clean out to the existing … EXCLUSIVE EXCAVATING
2026-06-12 Electrical — 13463 Buffalo St Buffalo
Owner: BAS··· 🔒
Installation of the new grounding system per Project WS-738 requirement Precision Electric Company LLC
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2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 10289 Balfour Rd Balfour
Owner: FAM··· 🔒
AC FLAME FURNACE
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2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 12003 Promenade Ave Promenade
Owner: JOH··· 🔒
Furnace replacement 60,000 BTUh and water heater furnace replacement Airman Heat & Air LLC
2026-06-12 Electrical — 2669 Lakewood St Lakewood
Owner: MAT··· 🔒
AC, NEW CIRCUIT Flame Furnace
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2026-06-12 Plumbing — 14274 Roselawn St Roselawn
Owner: WAT··· 🔒
Service will install backflow and clean out on existing line EXCLUSIVE EXCAVATING
2026-06-12 Electrical — 8731 Hosmer St Hosmer
Owner: ADA··· 🔒
MINI SPLIT - NEW CIRCUIT FLAME FURNACE
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2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 2669 Lakewood St Lakewood
Owner: MAT··· 🔒
AC Flame Furnace
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2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 6077 Vermont St Vermont
Owner: NES··· 🔒
MECHANIC JENKINS CONTRACTING SERVICES INC.
2026-06-12 Fire Protection $6,985 3814 30th St 30th Interior/Exterior alterations (Due to Fire damage) as per documents. (Separate t… —
2026-06-12 General Construction $40,282 1777 N Rademacher St Rademacher Per BZA #8-25, Expand Non-conforming Use by constructing 1,433 sq ft Kitchen Add… —
2026-06-12 Demolition — 1943 Orleans St Orleans SCOPE OF WORK: Exterior Alterations (Window Systems Replacement), as per submitt… —
2026-06-12 Electrical — 229 S Harbaugh St Harbaugh
Owner: DET··· 🔒
Demo and Replace Service and wiring on billboard replacement SHORELINE POWER SERVICES
2026-06-12 Plumbing — 14701 Bringard Dr Bringard
Owner: TAY··· 🔒
sewer repair inside yard only line work GEORGE HAIRSTON
2026-06-12 Electrical — 19226 Joy Rd Joy
Owner: JOY··· 🔒
100amp service 100A IB Electric Inc
2026-06-12 Electrical — 8122 W Fort St Fort
Owner: FOR··· 🔒
Adding 9 dc low voltage circuits in shelter below cell tower to existing equipme… low voltage Mark Kassion
2026-06-12 Plumbing — 14215 Greenview Rd Greenview
Owner: AND··· 🔒
water heater replacement standard replacement TISDALE PLBG CO
2026-06-12 Windows/Doors $3,869 12115 Dexter Ave Dexter AKA 12115-12123 Dexter. Exterior alterations & Stabilization work to Code per pl… —
2026-06-12 Fire Protection — 8145 Puritan St Puritan
Owner: DET··· 🔒
Modification of an existing Fire Alarm by adding9 duct detectors per Plans . fire alarm TROY KINCAID JR
2026-06-12 Plumbing — 2445 Glendale St Glendale
Owner: JAC··· 🔒
Install outside BWV Tiger Pipe Services
2026-06-12 General Construction — 4380 Larchmont St Alteration —
2026-06-12 Electrical — 14728 Mack Ave Mack
Owner: MAC··· 🔒
LIGHT FIXTURES, CIRCUITS, PLUG, SWITCHES PAUL E CARVER
2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 13034 Greiner St Greiner
Owner: HAW··· 🔒
FURNACE, AC RANDAZZO MECHANICAL
2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 13034 Greiner St Greiner
Owner: HAW··· 🔒
AC RANDAZZO MECHANICAL
2026-06-12 Fire Protection — 3811 Cicotte St Cicotte
Owner: DET··· 🔒
Installation of an IO64 Fire Alarm Panel cross tied to an existing system for 4 … fire alarm TROY KINCAID JR
2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 18304 Salem St Salem
Owner: TUN··· 🔒
New furnace furnace New installation Strickly Heating & Cooling
2026-06-12 Plumbing — 22220 Ulster St Ulster
Owner: REE··· 🔒
22220 ULSTER FIRST POINT CONSTRUCTION &…
2026-06-12 Fire Protection — 1981 McKinstry St McKinstry
Owner: DET··· 🔒
Installation of a new fire alarm panel and 34 new duct detectors fire alarm TROY KINCAID JR
2026-06-12 Electrical — 5517 Drexel St Drexel
Owner: HAN··· 🔒
Add 10 light SAMS & SONS ELECTRIC LLC
2026-06-12 Fire Protection — 6021 McMillan St McMillan
Owner: DET··· 🔒
Modification of an existing Fire alarm by cross tie of new Panel for 24 Duct det… fire alarm TROY KINCAID JR
2026-06-12 Plumbing — 300 Riverfront Dr, Unit 21A Riverfront
Owner: JOH··· 🔒
Remove tub and install full tile shower with pan Thomas Gall
2026-06-12 General Construction — 15882 Monte Vista St Alteration —
2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 6200 W Warren Ave Warren
Owner: DTE··· 🔒
MEC Corradino Bianculli
2026-06-12 Electrical — 14880 Penrod St Penrod
Owner: COL··· 🔒
AC RANDAZZO MECHANICAL
2026-06-12 HVAC/Mech — 18710 Lesure St Lesure
Owner: LEO··· 🔒
FURNACE AND CHIMNEY LINER furnace RANDAZZO MECHANICAL
2026-06-12 General Construction — 3121 E Nevada St Alteration —
2026-06-12 Plumbing — 17539 Northlawn St Northlawn
Owner: MIC··· 🔒
SPIICE REPAIR OK HOUSE SEWER ON OWNERS PROPERTY. line work Frank Collins Jr.
2026-06-12 Roofing — 14532 Burt Rd Exterior alterations (replacing roof) as per documents. (Subject to Field Approv… Re-roof —
2026-06-12 General Construction — 7843 Longacre St Interior/Exterior alterations per documents. (Subject to Field Approval.) —
2026-06-12 General Construction — 9341 Graves St CHANGE OF USE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO URBAN GARDEN PER PLOT PLAN (HRD-STELLANTIS PRO… residential —
2026-06-12 Roofing — 16641 Inverness St Install interior waterproofing system per plan & documents. (Subject to field ap… —
2026-06-12 Roofing — 11711 Grayton St Exterior renovations (roofing) per documents. (Subject to field approval.) —
2026-06-12 Windows/Doors — 1941 Orleans St, Apt 621 Exterior alterations (3 window replacements and 1 Door wall ) as per documents. … —
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Permit Types in Detroit
Alteration
5,030 44.1%
Mechanical Permit
1,813 15.9%
Plumbing Permit
1,771 15.5%
Electrical Permit
1,717 15.1%
Residential Rehab
377 3.3%
Alter Revision
187 1.6%
Change of Use
143 1.3%
New
142 1.2%
Change of Occupancy/Use
113 1.0%
Fire Alarm Permit
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 11818+ Detroit building permits — newest permit date: 2026-09-27 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 11,818 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 2026-09-26. Newest permit date: 2026-09-27. 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 11,818 indexed permits alongside 12,830 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 11818 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?

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 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.
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