Building permits in Philadelphia: week of September 21, 2026

Philadelphia issued 889 permits between September 21, 2026 and September 27, 2026, 10% fewer than the week before (990).

889permits issued
12permit categories

By trade / permit category

CategoryPermits
Plumbing248
Electrical154
Residential Building105
Mechanical81
General Permit Minor74
Zoning69
Building55
Fire Suppression36
Site / Utility Permit22
General19
Operations12
Demolition8

By type of work

WorkPermits
Addition and/or Alteration258
Alterations192
Addition and/or Alterations84
New Construction59
EZ Roof Covering Replacement45
New Construction or Additions42
Change of Use34
Make Safe Permit For RP22
New construction, addition, GFA change22
Excavation22

Contractors with two or more permits this week

Companies only, as named on the permit. Individuals and unnamed applicants are counted above and not listed.

CompanyPermits
Ferko Plumbing & Heating Co INC24
1 800 Heaters INC16
Best Choice Plumbing INC..9
Generation 3 Electric INC9
B8 Construction LLC8
East Coast Electrical Services INC8
Arrow Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning, LLC.6
A & S Sprinkler Co INC6
Borco Construction LLC6
Eagle Electrical Construction Co INC6
R&D Realty LLC6
Reliant Utilities LLC6
Shegda Construction CORP6
Alpha Construction Group LLC5
B M Consulting Services INC5

How this is counted

Each row is one permit in the city's published permit data, counted in the week of its issue date (Monday to Sunday). Categories and work types are the city's own labels.

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