Norfolk commercial building permits, December 2025

Norfolk building permits in December 2025: key facts

• In December 2025, Norfolk issued 129 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 56 projects, declaring $16M of work.
• The busiest trade was HVAC/mechanical (37 permits), then electrical (32).
• The largest project was at 4101 Granby Street, with $5.8M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 4 days of application.

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