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Norfolk

Housing permits · Virginia

Norfolk, VA building permits: new housing

471 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +49% on the year before, with $54.4M of construction value.

471
Housing units, last 12 months+49% vs. prior 12: $54.4M
Construction value: 68%
In 5+ unit buildings320 units: 1.9
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 242,803

New housing units permitted per month

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Chesapeake1,380
Suffolk637
Virginia Beach607
Currituck County379
James City County316
Isle of Wight County299
York County217
Portsmouth165
Camden County159
Gloucester County153
Newport News

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	14 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	197 units	173 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	5 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	14 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	16 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	18 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	15 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	7 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	29 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	331 units	320 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	2 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	21 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	145	145	$26.6M
2 units	3	6	$1.5M
3–4 units	0	0	—
5+ units	2	320	$26.4M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	156	9	$26.2M
2024	438	273	$71.4M
2023	1,427	1,104	$214M

Key facts

Norfolk, VA permitted 471 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $54,428,855 in construction value.
That is +49% compared with the 12 months before (317 units).
145 were single-family homes and 320 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (2 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $183,528.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 11 units were permitted.
It ranked #18 of 159 permit-issuing places in Virginia by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 156 units were permitted ($26.2M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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