Philadelphia Building Permits & Project Research

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23,515 indexed permits · 1,899 contractor names in the last 90 days · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia building permits — key stats
Permits (last 90 days) 10,844
Top trade (contractor profiles) Addition
Active contractors 1,899
Newest permit 2026-11-04

PermitGrab tracks 23,515 building permits in Philadelphia, PA as of 2026-11-04, including 1,899 active contractors identified from filings in the last 90 days.

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Philadelphia building permit activity

3,633 building permit records published by this source for Philadelphia are dated in the last 30 days — up 1.1% from the prior 30 days. Over 90 days: 10,844 permits.

Top trades among contractor profiles in Philadelphia

Addition19.6%
HVAC19.5%
General Construction16.9%
Electrical10.7%
Plumbing9.6%
Demolition6.8%
New Construction5.9%
Signage2.2%

Most active contractors (last 6 months)

  1. 1 800 HEATERS INC — 268 permits
  2. FERKO PLUMBING & HEATING CO INC — 240 permits
  3. SHEGDA CONSTRUCTION CORP — 229 permits
  4. EAGLE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO INC — 211 permits
  5. BEST CHOICE PLUMBING INC.. — 180 permits
  6. ONEIDA FIRE PROTECTION INC — 164 permits
  7. INPACKS MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC — 154 permits
  8. B M CONSULTING SERVICES INC — 137 permits
  9. Reliant Utilities LLC — 130 permits
  10. Aqueduct Fire Protection Systems, LLC — 119 permits

Busiest ZIP codes (last 90 days)

  • 19131 — 45 permits
  • 19144 — 43 permits
  • 19133 — 41 permits
  • 19133 — 37 permits
  • 19104 — 32 permits
23,515
Indexed Permits
1,899
Contractor names (90 days)
54,702
Property Owners
2026-11-05
Last Updated
Source date: 2026-11-04
Philadelphia had 3,633 building permit records dated in the last 30 days.

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Recent project activity

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.

COLIN JOHNSON
2026-11-04
📍 835 N TAYLOR ST
Electrical
Owner of record
GENERATION 3 ELECTRIC INC
2026-11-04
📍 1029 S 10TH ST
Electrical
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Ryan Hughes
2026-11-04
📍 138 W UPSAL ST
Plumbing
Owner of record

Published permit & code records

Permit data through 2026-11-04
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23,515 permits sorted by date

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Date Type Address Details Contractor / Status Save
2026-11-04 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
835 N TAYLOR ST
Owner: CAN··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit Nuview Construction LLC
2026-11-04 Electrical 835 N TAYLOR ST
Owner: CAN··· 🔒
Electrical Permit COLIN JOHNSON
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-11-04 Electrical 4246 LANCASTER AVE
Owner: NEX··· 🔒
Electrical Permit EAGLE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO INC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 3144 N 25TH ST
Owner: PRE··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ASV PLUMBING LLC
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
2922 E ST
Owner: MAB··· 🔒
Zoning Permit FIRST CALL DEMOLITION LLC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 2115-19 SPRING GARDEN ST
Owner: 211··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ×2 PROSTAR PLUMBING LLC
2026-11-04 Electrical 1441 W ROCKLAND ST
Owner: MCG··· 🔒
Electrical Permit CGW ELECTRIC INC
2026-11-04 Electrical 1029 S 10TH ST
Owner: ORT··· 🔒
Electrical Permit GENERATION 3 ELECTRIC INC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 138 W UPSAL ST
Owner: SOS··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Ryan Hughes
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
3144 W PASSYUNK AVE
Owner: PHI··· 🔒
Zoning Permit Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-11-04 Electrical 5954 NEWTOWN AVE
Owner: MAR··· 🔒
Electrical Permit COLIN JOHNSON
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-11-04 Plumbing 1026 PALLAS ST
Owner: JSM··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit INPACKS MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
2026-11-04 General Construction
Source type: Residential Building
157 CARPENTER LN
Owner: 157··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit residential Audax Homes LLC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 849 N 47TH ST
Owner: GOL··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit INPACKS MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
2026-11-04 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
2716 SOUTH ST
Owner: CHI··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression Oliver Sprinkler Co., Inc.
2026-11-04 Electrical 414 LOCUST AVE
Owner: DAV··· 🔒
Electrical Permit TYREE STRICKLAND ELECTRIC, LLC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 2614 S 65TH ST
Owner: TRA··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit INPACKS MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
2026-11-04 Electrical 161 W GIRARD AVE
Owner: SAI··· 🔒
Electrical Permit VERDIS ELECTRICAL SERVICES INC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 2401 WASHINGTON AVE
Owner: FIT··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit PRIORITY PLUMBING LLC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 6123 COTTAGE ST
Owner: JEA··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit A POSITIVE RESPONSE PLUMBING LLC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 835 N TAYLOR ST
Owner: CAN··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit COLIN JOHNSON
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-11-04 Addition
Source type: Building
3309 DIAMOND ST Commercial Building Permit Byler Builders LLC
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
108 E HUNTINGDON ST
Owner: SAN··· 🔒
Zoning Permit FIRST CALL DEMOLITION LLC
2026-11-04 General Construction
Source type: Site / Utility Permit
708 SANSOM ST
Owner: JR ··· 🔒
Site / Utility Permit JPC Group, Inc.
2026-11-04 Electrical 3137 FRIENDSHIP ST
Owner: XUE··· 🔒
Electrical Permit HARRY BECK
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-11-04 Plumbing 540 PARNELL PL
Owner: OLI··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit INPACKS MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
2026-11-04 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
1204-12 LOCUST ST
Owner: WAS··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit Innovative Comfort Solutions LLC
2026-11-04 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
100-26 W CHELTEN AVE
Owner: 100··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit JAMAAL STERLING
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
6917 CRESHEIM RD
Owner: GER··· 🔒
Zoning Permit PEDRO PALMER CONSTRUCTION INC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 5648 RIDGEWOOD ST
Owner: FRA··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Steven Birton
2026-11-04 Plumbing 534 SEVILLE ST
Owner: FRA··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit White Stone Mechanical and General Contracting
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
1724 ARLINGTON ST
Owner: ARL··· 🔒
Zoning Permit Path4u Construction INC
2026-11-04 Plumbing 7212 BINGHAM ST
Owner: PER··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit MARKO TRAVAS
2026-11-04 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
11610 KELVIN AVE
Owner: KAS··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit Bedri Allaraj
2026-11-04 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
1201-39 FILBERT ST
Owner: FIL··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit ELC HOLDING COMPANY
2026-11-04 Roofing
Source type: General Permit Minor
2087 MARGARET ST
Owner: FEH··· 🔒
General Permit Minor replacement Re-roof —
2026-11-04 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
643 N 22ND ST
Owner: PER··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit AIR TIGHT HEATING AND COOLING
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
895 N 40TH ST
Owner: 889··· 🔒
Zoning Permit TANTALA ASSOCIATES LLC
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
2831 W GIRARD AVE
Owner: MM ··· 🔒
Zoning Permit Tina Accounting & Tax Services Inc
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
101 W RUSCOMB ST
Owner: SMI··· 🔒
Zoning Permit —
2026-11-04 Demolition
Source type: General Permit Minor
1321 INTREPID AVE
Owner: PHI··· 🔒
General Permit Minor —
2026-11-04 General Construction
Source type: General Permit Minor
5722 MCMAHON AVE
Owner: AAA··· 🔒
General Permit Minor —
2026-11-04 Other
Source type: Zoning
2851 KENSINGTON AVE
Owner: POL··· 🔒
Zoning Permit MARANGELLY BURGOS
2026-11-04 General Construction
Source type: General Permit Minor
2124 WEBSTER ST
Owner: MAR··· 🔒
General Permit Minor —
2026-11-04 Plumbing 2035 N LAWRENCE ST
Owner: SL ··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ×2 THOMAS UHL
2026-11-04 Roofing
Source type: General Permit Minor
9101 AYRDALE CRESCENT ST General Permit Minor replacement Re-roof —
2026-11-04 Demolition
Source type: General Permit Minor
1901-05 WALNUT ST
Owner: RIT··· 🔒
General Permit Minor —
2026-11-04 Plumbing 2716 SOUTH ST
Owner: CHI··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit A. T. CHADWICK COMPANY INC.
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Permit Types in Philadelphia
Construction Activity in Philadelphia

New building permits in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia Building Permits

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 23,515+ Philadelphia building permits — newest permit date: 2026-11-04 from official city sources.

Building permits in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Permit Data

HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers can use Philadelphia 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.

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Who appears in Philadelphia permit records?

PermitGrab indexes 23,515 building permits in Philadelphia. New records appear as they are available from the source. Each permit is matched against 54,702 property-owner records for direct outreach.

How fresh is Philadelphia permit data?

The most recent permit indexed for Philadelphia is dated 2026-11-04. Newest permit date: 2026-11-04. 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 Philadelphia permit records?

Philadelphia permitting activity covers 3,633 building permit records dated in the last 30 days. 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.

1 workflow for Philadelphia research

Start with the published project record.

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The project-team lookup

Search a business name to review its recorded permit activity in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia building permits

Search recent Philadelphia, PA building permits by address, contractor, and permit type in the table above — pulled from the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Permit Pulse.

Philadelphia Field Reports & Contractor Guides

Source-dated research and practical resources for contractors working in Philadelphia

Source-dated field report · 2026-08-15

Philadelphia Building Permit Activity — August 2026

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

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Built for these trades in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Pennsylvania is a strong market for these project-research workflows. Each guide explains how to use source-published permit context and available fields for that trade.

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Property records linked to Philadelphia project activity

Where a public owner record can be matched to a permit address, it is shown with source context, absentee and portfolio indicators where available. An owner-of-record match is for property research; it does not establish an owner’s intent or contact preference.

Property Address Owner Owner Intel Source
1414 S PENN SQ TAU*** — County assessor
1420 LOCUST ST FEE*** Mailing address differs from property County assessor
1420 LOCUST ST FRI*** — County assessor
1420 LOCUST ST POR*** — County assessor
1606 W LEHIGH AVE RAM*** — County assessor

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Frequently Asked Questions about Philadelphia Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in Philadelphia?

PermitGrab currently tracks 23,515 building permits in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia?

Contractors find leads in Philadelphia 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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Philadelphia permit & owner data, by use case

Same data, different angle. Pick the playbook that matches what you sell.

Contractors & subs
Recent Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia provide project context for solar-market research. Owner-occupancy data is available where public records can be matched.
Insurance agents
Philadelphia 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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