Philadelphia Building Permits & Project Research

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23,515 indexed permits · 1,913 contractor names in the last 90 days · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Philadelphia building permits — key stats
Active contractors 1,913
Newest permit 2026-11-04

PermitGrab tracks 23,515 building permits in Philadelphia, PA as of 2026-11-04, including 1,913 active contractors identified from filings in the last 90 days.

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23,515
Indexed Permits
1,913
Contractor names (90 days)
54,702
Property Owners
2026-11-06
Last Updated
Updated recently · 2026-11-04

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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
2026-10-28
📍 2231 MCKEAN ST
Electrical
Owner of record
Mark Morales
2026-10-28
📍 2918 N BONSALL ST
Addition
Owner of record
MARK 4 PLUMBING
2026-10-28
📍 1613 S 13TH ST
Plumbing

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
2026-10-29 Electrical 7351 N 20TH ST
Owner: 735··· 🔒
Electrical Permit JAMAAL STERLING
2026-10-29 Electrical 6042 CHRISTIAN ST
Owner: BRO··· 🔒
Electrical Permit B8 Construction LLC
2026-10-29 Other
Source type: Zoning
6027 WALNUT ST
Owner: FAT··· 🔒
Zoning Permit —
2026-10-29 Addition
Source type: Building
2224 W MONTGOMERY AVE
Owner: GRA··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit QQ FIRE CONTRACT INC
2026-10-29 General Construction
Source type: Administrative
2306 N 52ND ST
Owner: WYN··· 🔒
Administrative Permit —
2026-10-29 Electrical 1204-12 LOCUST ST
Owner: WAS··· 🔒
Electrical Permit ELIYAHU KITAY
2026-10-29 Electrical 2208 WALLACE ST
Owner: RAE··· 🔒
Electrical Permit ALB CONSTRUCTION INC
2026-10-29 Electrical 122 N WILTON ST
Owner: KIM··· 🔒
Electrical Permit LAJUAN THOMAS FIERS
2026-10-29 Addition
Source type: Building
6800 OLD YORK RD
Owner: JAM··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit Anthony D Harvey
2026-10-29 Plumbing 311 N REDFIELD ST
Owner: ALF··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit IN A FLASH PLUMBING & HEATING INC
2026-10-29 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
33 PLEASANT ST
Owner: MYR··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit RENE E PADILLA
2026-10-29 General Construction
Source type: Site / Utility Permit
3230 BELGRADE ST
Owner: BES··· 🔒
Site / Utility Permit TIR EAGHAIN CONSTRUCTION INC
2026-10-29 Electrical 7436 N 20TH ST
Owner: BRO··· 🔒
Electrical Permit G3 ELECTRIC LLC
2026-10-29 Electrical 7114 RIDGE AVE
Owner: CEN··· 🔒
Electrical Permit BELLES ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LLC
2026-10-29 Electrical 2113 LARUE ST
Owner: WIS··· 🔒
Electrical Permit B8 Construction LLC
2026-10-29 Electrical 308 S 10TH ST
Owner: WAS··· 🔒
Electrical Permit ELIYAHU KITAY
2026-10-29 Other
Source type: Zoning
1935 S ISEMINGER ST
Owner: KAO··· 🔒
Zoning Permit —
2026-10-29 Electrical 1880 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD
Owner: JFK··· 🔒
Electrical Permit J.W. Carrigan
2026-10-29 Other
Source type: Zoning
1238 S 15TH ST
Owner: EAS··· 🔒
Zoning Permit Mark R. Shearman
2026-10-29 Other
Source type: Zoning
5541-47 GERMANTOWN AVE
Owner: IS ··· 🔒
Zoning Permit —
2026-10-29 Plumbing 6024 N LAMBERT ST
Owner: MIN··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit JACK EDMONDSON, INC.
2026-10-29 Plumbing 525 W CLAPIER ST
Owner: JON··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Reliant Utilities LLC
2026-10-29 General Construction
Source type: Residential Building
1414 S 17TH ST
Owner: WIL··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit residential Santuario PHL
2026-10-29 Electrical 1538 N DOVER ST
Owner: MAY··· 🔒
Electrical Permit B8 Construction LLC
2026-10-29 Plumbing 5328 WESTMINSTER AVE
Owner: FER··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit BUZZ-DUZZ PLUMBING HEATING & AC
2026-10-29 Plumbing 6427 1/2 RISING SUN AVE
Owner: LE ··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit KEN CHAN
2026-10-29 Plumbing 2505 W WILLARD ST
Owner: MCC··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit THOMAS J PARISSE
2026-10-29 Plumbing 120 W SPRINGFIELD AVE
Owner: ROS··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit BILL FRUSCO PLUMBING & HEATING
2026-10-29 Plumbing 432 W ASHDALE ST
Owner: ROD··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit JAY EARL D
2026-10-29 Plumbing 129 WYNEVA ST
Owner: GAR··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit MR D'S PLUMBING & HEATING
2026-10-29 Plumbing 703 S 4TH ST
Owner: PAR··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit B M CONSULTING SERVICES INC
2026-10-29 Plumbing 1119 WINTON ST
Owner: BLU··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit BILL FRUSCO PLUMBING & HEATING
2026-10-29 Plumbing 1214 E MOYAMENSING AVE
Owner: OGN··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit THOMAS D. LEPORE
2026-10-29 HVAC
Source type: Mechanical
2851 BRIDGE ST
Owner: ATA··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit SERG SERGMAN LLC
2026-10-28 Electrical 3914 FOLSOM ST
Owner: RED··· 🔒
Electrical Permit City Lights electric llc
2026-10-28 Plumbing 113 MEEHAN AVE
Owner: ARC··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit INPACKS MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
2026-10-28 Electrical 122 E HORTTER ST
Owner: PHI··· 🔒
Electrical Permit City Lights electric llc
2026-10-28 Electrical 2231 MCKEAN ST
Owner: POI··· 🔒
Electrical Permit COLIN JOHNSON
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-10-28 Electrical 1541 S MYRTLEWOOD ST
Owner: KHA··· 🔒
Electrical Permit SunnyMac LLC
2026-10-28 Electrical 1117 W SILVER ST
Owner: RAD··· 🔒
Electrical Permit QC ELECTRIC SERVICES LLC
2026-10-28 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
7400 E ROOSEVELT BLVD
Owner: LIN··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression MK FIRE PROTECTION & SUPPLY, LLC
2026-10-28 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
2918 N BONSALL ST
Owner: PHI··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit Mark Morales
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-10-28 Electrical 3938 FOLSOM ST
Owner: RED··· 🔒
Electrical Permit City Lights electric llc
2026-10-28 Plumbing 569 E TABOR RD
Owner: ARM··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit LOWRY ELECTRIC INC
2026-10-28 Plumbing 3039 BELGRADE ST
Owner: PRE··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit AQUA PLUMBING & HEATING LLC
2026-10-28 Electrical 2760 RED LION RD
Owner: PON··· 🔒
Electrical Permit UNION ELECTRIC CONTR CO
2026-10-28 Plumbing 1613 S 13TH ST
Owner: FRE··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit MARK 4 PLUMBING
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-10-28 General Construction
Source type: Residential Building
2651 S MILDRED ST
Owner: DEV··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit residential P.S HOME CONSTRUCTION LLC
2026-10-28 Plumbing 15 W RITTENHOUSE ST
Owner: 15 ··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Ryan Hughes
📞 (•••) •••-••••
2026-10-28 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
2800 DIAMOND ST
Owner: 202··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression MK FIRE PROTECTION & SUPPLY, LLC
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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.

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

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 permit activity covers 23,515 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

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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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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