How can I find contractors in Norfolk?

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.

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

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 Norfolk?

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 Norfolk?

PermitGrab organizes available public permitting records for Norfolk. 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 Norfolk permit data updated?

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

Norfolk, VA Permit Lookup — 10,120 Records

Norfolk building permits — key stats
Active contractors	336
Newest permit	2026-11-04

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Permit data through 2026-11-04

10,120 permits sorted by date

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Date	Type	Value	Address	Details	Contractor / Status
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	7400 GRANBY STREET APN: 143··· 🔒	Manufactured Office	×2 —
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	7000 GRANBY STREET APN: 143··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 461,032 sf	×2 —
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	844 KEMPSVILLE ROAD APN: 145··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 335,881 sf	—
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	850 KEMPSVILLE ROAD APN: 145··· 🔒	Manufactured Office	—
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	880 KEMPSVILLE ROAD APN: 145··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 147,590 sf	×2 —
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	6330 NORTH CENTER DRIVE APN: 145··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 92,953 sf	×2 —
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	388 BOUSH STREET APN: 142··· 🔒	Manufactured Office	—
2026-11-01	Addition Source type: Building	—	6030 FINNEY STREET APN: 145··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling	—
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	101 GRANBY STREET APN: 142··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 4,204 sf	—
2026-11-01	Electrical	—	2531 ARKANSAS AVENUE APN: 144··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling	—
2026-11-01	Electrical	$1,500	3814 DARE CIRCLE APN: 144··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling replacement	—
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Closure	—	4201 POWHATAN AVENUE	Intersection, close (1) lane	Lumos Networks/SEGRA
2026-11-01	General Construction Source type: Row	—	4201 POWHATAN AVENUE	Communications, Cable, underground install	Lumos Networks/SEGRA
2026-11-01	Landscaping & Exterior Source type: Closure	—	200 PARK AVENUE	Sidewalk, close (1) section	Jerry Richardson- Uniti/Windstream
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	520 W 21ST STREET APN: 142··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 53,994 sf	×2 —
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Building	$5,000	280 LUCILE AVENUE APN: 143··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling 8,017 sf residential	—
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	330 W BRAMBLETON AVENUE APN: 142··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 223,103 sf	—
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	5750 CHESAPEAKE BOULEVARD APN: 144··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 38,481 sf	—
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	227 W BRAMBLETON AVENUE APN: 142··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 20,330 sf	—
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	319 E PLUME STREET APN: 142··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 3,058 sf	×2 —
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	1501 COLONIAL AVENUE APN: 142··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 25,850 sf	×2 —
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	801 W LITTLE CREEK ROAD APN: 152··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 53,914 sf	—
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	4615 PLEASANT AVENUE APN: 155··· 🔒	Manufactured Office	—
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Operating	—	404 COLLEY AVENUE APN: 142··· 🔒	Manufactured Office 18,788 sf	—
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Closure	—	3101 LENS AVENUE	Safety Road Closure(s) in Public Right of Way	Mount Hermon Baptist Church
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Closure	—	8100 GRANBY STREET	VDOT, close ramp with detour	VDOT
2026-10-31	General Construction Source type: Closure	—	100 W BAYVIEW BOULEVARD	VDOT, detour	VDOT
2026-10-31	Electrical	—	924 BURKSDALE ROAD APN: 154··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling replacement	—
2026-10-30	Plumbing Source type: Row	—	613 GLADSTONE ROAD	Sewer, line repair line work	Guy Smith Home Services
2026-10-30	Landscaping & Exterior Source type: Closure	—	7757 LEAFWOOD DRIVE	Lane, and sidewalk closure	ROSS AND SONS
2026-10-30	General Construction Source type: Row	—	7757 LEAFWOOD DRIVE	Gas, Lateral, renew	ROSS AND SONS
2026-10-30	Other Source type: Zoning	—	9500 4TH VIEW STREET APN: 153··· 🔒	Commercial	—
2026-10-30	Other Source type: Zoning	—	4701 ATTERBURY STREET APN: 144··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling	—
2026-10-30	General Construction Source type: Hauling	—	1405 SOUTH MAIN STREET	Hauling Oversize - Single	LANDSTAR INWAY INC
2026-10-30	Electrical	—	948 AVENUE H APN: 144··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling	—
2026-10-30	Electrical	$1,000	3011 BALLENTINE BOULEVARD APN: 144··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling replacement	—
2026-10-30	Electrical	$1,800	4881 ROBIN HOOD ROAD APN: 144··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling replacement	—
2026-10-30	Electrical	$500,000	2200 NORVIEW AVENUE APN: 145··· 🔒	Commercial	—
2026-10-30	Electrical	$200,000	1512 ASHLAND AVENUE APN: 143··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling	×2 —
2026-10-30	Electrical	—	1227 MAPLEWOOD AVENUE APN: 154··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling replacement	—
2026-10-30	General Construction Source type: Hauling	—	9020 HAMPTON BOULEVARD	Hauling Oversize - Single	Demolition Services Inc
2026-10-30	Electrical	$3,200	9609 8TH BAY STREET APN: 155··· 🔒	One/Two Family Dwelling	—

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About Norfolk Building Permits

Norfolk, Virginia processes building permits covering residential construction, commercial buildouts, renovations, and specialty trade work. PermitGrab tracks 10,120+ Norfolk building permits — newest permit date: 2026-11-04 from official city sources.

Building permits in Norfolk 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 Norfolk Permit Data

HVAC contractors, electricians, plumbers, and roofers can use Norfolk 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: 3 public source feeds.

How to look up Norfolk building permits

Search recent Norfolk, VA building permits by address, contractor, and permit type in the table above — pulled from the Norfolk 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 Norfolk Permit Pulse.

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

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 Norfolk

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 Norfolk Building Permits

How many building permits does PermitGrab track in Norfolk?

PermitGrab currently tracks 10,120 building permits in Norfolk, Virginia. 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk?

Contractors find leads in Norfolk 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 Norfolk — 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.

Can I cancel anytime?

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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