Building permits in Philadelphia: week of September 28, 2026

Philadelphia issued 875 permits between September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026, 2% fewer than the week before (889).

875permits issued
12permit categories

By trade / permit category

CategoryPermits
Plumbing249
Electrical157
Mechanical94
Zoning87
Residential Building86
General Permit Minor64
Building42
Fire Suppression29
General18
Administrative16
Demolition14
Site / Utility Permit14

By type of work

WorkPermits
Addition and/or Alteration237
Alterations197
Addition and/or Alterations87
New Construction67
New construction, addition, GFA change45
EZ Roof Covering Replacement36
New Construction or Additions33
Change of Use32
EZ Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel19
Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may include LO)15

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
Harman Deutsch CORP24
Reliant Utilities LLC15
Shegda Construction CORP14
B8 Construction LLC13
Callisto Energy Management Corporation13
Borco Construction LLC11
Eagle Electrical Construction Co INC9
1 800 Heaters INC8
Inpacks Management Group LLC8
Aqueduct Fire Protection Systems, LLC7
Oneida Fire Protection INC7
Best Choice Plumbing INC..6
Joseph Rosati INC6
Mcclain Bros INC6
Grosso Concrete LLC5

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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