Norfolk commercial building permits, April 2025

Norfolk building permits in April 2025: key facts

• In April 2025, Norfolk issued 161 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 50 projects, declaring $2.6M of work.
• The busiest trade was HVAC/mechanical (41 permits), then electrical (38).
• The largest project was at 600 Gresham Drive, with $339K 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