How can I find contractors in Detroit?

Where the public source names a contractor, PermitGrab shows that record-level information with the related permit. Contractor names, contact fields, and trade labels vary by jurisdiction and record, so review the source disclosure and the individual record before outreach.

How can a contractor research property fields attached to permit records in Detroit?

Some public permit records can be linked to available property-owner information. Matching methods, owner fields, and coverage differ by jurisdiction and record. Review the source context before using a match for project research; it does not establish owner intent, contact permission, project availability, or a contractor relationship.

Do building permit records show projects open to bid in Detroit?

No. A public permit record can document a published municipal action, but it is not a bid solicitation, owner authorization, or evidence that a project is available. Check the issuing agency, owner, or the relevant plan room for current procurement and bid requirements.

Does a building permit identify the contractor of record in Detroit?

Only when the publisher explicitly labels that role. Depending on the source, a named party can be an applicant, permittee, contact, owner, or licence holder instead. Review the published field labels and the individual source record before treating any name as a contractor-of-record finding.

How do I look up a building permit in Detroit?

PermitGrab organizes available public permitting records for Detroit. The page identifies the source jurisdiction and lets you review records by address, contractor, or trade, with the newest displayed record date shown on the page.

How often is the Detroit permit data updated?

Public sources update on their own schedules. PermitGrab shows the newest available permit date for Detroit and discloses which contractor, owner, and violation fields are available in that market.

Detroit, MI Permit Lookup — 14,947 Records

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

Published permit & code records

Permit data through 2026-11-03

14,947 permits sorted by date

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Date	Type	Value	Address	Details	Contractor / Status
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5314 Somerset Ave Owner: GLA··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	18835 Cardoni St Owner: GAL··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #799430 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5245 Somerset Ave Owner: WAT··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #790085 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5780 Balfour Rd Owner: PIN··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	18853 Cardoni St Owner: CON··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #799898 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5041 Somerset Ave Owner: AVD··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #790083 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5565 Somerset Ave Owner: HAR··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #790076 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	2901 Grand River Ave Owner: DET··· 🔒	REMOVE AND REPLACE FIXTURES ON 3RD FLOOR OF HOTEL replacement	—
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	18859 Cardoni St Owner: BLE··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #799899 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	18629 Cardoni St Owner: GLO··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #799897 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	17493 Lumpkin St Owner: WAD··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #773169 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5050 Somerset Ave Owner: GRA··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5226 Somerset Ave Owner: LOV··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5238 Somerset Ave Owner: UND··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5565 Balfour Rd Owner: DIC··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5766 Balfour Rd Owner: MCQ··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5775 Balfour Rd Owner: HAR··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5796 Balfour Rd Owner: RAI··· 🔒	DWSD LSLR	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5751 Somerset Ave Owner: WIL··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #789825 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5217 Somerset Ave Owner: SCH··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #784407 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5057 Somerset Ave Owner: DA ··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #790088 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5920 Somerset Ave Owner: WOM··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #788935 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5746 Somerset Ave Owner: SOM··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #788932 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5520 Balfour Rd Owner: TLD··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #789898 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5510 Balfour Rd Owner: HUG··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #789897 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5264 Balfour Rd Owner: MAR··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #783631 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	Plumbing Source type: Plumbing Permit	—	5258 Balfour Rd Owner: COL··· 🔒	DWSD LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT -WORK ORDER #783629 replacement	DWSD LEAD SERVICE REPLACEMENT
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	5666 Caniff St Owner: DAR··· 🔒	installing 2 furnaces with ductwork,gas line,hot water tank,exhust fan	A&A SERVICE TECH
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	20535 Packard St Owner: JAM··· 🔒	FURNACE & LINER furnace	RANDAZZO MECHANICAL
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	12811 Stringham Ct Owner: PAR··· 🔒	Replace 40K BTU furnace. furnace replacement HVAC replacement	—
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	12759 Rudolph Cir Owner: PAR··· 🔒	Replace 40K BTU furnace. furnace replacement HVAC replacement	—
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	12234 Frankfort St Owner: PAR··· 🔒	Replace 40K BTU furnace. furnace replacement HVAC replacement	—
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	12305 Stringham Ct Owner: PAR··· 🔒	Replace 40K BTU furnace. furnace replacement HVAC replacement	—
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	12210 Stringham Ct Owner: PAR··· 🔒	Replace 40K BTU furnace. furnace replacement HVAC replacement	—
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	12356 Drew Ct Owner: PAR··· 🔒	Replace 40K BTU furnace. furnace replacement HVAC replacement	—
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	14000 Montrose St Owner: SPE··· 🔒	Installation of furnace and air conditioning furnace New installation HVAC installation	comfort 1st Heating & Cooling
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	7394 Minock St Owner: ALZ··· 🔒	Install furnace and AC AC, furnace New installation HVAC installation	EXPRESS HEATING & COOLING INC.
2026-10-22	HVAC Source type: Mechanical Permit	—	14661 Greenfield Rd Owner: GRE··· 🔒	To install gas piping and pressure Test New installation HVAC installation	CLEAR CHOICE HEATING & COOLING LLC
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	10200 Wildemere St Owner: BRO··· 🔒	replace 8 space 60 amp subpanel rewire damage apartment 60A replacement	STORM ELECTRICAL SERVICES
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	1400 East Fisher Freeway Owner: FFY··· 🔒	Wiring (3) offices UNIT 200	REAL ELECTRIC INC
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	6827 E Seven Mile Owner: MAT··· 🔒	ELECTRICAL PERMIT AKA 6815 SEVEN MILE	NATIONAL ELECTRIC
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	401 Macomb St Owner: DOR··· 🔒	TEMP POWER FOR PRIVATE EVENT	AKX ELECTRIC
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	1716 Highland St Owner: BUS··· 🔒	ELECTRICAL PERMIT	NATIONAL ELECTRIC LLC
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	19506 Sorrento St Owner: KNI··· 🔒	replacement furnace, humidifier, reconnect to existing electrical. replacement	911 Mechanical
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	593 Harmon St Owner: BEA··· 🔒	FURNACE RECONNECT	RANDAZZO MECHANICAL
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	20535 Packard St Owner: JAM··· 🔒	FURNACE & HUMIDIFIER RECONNECT, A/C NEW CIRCUIT	RANDAZZO MECHANICAL
2026-10-22	Electrical Source type: Electrical Permit	—	2456 Atkinson St Owner: HAM··· 🔒	Remove/replace existing K/T wiring replacement	Luminaire Electrical Corporation
2026-10-22	General Construction Source type: Alteration	$5,005	15364 Evergreen Rd	Alteration	—
2026-10-22	Roofing Source type: Alteration	$29,900	2416 Seminole St	Exterior alterations (replacing roof) as per documents. (Subject to Field Approv… Re-roof	—
2026-10-22	General Construction Source type: Alteration	$12,480	19191 Lancashire St	Alteration	—

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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 2026-11-03 · Source: Building Permits via Accela (pop. 620K).

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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🏢 Out-of-area owner records with permit history in Detroit

These are public owner-of-record matches where the mailing address differs from the property address and the source collection includes permit history. Use them to research portfolio geography and published project activity; they do not establish a seller, buyer, or service need.

🔧 Open code-case records in Detroit

Properties with an open code violation and no matching permit in the records currently available. These records can support repair or restoration research; they do not establish an owner’s intent, budget, timing, or need for a bid.

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?

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 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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The 14-day trial includes full Pro access to Detroit — CSV export, trade and value-tier filters, lead scoring, and violation cross-reference flags. Contractor phone and website reveals are included where source-published. Card required to start; cancel anytime before day 14.

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