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Tucson building permits — Arizona’s second-largest city — new homes, trade work, solar, and commercial tenant improvements, refreshed daily.

Over the last 90 days, Tucson has logged 2,730 building permits, led by residential trade permit work, with the most activity in ZIP 85711.

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Tucson permits — last 90 days

Permits issued
2,730
Total declared value
$171.5M
from the 1,498 permits that declared a value
Avg. declared value
$115K
across 1,498 valued permits — Tucson publishes value on 54% of permits

Where the work is (top ZIPs)

  • 85711417 permits
  • 85719248 permits
  • 85710248 permits
  • 85730219 permits
  • 85705191 permits
  • 85756181 permits
  • 85712163 permits
  • 85706163 permits

What's being built

  • Residential Trade Permit1,132
  • Residential Addition/Alteration Permit217
  • Commercial Addition/Alteration Permit177
  • Residential Model Permit159
  • Residential Solar App145
  • Commercial Trade Permit140

Permit timelines in Tucson

Recent Tucson permits typically issue about 13 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 Tucson compares

Tucson's 2,730 permits over the last 90 days are about 10% of the 27,093 issued across Arizona in the same window.

How pros use it

What Tucson permits are good for

Catch the job early

Applied and freshly issued Tucson 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 Tucson this quarter — new license, rising permit count — before they're anyone else's account.

Look up any Tucson 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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Tucson permits — FAQ

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

Search any Tucson 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 Tucson permit data updated?+

Daily. We pull Tucson’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 Tucson?+

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 Tucson data shows a typical applied-to-issued time of about 13 days.

Where is the most construction happening in Tucson?+

The page above ranks Tucson’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 Tucson?+

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

Are Tucson building permits public record?+

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