Norfolk commercial building permits, June 2025

Norfolk building permits in June 2025: key facts

• In June 2025, Norfolk issued 150 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 68 projects, declaring $9M of work.
• The busiest trade was electrical (43 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (36).
• The largest project was at 1548 Buckingham Avenue, with $2M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 2 days of application.

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