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Philadelphia, PA building-permit records: official source and freshness

This dossier records one reproducible observation of the publisher’s public source. It preserves the publisher’s field names and source scope; it does not turn a permit into a bid, purchase order, or proof of current work.

Official source

Publisher: City of Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections

Dataset: L&I Building and Zoning Permits ↗

Platform: Carto · Date field: permitissuedate

Source-date observation

Newest record in source
2026-08-26T20:11:55Z
PermitGrab observed
2026-08-27T14:56:59Z
Query window
2026-07-27 ≤ date < 2026-08-28
Rows in stated window
4,064

The date and count above are inseparable: they came from the same publisher-side check. A later publisher update can change both values.

Published fields and scope

Fields reviewed: address, permit type, permit description, published contractor name, and an OPA owner field.

Scope note: The published contractor address is street-line only. This source does not publish a valuation field.

Repeat the observation

Use the publisher’s source above and retain the same date field and window. This is the source-specific query shape used for the observation:

SELECT max(permitissuedate), count(*) FROM permits WHERE permitissuedate >= '2026-07-27' AND permitissuedate < '2026-08-28';

For a current research workflow, review the Philadelphia, PA market page, which presents the source context available to PermitGrab customers. Source roles and field availability can differ by record.

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