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Charlotte building permits

Charlotte has 327,840 commercial permits indexed across 9 segments, led by residential new (single-family) (35%) and residential alteration — each with field-level data-quality flags. Reliable permit valuations total ≈$56.3B (across the 95% of filings with a valuation we can stand behind). Filing activity is down 31% over the last 90 days versus the prior 90. 22 IBC segment tags. Field-level data-quality flags. Older history available via free signup or API; the recency module on this page surfaces the last 10 days.
327,840 permits classified · field-DQ-cleared · refreshed nightly
Estimated from the source's open-data portal volume — the exact indexed count activates at full ingest.

329,811 permits in Charlotte. Use Explore the data below for the filterable view.

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Where the value concentratesCharlotte
Permit mix by segment
Reliable value by segment
Filing momentum
Prior 90d401
Last 90d276

-31% vs prior 90d

MAPPEDLast 10 days of permits · parcel-joined · 22 IBC segments · field-level DQ flags
Recent-activity gap6 of 9 Charlotte segments have no permits issued in the last ~2 weeks, including Commercial New Construction, Commercial Pool Construction, Multifamily Alteration (+3 more). This can reflect upstream source delays or genuinely quiet permit types. The index rebuilds nightly; check each segment's page for its latest permit date.
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Why this data is real

We classify permits into real segments — and label what we don't know.

Classified, not scraped

We read each permit's work-type, scope, and occupancy fields to place it in a real segment — so “commercial HVAC in Charlotte” means real HVAC work, not a keyword match.

Parcel-joined + enriched

Every permit is joined to its tax lot and geocoded, with roof & HVAC sized — you see the building, not just the address.

— and we flag what we don't know

Coverage is labeled, missing fields show —, and where there are too few reliable filings to stand behind a value we publish —, never a fabricated number.

Charlotte by segment

Sourced from the segment-distribution artifact · Each links to that segment in Charlotte
Residential New (Single-Family)116,339Residential Alteration97,113Commercial Alteration73,166Commercial New Construction16,029Multifamily New Construction15,873Residential Demolition4,595Residential Pool Construction4,118Commercial Pool Construction396Multifamily Alteration211

13 segments: no permits in window.

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