Norfolk commercial building permits, November 2025

Norfolk building permits in November 2025: key facts

• In November 2025, Norfolk issued 164 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 65 projects, declaring $7.8M of work.
• The busiest trade was HVAC/mechanical (43 permits), then plumbing (39).
• The largest project was at 5660 Lowery Road, with $3.2M 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