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
2026-11-08
Last Updated
Source date: 2026-11-07

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Permit data through 2026-11-07
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Date Type Address Details Contractor / Status Save
2026-04-29 Electrical 662 N 10TH ST
Owner: RED··· 🔒
Electrical Permit EAGLE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO INC
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2026-04-29 Plumbing 1349 S 31ST ST
Owner: WIS··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Hartmann and Sons Water and Sewer PA, Inc
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2026-04-29 Plumbing 241 FARISTON DR
Owner: KAN··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Hartmann and Sons Water and Sewer PA, Inc
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2026-04-29 Demolition
Source type: General Permit Minor
1455 N HOLLYWOOD ST General Permit Minor PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTH
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2026-04-29 Plumbing 1636 CRESTON ST
Owner: GLE··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Hartmann and Sons Water and Sewer PA, Inc
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2026-04-29 New Construction
Source type: Residential Building
42 REGER ST Residential Building Permit residential SPRUCE BUILDERS LLC
2026-04-29 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
2549 S 3RD ST Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression ONEIDA FIRE PROTECTION INC
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2026-04-29 General Construction
Source type: Zoning
335 SOUTH ST
Owner: QUI··· 🔒
Zoning Permit Shay Argaman
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2026-04-29 Plumbing 228 E WESTMORELAND ST
Owner: CAN··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ARTHUR ABRAHAM
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2026-04-29 Electrical 2445 FEDERAL ST
Owner: PHI··· 🔒
Electrical Permit Baldwin Electrical Construction LLc
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2026-04-29 Plumbing 7330 RIDGE AVE
Owner: 733··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ×4 OK PLUMBING LLC
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2026-04-29 Plumbing 7045 BUIST AVE
Owner: LEE··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Hartmann and Sons Water and Sewer PA, Inc
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2026-04-29 Addition
Source type: Building
5600-06 GERMANTOWN AVE
Owner: FRE··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit ROBERT E MURRAY III
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2026-04-29 Electrical 1030 W OLNEY AVE
Owner: THO··· 🔒
Electrical Permit GENERATION 3 ELECTRIC INC
2026-04-29 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
1000 S BROAD ST
Owner: LIN··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression MK FIRE PROTECTION & SUPPLY, LLC
2026-04-29 HVAC
Source type: General Permit Minor
2332 N 29TH ST
Owner: CLA··· 🔒
General Permit Minor CLARKE AMBER LYNNE
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2026-04-29 Plumbing 1245 PALETHORP ST
Owner: LED··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit DREMODELING LLC
2026-04-29 Interior Renovation
Source type: Plumbing
8501 MARSDEN ST
Owner: RIV··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ARTHUR ABRAHAM
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2026-04-29 Electrical 1045 W NEVADA ST
Owner: MIL··· 🔒
Electrical Permit TYREE STRICKLAND ELECTRIC, LLC
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2026-04-29 Electrical 2212 CROSS ST
Owner: SOU··· 🔒
Electrical Permit ANTHONY L DAVIS JR
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2026-04-29 Fire Protection
Source type: Fire Suppression
2627 E LEHIGH AVE
Owner: AB ··· 🔒
Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression Reliable Fire & Mechanical, Inc.
2026-04-29 Electrical 7 N CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BLVD
Owner: THO··· 🔒
Electrical Permit EAGLE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO INC
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2026-04-29 HVAC
Source type: Zoning
1525 CHESTNUT ST
Owner: D O··· 🔒
Zoning Permit ALLIED SIGN SYSTEMS INC
2026-04-29 Electrical 2611 S 12TH ST
Owner: LOU··· 🔒
Electrical Permit CALLISTO ENERGY MANAGEMENT…
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2026-04-29 Electrical 102 W CLIVEDEN ST
Owner: MET··· 🔒
Electrical Permit ANTHONY L DAVIS JR
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2026-04-29 Plumbing 857 ANCHOR ST
Owner: ROB··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit ARTHUR ABRAHAM
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2026-04-29 Electrical 1919 GRIFFITH ST
Owner: VEJ··· 🔒
Electrical Permit REDLINE ELECTRIC
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2026-04-29 Plumbing
Source type: Mechanical
9 ALDER CT
Owner: HES··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit Ace Hardware Home Services
2026-04-29 General Construction
Source type: Zoning
2548 W GIRARD AVE
Owner: 254··· 🔒
Zoning Permit 2548 W GIRARD AVE LP
2026-04-29 Electrical 3600 CHESTNUT ST Electrical Permit Madden Electric Associates, Inc
2026-04-29 Plumbing 331 REED ST
Owner: NIT··· 🔒
Plumbing Permit Lepore Plumbing & Sons Inc
2026-04-29 Addition
Source type: Building
1900 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD
Owner: PEN··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit JACK NICOLAS NASSOUR
2026-04-29 General Construction
Source type: Site / Utility Permit
3899 RICHMOND ST
Owner: CIT··· 🔒
Site / Utility Permit Thomas P. Carney, Inc.
2026-04-29 New Construction
Source type: Zoning
5327 W THOMPSON ST
Owner: EAM··· 🔒
Zoning Permit MWMT Construction Co.
2026-04-29 Signage
Source type: General
3931 WALNUT ST General Permit SAADOUN FABRICE, NETZ YARON
2026-04-29 Electrical 422 W CHESTNUT HILL AVE
Owner: BLA··· 🔒
Electrical Permit Mirarchi Electric Inc.
2026-04-29 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
831 LIVINGSTON ST
Owner: PWB··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit Trash Queen Inc
2026-04-29 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
7014 CRESHEIM RD
Owner: TOW··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit ALL ACCESS CO
2026-04-29 General Construction
Source type: General
3626 CHESTNUT ST General Permit TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSIT
2026-04-29 New Construction
Source type: Building
1601-35 E WALNUT LN
Owner: CIT··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit commercial DANIEL J. KEATING COMPANY
2026-04-29 Addition
Source type: Residential Building
1412 E COLUMBIA AVE
Owner: BRE··· 🔒
Residential Building Permit 10XDEVELOPMENT LLC
2026-04-29 Electrical 2510 TURNER ST
Owner: OCA··· 🔒
Electrical Permit D&R COMPANY ELECTRIC
2026-04-29 General Construction
Source type: Operations
3401-99 SPRUCE ST
Owner: TRS··· 🔒
Operations Permit TRS UNIV OF PENN
2026-04-29 Addition
Source type: Building
132 MARKET ST
Owner: CON··· 🔒
Commercial Building Permit CULBERTSON RESTORATION LTD
2026-04-29 New Construction
Source type: Zoning
1012 CROSS ST
Owner: DIM··· 🔒
Zoning Permit JOHN HINES
2026-04-29 Plumbing
Source type: Mechanical
217 S 24TH ST
Owner: SOU··· 🔒
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit MATT ECKERT
2026-04-29 General Construction
Source type: Zoning
775 S CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BLVD
Owner: PIE··· 🔒
Zoning Permit BOHLER ENGINEERING PA 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 23,893+ 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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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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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 source-published. 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.

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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