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Mesa Building Permits

Building permits across Mesa — new construction, additions, remodels, and trade work — refreshed daily from the city’s open-permit data.

Over the last 90 days, Mesa has logged 1,493 building permits, led by electrical work, with the most activity in ZIP 85212.

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Mesa permits — last 90 days

Permits issued
1,493
Total declared value
$897.5M
Avg. job size
$735K

Where the work is (top ZIPs)

  • 85212273 permits
  • 85213121 permits
  • 85205107 permits
  • 85204105 permits
  • 8520188 permits
  • 8520386 permits
  • 8521581 permits
  • 8520980 permits

What's being built

  • Electrical260
  • Single Family (Detached)207
  • Other Commercial181
  • Tenant Improvement (Interior Only)139
  • SVC123
  • Plumbing111

Permit timelines in Mesa

Recent Mesa permits typically issue about 16 days after the application is filed, based on issued history. Simple, code-standard work is often faster; plan-review projects — additions, remodels, new construction — run longer.

How Mesa compares

Mesa's 1,493 permits over the last 90 days are about 6% of the 25,155 issued across Arizona in the same window.

How pros use it

What Mesa permits are good for

Catch the job early

Applied and freshly issued Mesa permits surface the work before the trucks roll — reach the owner or GC while the material and sub decisions are still open.

Protect the account

Watch every permit pulled on the addresses and contractors you already sell to, so a competitor filing on your customer's property doesn't slip past you.

Spot the newcomer

See which contractors are ramping in Mesa this quarter — new license, rising permit count — before they're anyone else's account.

Look up any Mesa address, free

90 days of permit history per address, no signup. A Pro account unlocks the full history, saved searches, and daily alerts.

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Mesa permits — FAQ

How do I look up a building permit in Mesa?+

Search any Mesa address or contractor name above. You’ll see the permit, its status and valuation, the contractor, and the property owner. The last 90 days are free with no signup.

How often is Mesa permit data updated?+

Daily. We pull Mesa’s permit feed every day and classify each permit by lifecycle stage — applied, issued, in progress, finaled.

How long does a building permit take in Mesa?+

It depends on scope. Simple, code-standard work is often issued same-day or within a few days, while plan-review projects — additions, remodels, new construction — typically run from a couple of weeks to a couple of months. Our Mesa data shows a typical applied-to-issued time of about 16 days.

Where is the most construction happening in Mesa?+

The page above ranks Mesa’s most active ZIP codes by permit volume over the last 90 days, so you can see exactly where work is concentrated right now.

Who are the most active contractors in Mesa?+

We rank the contractors pulling the most permits in Mesa over the last 90 days, each linked to their full AZ ROC license record and permit history. See the Mesa contractor leaderboard for the 12-month ranking.

Are Mesa building permits public record?+

Yes. Building permits are public records in Arizona. We aggregate Mesa’s permits from the official jurisdiction feed and fuse them with the statewide AZ ROC contractor roster and Maricopa County Assessor parcel and owner data so they’re searchable in one place.