Norfolk commercial building permits, January 2025

Norfolk building permits in January 2025: key facts

• In January 2025, Norfolk issued 107 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 42 projects, declaring $39.6M of work.
• The busiest trade was electrical (26 permits), then plumbing (23).
• The largest project was at 4621 Pretty Lake Avenue, with $35M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 5 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 28, 2026. How we count