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Building permit activity in Detroit, MI

Searching Detroit permits for jobs to bid on? Skip the search. Every weekday morning we send the new projects that fit your trade, with who to call. 566 building permits issued in the 30 days through October 31, 2026, with $81.2 million in reported value: a snapshot of what's being built.

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Updated Thu, Nov 5 · 566 permits since October 2, 2026 · from official building permit records
566permits issued
$81.2Mreported value
25new homes
21commercial projects

What's being built in Detroit

Kind of workPermits issued
Home renovations and additions354
Other alterations and building work166
New homes25
Commercial renovations and build-outs21

Largest commercial projects this month

  1. 203 Smith St: $5.1 million. Per BZA #33-23, Phase II Construct New 61 Unit (30 Studio/1 Bath, 31 One Bed/1 Bath), 4 Story Multi-Family Dwelling…
  2. 202 Smith St: $3.6 million. Per BZA Grant #29-23, Construction of a New 4 Story 35 Unit Senior Multi-Family Dwelling (Bldg 1) per plans. Subject to…
  3. 4001 W Mcnichols Rd: $3.0 million. Interior alterations in 4,100 sq ft portion of Basement & construct 650 sq ft egress stair at UDM Chemistry Lab to Code…
  4. 3107 16th St: $2.3 million. Phase III, Bldg C5. Construct New 2 Story, 10 Unit Multi-Family Dwelling (Three 3 Bed/2 Bath, Two 2 Bed/1 Bath, Five 1…
  5. 3075 16th St: $2.2 million. Phase III, Bldg B. Construct New 3 Story, 32 Unit Multi-Family Dwelling (Nineteen 1 Bed/1 Bath, Thirteen 2 Bed/1 Bath)…
  6. 11900 Freud St: $1.6 million. Exterior/interior alterations to existing building as per plans. Subject to field approval. Architectural…

How Morningline works

  1. Overnight, we read the permits. Every new Detroit building permit, the day the city publishes it.
  2. 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.
  3. By morning, it's in your inbox: a short call list with phone numbers, so you call first.

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Construction research for Detroit contractors and suppliers

This page is a weekly snapshot. Morningline reports are daily. Every weekday morning we pick the new projects in Detroit that fit your trade, research the people behind them, and email you the list. One company per trade in each area.

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How we count

Building permits issued from October 2, 2026 through October 31, 2026, the most recent 30 days of Detroit data we hold. Source: public building permit records for Detroit. Each permit is counted once. Values are the valuations reported on the permits, leaving out obvious data-entry errors; a project filed as several permits is valued once. Contractor counts are companies named on the permits.