How can I find contractors in Philadelphia?

Where the public source names a contractor, PermitGrab shows that record-level information with the related permit. Contractor names, contact fields, and trade labels vary by jurisdiction and record, so review the source disclosure and the individual record before outreach.

How can a contractor research property fields attached to permit records in Philadelphia?

Some public permit records can be linked to available property-owner information. Matching methods, owner fields, and coverage differ by jurisdiction and record. Review the source context before using a match for project research; it does not establish owner intent, contact permission, project availability, or a contractor relationship.

Do building permit records show projects open to bid in Philadelphia?

No. A public permit record can document a published municipal action, but it is not a bid solicitation, owner authorization, or evidence that a project is available. Check the issuing agency, owner, or the relevant plan room for current procurement and bid requirements.

Does a building permit identify the contractor of record in Philadelphia?

Only when the publisher explicitly labels that role. Depending on the source, a named party can be an applicant, permittee, contact, owner, or licence holder instead. Review the published field labels and the individual source record before treating any name as a contractor-of-record finding.

How do I look up a building permit in Philadelphia?

PermitGrab organizes available public permitting records for Philadelphia. The page identifies the source jurisdiction and lets you review records by address, contractor, or trade, with the newest displayed record date shown on the page.

How often is the Philadelphia permit data updated?

Public sources update on their own schedules. PermitGrab shows the newest available permit date for Philadelphia and discloses which contractor, owner, and violation fields are available in that market.

Philadelphia, PA Permit Lookup — 23,515 Records

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

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Permit data through 2026-11-04

23,515 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
2026-09-28	HVAC Source type: Mechanical	1517 N 57TH ST Owner: MAN··· 🔒	Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit	B8 Construction LLC
2026-09-28	General Construction Source type: Operations	—	Operations Permit	—
2026-09-28	General Construction Source type: Operations	3400 W GIRARD AVE Owner: CIT··· 🔒	Operations Permit	—
2026-09-28	New Construction Source type: Residential Building	4088 CONSHOHOCKEN AVE Owner: 405··· 🔒	Residential Building Permit residential	×6 BORCO CONSTRUCTION LLC
2026-09-28	Plumbing	5138 CHANCELLOR ST Owner: PAR··· 🔒	Plumbing Permit	Bradley Otto
2026-09-28	General Construction Source type: Administrative	949 S 3RD ST Owner: SHU··· 🔒	Administrative Permit	—
2026-09-28	Demolition	69 E COULTER ST Owner: HAR··· 🔒	Demolition Permit	FRANCIS HENRIQUEZ
2026-09-28	Addition Source type: Building	3025-27 KENSINGTON AVE Owner: RIS··· 🔒	Commercial Building Permit	JUAN R VEGA
2026-09-28	Addition Source type: Building	1522 WALNUT ST Owner: ROB··· 🔒	Commercial Building Permit	COLLEEN HARTER
2026-09-28	Roofing Source type: General Permit Minor	843 N 4TH ST Owner: KRA··· 🔒	General Permit Minor replacement Re-roof	—
2026-09-28	Demolition Source type: General Permit Minor	219-29 S 18TH ST Owner: ROS··· 🔒	General Permit Minor	×2 —
2026-09-28	Landscaping & Exterior Source type: General Permit Minor	6153 N LAWRENCE ST Owner: TRA··· 🔒	General Permit Minor	—
2026-09-28	Roofing Source type: General Permit Minor	4933 GRANSBACK ST Owner: BUR··· 🔒	General Permit Minor replacement Re-roof	—
2026-09-28	Fire Protection Source type: Fire Suppression	7400 LANSDOWNE AVE Owner: CIT··· 🔒	Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression	Precision Sprinkler Services, Inc
2026-09-28	Solar Source type: General	7720 ROCKWELL AVE Owner: LIN··· 🔒	General Permit solar Solar PV	—
2026-09-28	HVAC Source type: Mechanical	505 N ALLISON ST Owner: BUR··· 🔒	Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit	A M E MECHANICAL LLC
2026-09-28	HVAC Source type: Mechanical	7108 WOOLSTON AVE Owner: WRI··· 🔒	Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit	IN A FLASH PLUMBING & HEATING INC
2026-09-28	Fire Protection Source type: Fire Suppression	1447 N ORKNEY ST Owner: STA··· 🔒	Fire Suppression Permit fire suppression	Aqueduct Fire Protection Systems, LLC
2026-09-28	Plumbing	577 ALCOTT ST Owner: AGU··· 🔒	Plumbing Permit	MR D'S PLUMBING & HEATING
2026-09-28	Addition Source type: Building	410 S FRONT ST	Commercial Building Permit	DAVID HORLACHER
2026-09-28	Other Source type: Zoning	6510 N 3RD ST Owner: TRU··· 🔒	Zoning Permit	—
2026-09-28	Demolition Source type: General Permit Minor	833 WILDER ST Owner: ROB··· 🔒	General Permit Minor	—
2026-09-28	Signage Source type: General	7133 GERMANTOWN AVE Owner: SED··· 🔒	General Permit	—
2026-09-28	Addition Source type: Residential Building	734 CARPENTER ST Owner: MAJ··· 🔒	Residential Building Permit	SHAWN M BRODSKY
2026-09-28	Addition Source type: Residential Building	2027 E WALNUT LN Owner: CAR··· 🔒	Residential Building Permit	B8 Construction LLC
2026-09-28	Other Source type: Zoning	3425 N 18TH ST Owner: SZA··· 🔒	Zoning Permit	Shawn Ward
2026-09-28	Other Source type: Zoning	2118 SAINT ALBANS ST Owner: JON··· 🔒	Zoning Permit	ZACHARY TORRES
2026-09-28	Other Source type: Zoning	1828 WYNNEWOOD RD Owner: SIM··· 🔒	Zoning Permit	Hormigon LLC
2026-09-28	Other Source type: Zoning	1010 CATHARINE ST Owner: HAY··· 🔒	Zoning Permit	TONER ARCHITECTURE INC
2026-09-28	Other Source type: Zoning	434 W MOUNT PLEASANT AVE Owner: COB··· 🔒	Zoning Permit	PEDRO PALMER CONSTRUCTION INC
2026-09-28	Addition Source type: Residential Building	4709 MERCER ST Owner: RAB··· 🔒	Residential Building Permit	SVYATOSLAV SACHKO
2026-09-28	Other Source type: Zoning	2471 N NEWKIRK ST Owner: TOR··· 🔒	Zoning Permit	Harman Deutsch Corp
2026-09-28	Other Source type: Zoning	2469 N NEWKIRK ST Owner: JAM··· 🔒	Zoning Permit	Harman Deutsch Corp
2026-09-28	Plumbing	1117 WINDRIM AVE Owner: LEE··· 🔒	Plumbing Permit	GREGORY K MOORE
2026-09-28	Plumbing	2151 E CAMBRIA ST Owner: BRE··· 🔒	Plumbing Permit	ROTO-ROOTER SERVICE CO. INC.
2026-09-28	HVAC Source type: Mechanical	2439 N 6TH ST Owner: WES··· 🔒	Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit	AIR TIGHT HEATING AND COOLING
2026-09-28	HVAC Source type: Mechanical	1903 BROWN ST Owner: ALP··· 🔒	Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit	Blerton Islamaj
2026-09-28	HVAC Source type: Mechanical	3301 S 20TH ST Owner: CIT··· 🔒	Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit	DOWNTOWN MECHANICAL LLC
2026-09-28	General Construction Source type: Administrative	920-28 MARKET ST Owner: MAR··· 🔒	Administrative Permit	—
2026-09-28	General Construction Source type: Administrative	157 S 60TH ST Owner: CAR··· 🔒	Administrative Permit	—
2026-09-28	Addition Source type: Building	5001-09 WYNNEFIELD AVE Owner: PA-··· 🔒	Commercial Building Permit	H&H Commercial Services
2026-09-28	Demolition	3450 N WATER ST Owner: GAY··· 🔒	Demolition Permit	pasholli construction inc
2026-09-28	Electrical	845 N NEWKIRK ST Owner: ALL··· 🔒	Electrical Permit	Kevin Nelson
2026-09-28	Plumbing	3450 N WATER ST Owner: GAY··· 🔒	Plumbing Permit	Thomas Curran

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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 2026-11-04 · Source: Public permit portal.

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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🏢 Out-of-area owner records with permit history in Philadelphia

These are public owner-of-record matches where the mailing address differs from the property address and the source collection includes permit history. Use them to research portfolio geography and published project activity; they do not establish a seller, buyer, or service need.

🔧 Open code-case records in Philadelphia

Properties with an open code violation and no matching permit in the records currently available. These records can support repair or restoration research; they do not establish an owner’s intent, budget, timing, or need for a bid.

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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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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Yes. Cancel any time from your account page — no contracts, no cancellation fees. Your subscription stays active through the end of the current billing period.

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