Building permits in Greensboro, NC
23,014 permits were filed in Greensboro in the last 12 months, and 1,789 in the last 30 days. The most common work: electrical (34%), mechanical / HVAC (31%) and plumbing (16%).
The City of Greensboro issues building permits inside city limits. Guilford County has its own page.
- Last 30 days
- 1,789
- Last 90 days
- 6,041
- Last 12 months
- 23,014
- New single-family home
- $210K
- median construction cost on permits
Permits by month
What's being permitted
Every permit filed in Greensboro in the last 12 months, by type of work.
- Electrical7,936 (34%)
- Mechanical / HVAC7,187 (31%)
- Plumbing3,676 (16%)
- Alteration / Remodel977 (4%)
- New Build852 (4%)
- Demolition256 (1%)
- Deck / Porch241 (1%)
- Signage164 (1%)
Most active contractors in Greensboro
Ranked by permits pulled in the last 12 months. Placeholder names like “owner” and “TBD” are left out.
| Contractor | Last 12 months | Last 90 days |
|---|---|---|
| Freeman Electric | 706 | 121 |
| Airo Mechanical, LLC | 564 | 302 |
| Ars | 453 | 114 |
| Nova Power & Light, LLC | 415 | 32 |
| Central Carolina A/C Co, LLC | 404 | 115 |
| Charles Carter Plumbing, Inc | 393 | 38 |
| Eanes Heating & A/C | 375 | 83 |
| Carolina HVAC & Plumbing, LLC | 359 | 168 |
| Berico Fuels, Inc | 330 | 89 |
| Comfort Air, Inc | 294 | 41 |
| C Jones Plumbing | 288 | 72 |
| Mandolin HVAC & Construction | 267 | 89 |
Recent permits in Greensboro
The latest filings. Permit Search has every one, with the contractor behind it.
| Address | Type | Value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 BRIAR RUN DRGreensboro | ResidentialResidential | — | Issued | |
| 3919 CASSILLIS WAYGreensboro | ElectricalElectrical | — | Issued | |
| 5281 BEECHMONT DRGreensboro | Deck / PorchResidential | $80K | Issued | |
| 426 105 GALLIMORE DAIRY RDGreensboro | DemolitionCommercial | $200K | Issued | |
| 3711 BRIDLETON RIDGE TRLGreensboro | ElectricalElectrical | — | Issued | |
| 1 BITTER CREEK LNGreensboro | PlumbingPlumbing | — | Issued | |
| 903 CASWELL DRGreensboro | ElectricalElectrical | — | Issued | |
| 7027 E W FRIENDLY AVEGreensboro | Mechanical / HVACMechanical | — | Issued | |
| 1121 N CHURCH STGreensboro | ElectricalElectrical | — | Issued | |
| 5004 BEARBERRY PTGreensboro | ElectricalElectrical | — | Issued |
Greensboro building permits: common questions
- How many building permits are filed in Greensboro?
- 23,014 in the last 12 months and 1,789 in the last 30 days, counting every permit type the office files.
- What kind of construction is most common in Greensboro?
- By permit count over the last 12 months: electrical (34%), mechanical (HVAC) (31%) and plumbing (16%).
- Who pulls the most building permits in Greensboro?
- Over the last 12 months: Freeman Electric (706 permits), Airo Mechanical, LLC (564 permits) and Ars (453 permits). Placeholder names such as "owner" are left out of the ranking.
- What does a new home cost to build in Greensboro, going by permits?
- The median construction cost builders declared on new single-family home permits over the last 12 months was $210K, and $175K for townhomes. That is the cost of the building as written on the permit: it leaves out the land, site work and the builder's margin, so it runs well below what a new home sells for.
- How do I look up a building permit in Greensboro?
- Search by address, ZIP code or contractor in TarSignal's Permit Search, which covers every permit Greensboro has filed in our records. Each property shows its full permit history.
- How often is this page updated?
- Every day. New permits are collected from public records several times a day, and the numbers on this page are rebuilt each morning.
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From public building permit records, most recent October 2, 2026. Updated daily. Counts include every permit type a jurisdiction files — trade permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) as well as building permits — so one project can appear more than once. Values are what the applicant declared, where the jurisdiction records one. We keep improving how we collect each office's permits, so a count that steps up suddenly usually means more complete records, not more construction.