Norfolk commercial building permits, February 2025

Norfolk building permits in February 2025: key facts

• In February 2025, Norfolk issued 127 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 44 projects, declaring $2.8M of work.
• The busiest trade was plumbing (31 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (25).
• The largest project was at 1209 Lead Street, with $1M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 4 days of application.

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