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Philadelphia Building Permits — October 2026

Every building permit issued by the City of Philadelphia in October 2026: 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.

Month to date: figures run through October 17, 2026, the latest date in the source data as of our October 18, 2026 pull.

2,047
Permits issued, October 2026
Plumbing
Top trade (760 permits)
Citable figure: Philadelphia issued 2,047 building permits in October 2026.
PermitsByCounty data, Philadelphia County (Philadelphia), October 2026 · Source: City of Philadelphia

Questions, answered from the data

How many building permits were issued in Philadelphia in October 2026?

2,047 building permits were issued in Philadelphia in October 2026. The busiest trade was Plumbing with 760 permits, as reported by the City of Philadelphia.

Permits by trade — October 2026

TradePermits issued
Plumbing760
Electrical396
General & Other374
HVAC182
New Construction108
Roofing104
Fire Protection64
Signage30
Demolition18
Solar11

Most recent permits issued in October 2026

PermitTradeIssued
915 E Mount Pleasant Ave #MP-2026-004218
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2026-001310		HVAC2026-10-17
3319 Glenview St #GP-2026-007647
FOR LEGALIZATION OF THE ERECTION OF A RETAINING WALL AS PER APPROVED PLANS.		General & Other2026-10-17
823 Fitzwater St #GM-2026-008961
For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Phi…		Roofing2026-10-17
2859 N 2Nd St #GM-2026-008958
For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Phi…		General & Other2026-10-17
4544 E Thompson St #EP-2026-010039
Rewire entire 2nd floor to include receptacles and lighting circuits. Install smoke alarms and CO detector…		Electrical2026-10-17
438 W Queen Ln #CP-2026-006028
LEVEL II ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) FOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING THREE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPR…		General & Other2026-10-17
6114-16 Germantown Ave #CP-2026-004818
FOR LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY ). ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS.** IF …		General & Other2026-10-17
420 S 52Nd St #CP-2026-002060
FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE FRONT ADDITION AND THE INSTALLATION OF BILCO STYLE DOORS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER AP…		General & Other2026-10-17
5821 Theodore St #ZP-2026-010161
Residential - Household Living - Two-Family		General & Other2026-10-16
1942 South St #ZP-2026-010159
Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family		General & Other2026-10-16

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