Detroit Building Permits & Project Research

14,947 indexed permits · 521 contractor names in the last 90 days · Detroit, Michigan.

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Detroit building permits — key stats
Active contractors 521
Newest permit 2026-11-03

PermitGrab tracks 14,947 building permits in Detroit, MI as of 2026-11-03, including 521 active contractors identified from filings in the last 90 days.

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14,947
Indexed Permits
521
Contractor names (90 days)
759,990
Property Owners
2026-11-05
Last Updated
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Recent permit records with source-published project details. A named business identifies the recorded project team; it is not a claim that the business is seeking bids.

Detroit Furnace
2026-10-22
📍 8848 Ohio St
HVAC AC, furnace
Owner of record
Atlas Home Improvement
2026-10-22
📍 348 Josephine St
Plumbing replacement

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Permit data through 2026-11-03
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2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 17186 Maine St
Owner: ALD··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #797622 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 17177 Maine St
Owner: DEN··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #801068 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 17163 Maine St
Owner: VEL··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #801066 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5900 Lakepointe St
Owner: BUR··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #779242 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5800 Lakepointe St
Owner: BUR··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #779176 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5211 Lakepointe St
Owner: PAT··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #788772 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5059 Lakepointe St
Owner: ABN··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #788771 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 4001 W McNichols Rd
Owner: UNI··· 🔒
MECHANICAL - PHYSICS LAB BRENT NATHAN JOHNSON
2026-10-23 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 1523 Holcomb St
Owner: HAN··· 🔒
Prefab Fireplace Williams Distributing
2026-10-23 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 4001 W McNichols Rd
Owner: UNI··· 🔒
MECHANICAL - CHEM LAB BRENT NATHAN JOHNSON
2026-10-23 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 2919 Cortland St
Owner: DET··· 🔒
MEC SOLOMON MICKENS
2026-10-23 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 15330 Evergreen Rd
Owner: BUR··· 🔒
Furnace Chimney liner and Air conditioner furnace —
2026-10-23 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Alarm Permit
— 461 Piquette St
Owner: MOD··· 🔒
Interior alterations to code per plans fire alarm —
2026-10-23 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Alarm Permit
— 2424 Puritan St
Owner: KID··· 🔒
INSTALLATION OF NEW ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM VOICE EVAC SYSTEM WITH AUTO AND MANUA… fire alarm GUARDIAN ALARM CO
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5607 Nottingham Rd
Owner: BOL··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit MR.Pipey LLC
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 17469 Maine St
Owner: DOR··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #801074 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 600 E Lafayette Ave
Owner: BLU··· 🔒
Add 5 and relocating 19 sprinkler heads to new wall and ceiling layout. sprinkler New installation HVAC installation —
2026-10-23 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 12549 McCoy Cir
Owner: PAR··· 🔒
Replace 40K BTU furnace. furnace replacement HVAC replacement —
2026-10-23 Electrical
Source type: Electrical Permit
— 8473 S M 39 Service Drive
Owner: KSM··· 🔒
ELE -Re connect the service BHV ELECTRIC
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 17415 Maine St
Owner: ROB··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #801073 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 1264 Meldrum St
Owner: PRO··· 🔒
Mechanical Work for Kitchen Renovations MECHANICAL HEATING AND COOLING
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 17211 Maine St
Owner: LIN··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #801070 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Electrical
Source type: Electrical Permit
— 20550 Fenmore St
Owner: SIM··· 🔒
100 amp service repair, garage had fire that affected service drop from utility 100A —
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5220 Devonshire Rd
Owner: HOM··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #797312 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Electrical
Source type: Electrical Permit
— 8797 W Lafayette Blvd
Owner: LAS··· 🔒
New service and smokes and circuits Private Paradise Ponds & Water…
2026-10-23 Roofing
Source type: Alteration
$4,000 13965 Pierson St Exterior renovations (roofing) per documents. (Subject to field approval.) —
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5220 Hecla St
Owner: MAR··· 🔒
GENERAL PLUMBING —
2026-10-23 General Construction
Source type: Alteration
$8,400 8475 Piedmont St Alteration —
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 11024 Lakepointe St
Owner: BOL··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #793633 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 2175 Gray St
Owner: GRA··· 🔒
PLUMBING PERMIT JERMOR PLUMBING & HEATING INC
2026-10-23 Electrical
Source type: Electrical Permit
— 14001 Gratiot Ave
Owner: JAW··· 🔒
Replace damaged electrical service on billboard. Replace damaged conduit and wir… replacement SHORELINE POWER SERVICES
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5203 Devonshire Rd
Owner: EGE··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #795990 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 Roofing
Source type: Alteration
$10,800 15480 Edmore Dr
Owner: ABR··· 🔒
Exterior renovations (roofing) per documents. (Subject to field approval.) —
2026-10-23 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 5051 Devonshire Rd
Owner: DAV··· 🔒
DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #797293 replacement DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-23 General Construction
Source type: Residential Rehab
$80,000 4151 Dickerson St Interior and Exterior alterations as per documents. (Subject to Field Approval) residential —
2026-10-23 Other
Source type: Alter Revision
$30,001 1643 Belvidere St Revision from BLD2022-01951 INORDER TO CARRY OVER COST AND SCOPE OF REPAIR CHANG… —
2026-10-23 Addition $150,000 3930 Cabot St Addition and Reduction in occupancy to establish a One-family dwelling per docum… —
2026-10-23 General Construction
Source type: Residential Rehab
$10,000 7550 E Robinwood St Interior/Exterior alterations per documents. (Subject to Field Approval.) residential —
2026-10-23 General Construction
Source type: Alteration
$36,000 18423 Ashton Ave Interior and Exterior alterations as per documents. (Subject to Field Approval) —
2026-10-23 Windows & Doors
Source type: Alteration
$16,500 17674 Fenton St Remove & replace (12) Windows to Code per document. Subject to Field Approval. —
2026-10-23 Interior Renovation
Source type: Change of Occupancy/Use
$85,000 950 Selden St Tenant Build-Out of 4,825 sq ft Suite 140 to establish Office Occupancy/Use to C… —
2026-10-23 General Construction
Source type: Alteration
$50,000 5730 Caniff St (AKA 10300 Alpena) Modifications to existing (Telecom Facility) per provided pla… —
2026-10-23 Interior Renovation
Source type: Alteration
$25,000 18706 Hickory St Interior and exterior renovations per documents. (Subject to field approval.) —
2026-10-23 Interior Renovation
Source type: Alteration
$175,000 3990 John R St Interior renovation at Weber Nuclear Medicine room - G823 as per documents. Subj… —
2026-10-23 General Construction
Source type: Change of Occupancy/Use
$7,000 13819 W Eight Mile Rd Change of Occupancy/Use to Retail Sales of New Merchandise only & alterations to… —
2026-10-22 Electrical
Source type: Electrical Permit
— 14265 Kilbourne Ave
Owner: CRE··· 🔒
Generac 18kW Standby Generator System & Generac 100A Service-Rated Whole-House T… 100A Lighthouse Electrical Service
2026-10-22 Electrical
Source type: Electrical Permit
— 3264 Blaine St
Owner: MAT··· 🔒
Reconnect Detroit Furnace
2026-10-22 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 8848 Ohio St
Owner: HIC··· 🔒
Furnace/AC/Chimney Liner AC, furnace Detroit Furnace
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2026-10-22 Plumbing
Source type: Plumbing Permit
— 348 Josephine St
Owner: ART··· 🔒
We will remove the old bathtub and replace it with a new shower; the drain will … replacement Atlas Home Improvement
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-10-22 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical Permit
— 3264 Blaine St
Owner: MAT··· 🔒
Furnace/Chimney Liner furnace Detroit Furnace
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Permit Types in Detroit
Construction Activity in Detroit

New building permits in Detroit, Michigan 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 Detroit Building Permits

Detroit, Michigan processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 14,947+ Detroit building permits — newest permit date: 2026-11-03 from official city sources.

Building permits in Detroit 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 Detroit Permit Data

HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers can use Detroit 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: Building Permits via Accela (pop. 620K).

Who appears in Detroit permit records?

PermitGrab indexes 14,947 building permits in Detroit. New records appear as they are available from the source. Each permit is matched against 759,990 property-owner records for direct outreach.

How fresh is Detroit permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for Detroit is dated 2026-11-03. Newest permit date: 2026-11-03. 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 14,947 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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How to look up Detroit building permits

Search recent Detroit, MI building permits by address, contractor, 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 and the most active contractors, 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)

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

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Historical analysis · 2026-06-21

Code Violation Leads in Detroit: 5,815 Open Cases a Quarter (2026)

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

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Frequently Asked Questions about Detroit Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in Detroit?

PermitGrab currently tracks 14,947 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 find leads in Detroit 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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Contractors & subs
Recent Detroit 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. Owner records are available where public data can be matched.
Solar installers
Roof permits and electrical upgrades in Detroit provide project context for solar-market research. Owner-occupancy data is available where public records can be matched.
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
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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