Norfolk commercial building permits, May 2025

Norfolk building permits in May 2025: key facts

• In May 2025, Norfolk issued 191 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 70 projects, declaring $8.1M of work.
• The busiest trade was plumbing (40 permits), then electrical (38).
• The largest project was at 150 Kingsley Lane, with $2.3M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 8 days of application.

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