Phoenix permits
By Mario Bailey Last checked 2026-06-18 · 2 official sources
Verified against official sourcesCity of Phoenix Planning and Development Department
- 200 West Washington Street, Second Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003
- Phone: 602-262-7811
- Email: residential.building@phoenix.gov
- Official permit page
- Permit portal
- Official fee schedule
Look up a permit in Phoenix
Phoenix lets you look up permit records and application status for a property online. PDD Online Search offers a public permit search by address.
Look up Phoenix permit records
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- Who pulls the permit, you or me, and is the permit fee included in the bid?
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Schedule an inspection in Phoenix
Permitted work is not finished until it passes inspection. The PDD Inspections page covers inspection requests through the SHAPE PHX portal and by phone.
Schedule or request a Phoenix inspection
Checked 2026-07-12. If the office has changed its process, report it.
Permitting activity in Phoenix
In 2024, Phoenix authorized permits for 8,997 new residential housing units (4,062 single-family, 4,935 in multi-family buildings), valued at $1.4B , down from14,468 the year before. That works out to about 5.3 permits per 1,000 residents. It is a useful gauge of how busy the local permit office is.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual data · population 1,708,127.
About Phoenix
Phoenix has about 642,867 housing units. The median home is valued at $381,900, against a median household income of $77,041. About 57% of homes are owner-occupied, and the typical home was built around 1984. Older housing stock usually means more renovation, electrical, and plumbing permits.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year.