Norfolk commercial building permits, October 2025

Norfolk building permits in October 2025: key facts

• In October 2025, Norfolk issued 164 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 66 projects, declaring $13.3M of work.
• The busiest trade was HVAC/mechanical (37 permits), then electrical (37).
• The largest project was at 6135 E Virginia Beach Boulevard, with $3.6M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 5 days of application.

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