Philadelphia Building Permits & Project Research

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23,893 indexed permits · 1,930 contractor names in the last 90 days · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia building permits — key stats
Active contractors 1,930
Newest permit 2026-11-07

PermitGrab tracks 23,893 building permits in Philadelphia, PA as of 2026-11-07, including 1,930 active contractors identified from filings in the last 90 days.

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23,893
Indexed Permits
1,930
Contractor names (90 days)
54,702
Property Owners
2026-11-09
Last Updated
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Published permit & code records

Permit data through 2026-11-07

23,893 permits sorted by date

Project value is blank on every record displayed here, so the Value column is omitted.

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Date Type Address Details Contractor / Status Save
2026-09-10 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
 1837 N HANCOCK ST
Owner: WES··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression TDK Enterprises Inc. / ARK Protective Services
2026-09-10 Plumbing 1009 GORMAN ST
Owner: KIL··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ROBERT GOODMAN INC
2026-09-10 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
 3211-27 CEDAR ST
Owner: 321··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit A&P CONSTRUCTION LLC
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
 845 N HOLLY ST
Owner: JOH··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit FINSEL CONSTRUCTION INC
2026-09-10 Electrical 1430 W SUSQUEHANNA AVE
Owner: TRE··· 🔒
Electrical Permit DURIAN ELECTRIC LLC
2026-09-10 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
 1630 N 3RD ST
Owner: CAR··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit AC Comfort Service Inc
2026-09-10 Plumbing 4721 WALLACE PL
Owner: JAM··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit BUZZ-DUZZ PLUMBING HEATING & AC
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Building
 4900 BALTIMORE AVE
Owner: CIT··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit AXIS CONSTRUCTION MNGMNT LLC
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
 6465 ARDLEIGH ST
Owner: TUC··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit Brian Kornegay
2026-09-10 Electrical 249 E HIGHLAND AVE
Owner: BIR··· 🔒
Electrical Permit B8 Construction LLC
2026-09-10 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
 835 GREENWICH ST
Owner: SEC··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit JOHN HINES
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Building
 245 E JOHNSON ST
Owner: DIM··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit HiveMind, LLC
2026-09-10 Electrical 627 S 49TH ST
Owner: 627··· 🔒
Electrical Permit DERRICK TOWNES
2026-09-10 General Construction
Source type: General Permit Minor
 1201 LATONA ST
Owner: BUR··· 🔒
General Permit Minor —
2026-09-10 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
 2821 N 6TH ST
Owner: ECG··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit Eighteen Hundred Construction LLC
2026-09-10 Plumbing 1230 S 56TH ST
Owner: CHA··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit GRADE A PLUMBING INC
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
 3724 STANTON ST
Owner: JAF··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit —
2026-09-10 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
 5910 COTTAGE ST
Owner: NGU··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit A&P CONSTRUCTION LLC
2026-09-10 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
 425 S 42ND ST
Owner: COR··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit OREILLY EDWARD B & ASSOC INC
2026-09-10 General Construction
Source type: Administrative
 9989 GLOBAL RD
Owner: 167··· 🔒
Administrative Permit —
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
 5637 N 16TH ST
Owner: WIL··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit VIKTORY HOMES LLC
2026-09-10 Electrical 2644 AGATE ST
Owner: LIN··· 🔒
Electrical Permit ALB CONSTRUCTION INC
2026-09-10 Plumbing 6046 N NORWOOD ST
Owner: BEV··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit MCGILLIAN & DONNELLY LLC
2026-09-10 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
 3600-90 WALNUT ST
Owner: TRU··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression INDEPENDENCE FIRE SPRINKLER COMPANY
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
 5138 CHANCELLOR ST
Owner: PAR··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit Stoner Renovations LLC
2026-09-10 New Construction
Source type: Residential Building
 2033 N LAWRENCE ST
Owner: SL ··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit residential LESHKO VYACHESLAV
2026-09-10 General Construction
Source type: Building
 1315 E WASHINGTON LN
Owner: DAN··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit commercial Mark Grimaldi
2026-09-10 Roofing
Source type: General Permit Minor
 2125 SAINT JAMES ST
Owner: HSU··· 🔒
General Permit Minor replacement —
2026-09-10 General Construction
Source type: General Permit Minor
 3110 N 29TH ST
Owner: BUR··· 🔒
General Permit Minor —
2026-09-10 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
 1148-62 FRANKFORD AVE Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression Willetts Sprinkler Design, Inc.
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Building
 3401-03 N 10TH ST
Owner: SUI··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit REGINALD LAMAR JONES
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
 2247 KENNEDY ST
Owner: LEW··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit VM HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC
2026-09-10 Plumbing 6543 REGENT ST
Owner: PAL··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Mohamed Abdelrahmen
2026-09-10 Plumbing 2220 N GRATZ ST
Owner: TUR··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ROBERT KATILAS
2026-09-10 Plumbing 719 WHARTON ST
Owner: GUO··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Michael Jen
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Building
 202-10 W RITTENHOUSE SQ
Owner: HHL··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit DAVID HORLACHER
2026-09-10 Plumbing 7210 ALGARD ST
Owner: AYB··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Reliant Utilities LLC
2026-09-10 Plumbing 6004 W OXFORD ST
Owner: DIN··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ROBERT KATILAS
2026-09-10 Demolition 2001 N MARSTON ST
Owner: NED··· 🔒
Demolition Permit PEDRO PALMER CONSTRUCTION INC
2026-09-10 General Construction
Source type: Site / Utility Permit
 7400 E ROOSEVELT BLVD
Owner: LIN··· 🔒
Site / Utility Permit ×2 Jim Topley
2026-09-10 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
 2002 S 16TH ST
Owner: MAG··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit TBC LLC
2026-09-10 Electrical 2523 N 17TH ST
Owner: REL··· 🔒
Electrical Permit Vincent Williams
2026-09-10 Plumbing 562 HERMAN ST
Owner: TAY··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit BUZZ-DUZZ PLUMBING HEATING & AC
2026-09-10 Plumbing 106 W SPENCER AVE
Owner: DEL··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit DAVID WILLIAMS
2026-09-10 Other
Source type: Zoning
 2538 N 11TH ST
Owner: SKY··· 🔒
Zoning Permit —
2026-09-10 Electrical 4004 MITCHELL ST
Owner: NAS··· 🔒
Electrical Permit Newman Lewis
2026-09-10 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
 27 SLOCUM ST
Owner: HOO··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit DOWNTOWN MECHANICAL LLC
2026-09-10 Other
Source type: Zoning
 223 DURAND ST
Owner: CLA··· 🔒
Zoning Permit Cadence Architecture and Design LLC
2026-09-10 Other
Source type: Zoning
 2738 N 5TH ST
Owner: TPR··· 🔒
Zoning Permit MARANGELLY BURGOS
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Permit Types in Philadelphia
Plumbing
7,017 30.1%
Electrical
4,421 19.0%
Residential Building
2,368 10.2%
Mechanical
2,313 9.9%
Zoning
2,248 9.6%
General Permit Minor
1,803 7.7%
Building
1,334 5.7%
Fire Suppression
1,075 4.6%
General
397 1.7%
Site / Utility Permit
347 1.5%
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 23,893+ Philadelphia building permits — newest permit date: 2026-11-07 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.

PermitGrab methodology · Page data current as of · Source: Public permit portal.

Who appears in Philadelphia permit records?

PermitGrab indexes 23,893 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 2026-11-07. Newest permit date: 2026-11-07. 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 permit activity covers 23,893 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.

1 workflow for Philadelphia research

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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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Frequently Asked Questions about Philadelphia Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in Philadelphia?

PermitGrab currently tracks 23,893 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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