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PERMIT RECORD · SEATTLE, WA

Seattle, WA building permits

461,467 permits issued between 2015 and 2026, naming 5,739 companies. In the last twelve months: 44,056 permits from 1,574 companies.

What gets permitted here

TradePermitsShare
Electrical 289,52462.7%
Mechanical / HVAC 164,83935.7%
Fire protection 7,1041.5%

Counts are distinct permit numbers as classified by the issuing authority. A permit is a filing, not a completed job.

Activity by year

YearPermits
201533,618
201635,799
201736,151
201837,613
201937,984
202033,967
202139,181
202245,844
202345,850
202443,471
202543,615
202628,374

Most active companies, last 12 months

CompanyPermits
Greenwood Heating & Home Services2602
Seatown Electric, Plumbing, Heating & Air DBA Seatown Services939
Ballard Natural Gas848
As You Wish Electric781
Evergreen Home Heating & Energy660
Washington Energy Services588
Gene Johnson582
Prime Electric547
Kemly Electric, Inc.530
Cochran Inc421

Ranked by permit count, which measures filing volume — not revenue, crew size or quality. Company histories for Seattle are searchable but not yet published as pages. Search them →

What the work looks like

Property type

Residential23,069
Non-Residential5,284

Work type

Electrical26,413
Trade17,643

Last twelve months, as published by the issuing authority.

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Source

City of Seattle SDCI (Socrata c87v-5hwh + c4tj-daue). Records are refreshed daily and every figure on this page counts distinct permit numbers. Verify any individual record with the issuing authority before acting on it. How we build these records →