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Philadelphia Building Permits — December 2025
Every building permit issued by the City of Philadelphia in December 2025: counts, permits by trade, and the month's most recent permits.
Source: City of Philadelphia open data (OpenDataPhilly) — Licenses & Inspections building and zoning permits. Source last updated: October 17, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the City of Philadelphia.
Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the City of Philadelphia (Department of Licenses and Inspections). Philadelphia is a consolidated city-county, so this feed covers the whole of Philadelphia County. The city's feed publishes no project-cost field, so this report publishes permit counts, trades, and categories — no dollar figures.
PermitsByCounty data, Philadelphia County (Philadelphia), December 2025 · Source: City of Philadelphia
Questions, answered from the data
How many building permits were issued in Philadelphia in December 2025?
3,600 building permits were issued in Philadelphia in December 2025. The busiest trade was Plumbing with 1,204 permits, as reported by the City of Philadelphia.
Permits by trade — December 2025
| Trade | Permits issued |
|---|---|
| Plumbing | 1,204 |
| Electrical | 683 |
| General & Other | 665 |
| HVAC | 444 |
| New Construction | 237 |
| Fire Protection | 147 |
| Roofing | 103 |
| Signage | 53 |
| Demolition | 48 |
| Solar | 16 |
Most recent permits issued in December 2025
| Permit | Trade | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| 729 S 17Th St #ZP-2025-012843 FOR THE ERECTION OF A VERTICAL ADDITION ON AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PL… | New Construction | 2025-12-31 |
| 840 Strahle St #ZP-2025-012144 FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE REAR AND ABOVE THE EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS… | New Construction | 2025-12-31 |
| 114-22 S 15Th St #ZP-2025-011588 FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY WALL SIGNS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS. | Signage | 2025-12-31 |
| 2815 Boudinot St #ZP-2025-010259 LOT ADJUSTEMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) PREMISES "C" FROM TWO (2) PERMISES WHICH HAVE ONE OPA ACCONT (2… | General & Other | 2025-12-31 |
| 2801 Boudinot St #ZP-2025-010252 LOT LINE RELOCATION TO CREATE ONE (1) PREMISES "F" FROM FIVE (5) PREMISES WHICH HAVE TWO OPA ACCO… | General & Other | 2025-12-31 |
| 2632 Earp St #RP-2025-013043 MAKE SAFE PERMIT- For (Repoint bricks on front facade ) to resolve case #CF-2022-084771. Abutting sidewalk… | General & Other | 2025-12-31 |
| 2113 E Orleans St #RP-2025-012590 For interior and exterior alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate pe… | Plumbing | 2025-12-31 |
| 5025 Hazel Ave #RP-2025-012504 FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT IN KIND OF THE REAR ONE-STORY PORTION AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTI… | HVAC | 2025-12-31 |
| 1313 Wharton St #RP-2025-012379 Alteration to rear kitchen brick wall by infilling the existing right side 32" entry door and increasi… | General & Other | 2025-12-31 |
| 1407 S 29Th St #RP-2025-012042 Interior renovation to single family dwelling, details as shown on the plan. | General & Other | 2025-12-31 |
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