Monthly permit report

Raleigh commercial building permits, September 2025

Biggest projects in September 2025

By declared value.

2201 Iron Works Dr
Issued Sep 2 · 12 permits
$9.7M
Audemars Piguet RIW Upfit BUS- Occ, 62058sf, IIB Const Three-story upfit including horology service
commercialBuilding · Electrical · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · PlumbingThe Whiting Turner Contracting
4431 Amberly Dr
Issued Sep 30 · 8 permits
$8.4M
LIVANO NORTHILLS BLD 2 TYPE V-A, FOUR STORY, WOOD FRAMED MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL. 48 DWELLING UNITS
multifamilyBuilding · Electrical · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · PlumbingKearey Builders, Inc.
5715 Glenwood Ave

In September 2025, Raleigh issued 755 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 230 projects, declaring $78.2M of work.
The busiest trade was electrical (210 permits), then fire protection (145).
The most active contractor was Reliable Services USA, LLC, with 37 permits.
The largest project was at 2201 Iron Works Dr, with $9.7M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 56 days of application.

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