Raleigh building permits
Raleigh's commercial permit activity is led by commercial alteration — 83% of the 45,647 permits PermitCore classifies across 6 commercial segments there. Reliable permit valuations total ≈$24.9B (across the 72% of filings with a valuation we can stand behind). Filing activity is down 28% 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.
45,647 permits classified · field-DQ-cleared · refreshed nightly
49,956 permits in Raleigh. Use Explore the data below for the filterable view.
Where the value concentratesRaleigh
Permit mix by segment
- Commercial Alteration37,817
Reliable value by segment
- Commercial Alteration$14.7B
- Commercial Demolition$35.2M
Filing momentum
-28% vs prior 90d
Top contractors by recent momentum
- LENNAR CAROLINAS0% / 90d
- RILEY-LEWIS GENERAL CONTRACTOR0% / 90d
- M I HOMES OF RALEIGH-100% / 90d
MAPPEDLast 10 days of permits · parcel-joined · 22 IBC segments · field-level DQ flags
2 of 6 segments currentsee per-segment freshness →
index rebuilt today
Top contractors in Raleigh
Ranked by permits indexed · Each links to that contractor in RaleighPULTE HOME CORPORATIONCommercial Alteration4,376LENNAR CAROLINASMultifamily New Construction3,353TOLL BROTHERS OF NORTH CAROLINMultifamily Alteration1,660NC HOMESMultifamily Alteration1,320M I HOMES OF RALEIGHCommercial Alteration1,097SIGMON CONSTRUCTIONCommercial Alteration874RILEY-LEWIS GENERAL CONTRACTORCommercial Alteration800FRED SMITH COMPANYCommercial Alteration790
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 Raleigh” 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.
Raleigh by segment
Sourced from the segment-distribution artifact · Each links to that segment in RaleighCommercial Alteration37,817Multifamily Alteration3,458Commercial New Construction2,424Multifamily New Construction919Commercial Demolition860Residential Demolition169
16 segments: no permits in window.