Philadelphia Building Permits & Project Leads

13,716 indexed permits · 3,077 active contractors · 39,126 code violations · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia building permits — key stats
Active contractors 3,077
Newest permit 2026-08-17

PermitGrab tracks 3,077 active contractors who pulled 13,716 building permits in Philadelphia, PA as of 2026-08-17. Live tracking of 39,126 code violations in the same area. Source date shown on page.

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13,716
Indexed Permits
3,077
Active Contractors
39,126
Code Violations
54,702
Property Owners
2026-08-14
Last Updated
Source date: 2026-08-17 · Source date shown on page
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13,716 permits sorted by date

Date Type Value Address Details Contractor / Status Save
2026-07-06 Plumbing — 1327 ANNIN ST
Owner: BRA··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ASV PLUMBING LLC
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2026-07-06 Plumbing — 7122 MONTAGUE ST
Owner: TIT··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit BEST CHOICE PLUMBING INC..
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2026-07-06 Electrical — 3901 CONSHOHOCKEN AVE
Owner: KIR··· 🔒
Electrical Permit JANUS ASSOCIATES INC DBA COBRA ELECTRIC
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2026-07-06 HVAC/Mech — 6703 N 11TH ST
Owner: AER··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit NPX Builders LLC
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2026-07-06 HVAC/Mech — 739 W WELLENS ST
Owner: SMI··· 🔒
General Permit Minor SMITH JUNE E
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2026-07-06 Plumbing — 1447 N ORKNEY ST
Owner: STA··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ×2 FERKO PLUMBING & HEATING CO INC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 1932 S NORWOOD ST
Owner: CIV··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit SPRUCE BUILDERS LLC
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2026-07-06 Electrical — 3158 N BAMBREY ST
Owner: GRE··· 🔒
Electrical Permit DAVIS S OWENS GROUP
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 147-53 BERKLEY ST
Owner: WAY··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit Philly Office Retail LLC
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2026-07-06 Fire Protection — 3400 SPRUCE ST
Owner: TRS··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit Oliver Sprinkler Co., Inc.
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 2123 FERNON ST
Owner: CIV··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit SPRUCE BUILDERS LLC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 1513 CONLYN ST
Owner: JOH··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit The Working Crew, LLC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 1824 S 20TH ST
Owner: CIV··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit SPRUCE BUILDERS LLC
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2026-07-06 HVAC/Mech — 1840 S CAMAC ST
Owner: WIN··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit ×5 Sanks Mechanical
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2026-07-06 Fire Protection — 5825 RISING SUN AVE
Owner: RIS··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit Reliable Fire & Mechanical, Inc.
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 3842 ASPEN ST
Owner: PHI··· 🔒
Zoning Permit CANNO DESIGN LLC
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2026-07-06 Plumbing — 2931 PENNSYLVANIA AVE
Owner: CAC··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit MICHAEL J YOTSKO III
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 1708-10 CHESTNUT ST Commercial Building Permit MANAGEMENT RESOURCE SYSTEMS, INC
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2026-07-06 Plumbing — 1208 MOLLBORE TER
Owner: SID··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit CARLOS MERCADO JR
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2026-07-06 Electrical — 5741 RISING SUN AVE
Owner: CIT··· 🔒
Electrical Permit Rafter Electric, Inc
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2026-07-06 Plumbing — 1805 67TH AVE
Owner: BRO··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Ryan Hughes
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 3844 ASPEN ST
Owner: PHI··· 🔒
Zoning Permit CANNO DESIGN LLC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 1711 N 4TH ST
Owner: LIF··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit Team Cohen LLC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 2630 W GIRARD AVE
Owner: ALL··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit HYBAR CONSTRUCTION LLC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 5742 N LAMBERT ST
Owner: JOH··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit The Working Crew, LLC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 6609 CHEW AVE
Owner: WEI··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit Philly Office Retail LLC
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2026-07-06 Electrical — 1901 TYSON AVE
Owner: SCH··· 🔒
Electrical Permit Rafter Electric, Inc
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2026-07-06 HVAC/Mech — 2420 BRYN MAWR AVE
Owner: BER··· 🔒
General Permit Minor BERGER KRISTINE L
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2026-07-06 HVAC/Mech — 2119 E FIRTH ST
Owner: CAG··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit Ryan Hughes
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2026-07-06 Electrical — 1400 S NAPA ST
Owner: NAP··· 🔒
Electrical Permit EAGLE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO INC
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2026-07-06 Electrical — 307 REX AVE
Owner: LOD··· 🔒
Electrical Permit Ace Hardware Home Services
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2026-07-06 HVAC/Mech — 3137 TILTON ST
Owner: HAZ··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit JBEG Development And Contracting LLC
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2026-07-06 Electrical — 145 MANHEIM ST
Owner: PAT··· 🔒
Electrical Permit HARRY BECK
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2026-07-06 Fire Protection — 1717 ARCH ST
Owner: 3 L··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit Oliver Sprinkler Co., Inc.
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2026-07-06 Demolition — 1435 E OXFORD ST
Owner: DEV··· 🔒
Zoning Permit FIRST CALL DEMOLITION LLC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 3851 ASPEN ST
Owner: CIT··· 🔒
Zoning Permit CANNO DESIGN LLC
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2026-07-06 Electrical — 1313 S 23RD ST
Owner: HIM··· 🔒
Electrical Permit EAGLE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO INC
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2026-07-06 HVAC/Mech — 3240-64 N HANCOCK ST
Owner: HIS··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit FREEDOM ENERGY PARTNERS
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 2000-24 MARKET ST
Owner: 200··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit INTECH CONSTRUCTION LLC
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2026-07-06 General Construction — 2601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE
Owner: HIG··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit DREMODELING LLC
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2026-07-06 HVAC/Mech — 1735 MARKET ST
Owner: EQC··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit LOR-MAR MECHANICAL SERVICES LLC
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2026-07-05 Plumbing — 13430 WORTHINGTON RD
Owner: RUP··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ×2 David R Smith
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2026-07-05 Demolition — 869 N STILLMAN ST
Owner: JOE··· 🔒
General Permit Minor JOE LOONSTYN PROPERTIES LLC
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2026-07-05 Electrical — 5238-50 LANCASTER AVE
Owner: SON··· 🔒
Electrical Permit COLIN JOHNSON
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Permit Types in Philadelphia
Plumbing
4,007 29.9%
Electrical
2,476 18.5%
Zoning
1,354 10.1%
Mechanical
1,349 10.1%
Residential Building
1,339 10.0%
General Permit Minor
1,005 7.5%
Building
798 6.0%
Fire Suppression
647 4.8%
General
221 1.7%
Site / Utility Permit
189 1.4%
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 13716+ Philadelphia building permits — source date shown on page 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 verified 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: Public permit portal.

Who appears in Philadelphia permit records this week?

PermitGrab indexes 13,716 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 2026-08-17. Newest source record from 1d ago. 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 is happening in Philadelphia right now?

Philadelphia permit activity covers 13,716 indexed permits alongside 39,126 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.

2 workflows 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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The code-case research list

39,126 code violations are on record in Philadelphia. A code record may warrant repair or restoration research. Review the official record before outreach, including its current status, scope, and contact permissions.

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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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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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Frequently Asked Questions about Philadelphia Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in Philadelphia?

PermitGrab currently tracks 13716 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 business profile has been publicly verified; 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 Philadelphia — CSV export, trade and value-tier filters, lead scoring, and violation cross-reference flags. Contractor phone and website reveals are included where verified. Card required to start; cancel anytime before day 14.

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Philadelphia permit & owner data, by use case

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

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.
Contractors & subs
Recent Philadelphia contractor activity is a signal for labor and material demand. Contact details appear only where publicly verified.
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
Use published job type, description, and value fields where available to prioritize route and demand research.
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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