What's being built in Chesapeake
| Kind of work | Permits filed or issued |
|---|---|
| Home renovations and additions | 213 |
| Commercial renovations and build-outs | 20 |
| New homes | 17 |
| New commercial and apartment buildings | 3 |
How Morningline works
- Overnight, we read the permits. Every new Chesapeake building permit, the day the city publishes it.
- We pick the jobs that fit your trade and research who's behind each one: the builder, the owner, the company that just bought the house.
- By morning, it's in your inbox: a short call list with phone numbers, so you call first.
Construction research for Chesapeake contractors and suppliers
This page is a weekly snapshot. Morningline reports are daily. Every weekday morning we pick the new projects in Chesapeake that fit your trade, research the people behind them, and email you the list. One company per trade in each area.
How we count
Building permits filed or issued from October 2, 2026 through October 31, 2026, the most recent 30 days of Chesapeake data we hold (counted by the date each permit was filed: the city permit portal lists permits by filing date). Source: public building permit records for Chesapeake. Each permit is counted once. Values are the valuations reported on the permits, leaving out obvious data-entry errors (permit values are not available in our records for this city yet); a project filed as several permits is valued once. Contractor counts are companies named on the permits.