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Norfolk building permits

Norfolk's commercial permit activity is led by residential mep — 61% of the 95,292 permits PermitCore classifies across 11 commercial segments there. Reliable permit valuations total ≈$7.0B (across the 96% of filings with a valuation we can stand behind). Filing activity is down 7% over the last 90 days versus the prior 90. 22 IBC segment tags. Field-level data-quality flags. Older history available via free signup or API; the recency module on this page surfaces the last 10 days.
95,292 permits classified · field-DQ-cleared · refreshed nightly

101,309 permits in Norfolk. Use Explore the data below for the filterable view.

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Where the value concentratesNorfolk
Permit mix by segment
Reliable value by segment
Filing momentum
Prior 90d2,942
Last 90d2,732

-7% vs prior 90d

MAPPEDLast 10 days of permits · parcel-joined · 22 IBC segments · field-level DQ flags
Recent-activity gap11 of 11 Norfolk segments have no permits issued in the last ~2 weeks, including Commercial Alteration, Commercial Demolition, Commercial MEP (+8 more). This can reflect upstream source delays or genuinely quiet permit types. The index rebuilds nightly; check each segment's page for its latest permit date.
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Why this data is real

We classify permits into real segments — and label what we don't know.

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 Norfolk” 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.

Norfolk by segment

Sourced from the segment-distribution artifact · Each links to that segment in Norfolk
Residential MEP58,184Commercial MEP14,124Residential Alteration8,195Residential New (Single-Family)4,939Commercial Alteration4,055Commercial Signage Permits1,657Residential Demolition1,569Multifamily Alteration1,125Commercial New Construction793Commercial Demolition495Multifamily New Construction156

11 segments: no permits in window.

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