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1,542 construction permits were pulled in San Diego over May 29 to August 13, 2026, across 18 trades. The busiest trades right now are general contracting, electrical and plumbing. Median declared job value across the ones that publish a number is $65k. Everything here comes off the City of San Diego.
50 companies put their name on three or more permits in San Diego over May 29 to August 13, 2026. These are the 12 busiest of them, straight off the public record.
Every trade with enough permit volume in San Diego to be worth watching. The count is how many of the 1,542 name that trade.
OB APARTMENT FUND I LLC
Likely scope, estimated
Mechanical permit at 4657 Muir Av, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Primary party: OB APARTMENT FUND I LLC.
Palatine Inc.
Likely scope, estimated
Addition/Alteration permit at 2541 Via Viesta, San Diego, CA 92037, San Diego. Gas Fitting, Fire Protection, General Contracting trade work estimated at $18,720 USD. Primary party: Palatine Inc..
OB APARTMENT FUND I LLC
Likely scope, estimated
Mechanical permit at 4657 Muir Av, San Diego, CA, San Diego. Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC/Mechanical trade work. Primary party: OB APARTMENT FUND I LLC.
Laurie Fisher / PHNX Development
Likely scope, estimated
Demolition permit at 17534 Matinal Rd, San Diego, CA 92127, San Diego. General Contracting, Demolition trade work. Primary party: Laurie Fisher / PHNX Development.
By the time a job is on a jobs board the trades are already picked. A pulled permit is months earlier: the owner has committed the money, the drawings are stamped, and the schedule is being built. Nobody has called your trade yet.
That gap is the whole opportunity. San Diego issued 1,542 of them in this window, and each one names an address, a work type and the party who filed it. Reach the ones that will need you before the phone tree starts and you are not bidding against four other quotes.
Track any job on this page into a pipeline, quote it, and send the invoice when it lands. No account needed to start, and the work you do before signing up stays yours when you do.
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