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Portland building permits

Most permits pulled in Portland are single-family new build; residential demolition and multifamily new build account for much of what is left. Recent movement is concentrated in residential demolition, running 67% above its own prior quarter. Residential demolition runs 7.9× hotter here than across our coverage generally. Field-level data-quality flags throughout; older history via free signup or the API.
41,079 permits classified · field-DQ-cleared · refreshed nightly

41,096 permits in Portland. Use Explore the data below for the filterable view.

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Where the value concentratesPortland
Permit mix by segment
Reliable value by segment
Filing momentum
Prior 90d318
Last 90d200

-37% 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 · 23 IBC segments · field-level DQ flags
Recent-activity gap4 of 5 Portland segments have no permits issued in the last ~2 weeks, including Multifamily Alteration, Multifamily New Construction, Residential Alteration (+1 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.
23 IBC segments tracked5 active in Portland1 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 Portland” 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.

Portland by segment

Sourced from the segment-distribution artifact · Each links to that segment in Portland
Residential New (Single-Family)29,429Residential Demolition6,498Multifamily New Construction2,648Residential Alteration2,154Multifamily Alteration350

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