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Norfolk building permits

The bulk of Norfolk filings are residential MEP, with commercial MEP and residential alteration close behind. It files multifamily MEP at 27× the rate of a typical metro PermitCore covers. Multifamily alteration is the one accelerating — 19% more filings than the quarter before. Field-level data-quality flags throughout; older history via free signup or the API.
102,476 permits classified · field-DQ-cleared · refreshed nightly

102,660 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 90d3,127
Last 90d2,712

-13% 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 gap14 of 14 Norfolk segments have no permits issued in the last ~2 weeks, including Commercial Alteration, Commercial Demolition, Commercial Fire Protection (+11 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.
26 IBC segments tracked14 active in Norfolk0 refreshed in the last 14 dayssee per-segment freshness →
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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 MEP58,946Commercial MEP11,206Residential Alteration8,327Multifamily MEP5,678Residential New (Single-Family)4,984Commercial Alteration4,122Commercial Fire Protection3,109Commercial Signage Permits1,680Residential Demolition1,592Multifamily Alteration1,140Commercial New Construction801Commercial Demolition504Multifamily Fire Protection218Multifamily New Construction156Residential Fire Protection13

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