Norfolk commercial building permits, March 2025

Norfolk building permits in March 2025: key facts

• In March 2025, Norfolk issued 167 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 45 projects, declaring $14.6M of work.
• The busiest trade was electrical (71 permits), then general building (36).
• The largest project was at 3030 Luxembourg Avenue, with $12.1M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 3 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 29, 2026. How we count