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Charlotte building permits

No single segment owns Charlotte: single-family new build, residential alteration and commercial alteration sit near the front of a wide field. Recent movement is concentrated in commercial alteration, running 27% above its own prior quarter. What lands here comes from 2 permitting authorities: Charlotte and Mecklenburg. Field-level data-quality flags throughout; older history via free signup or the API.
366,465 permits classified · field-DQ-cleared · checked nightly · newest permit per source listed below

368,648 permits in Charlotte. Use Explore the data below for the filterable view.

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Where the value concentratesCharlotte
Permit mix by segment
Reliable value by segment
Filing momentum
Prior 90d364
Last 90d260

-29% vs prior 90d

Based on filings in the source's current publication window — not the all-time indexed total.

LIVELast 10 days of permits · parcel-joined · 26 IBC segments · field-level DQ flags
Recent-activity gap6 of 9 Charlotte segments have no permits issued in the last 14 days, including Commercial Pool Construction, Multifamily Alteration, Multifamily New Construction (+3 more). Charlotte: 3 days since the newest permit on record: Oct 8, 2026 (issued). We check the source nightly; each segment's page shows its latest permit date.

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26 IBC segments tracked9 active in Charlotte3 refreshed in the last 14 dayssee per-segment freshness →
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Why this data is real

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Classified, not scraped

We read each permit's work-type, scope, and occupancy fields to place it in a real segment — so “commercial HVAC in Charlotte” means real HVAC work, not a keyword match.

Parcel-joined + enriched

Every permit is joined to its tax lot and geocoded, with roof & HVAC sized — you see the building, not just the address.

— and we flag what we don't know

Coverage is labeled, missing fields show —, and where there are too few reliable filings to stand behind a value we publish —, never a fabricated number.

Charlotte by segment

Sourced from the segment-distribution artifact · Each links to that segment in Charlotte
Residential New (Single-Family)142,345Residential Alteration104,013Commercial Alteration75,302Commercial New Construction17,576Multifamily New Construction17,209Residential Demolition4,829Residential Pool Construction4,529Commercial Pool Construction441Multifamily Alteration221

17 segments: no permits in window.

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