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Building permits in 15217, Pittsburgh

1,112 permits on homes in ZIP code 15217, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 331 contractors: 11% of the 9,673 permits we track in the City of Pittsburgh. Electrical leads with 592 permits (53%), then remodel, windows & alteration with 200. Counts cover the 6 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 15217.

1,112permits in 15217
331contractors with a permit here
Electricaltop trade (592)
11%of permits we track in Pittsburgh
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 15217 by trade

Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 1,112 permits in 15217; citywide is the same for all of Pittsburgh. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Pittsburgh contractor in that trade. No new home permits in 15217 in the window.

TradePermitsShare hereCitywideFirms
Electrical59253%48%136
Remodel, Windows & Alteration20018%20%95
HVAC19317%18%73
Solar12111%10%34
Demolition6under 1%4%5

Most active contractors in 15217

The firms with the most permits in 15217 for the 3 biggest trades here, October 2023 through September 2026. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.

Electrical: 592 permits, 136 firms

  1. Cowen Electric Company · 57 here, 88 across Pittsburgh
  2. Nicholas Electric Co Inc · 34 here, 128 across Pittsburgh
  3. CW Electrical Services Inc. · 24 here, 145 across Pittsburgh
  4. Pittsburgh Heating & Electrical Services, Inc · 23 here, 64 across Pittsburgh
  5. ABC Electric, Inc · 21 here, 47 across Pittsburgh

The other 433 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Pittsburgh electricians →

Remodel, Windows & Alteration: 200 permits, 95 firms

  1. Renewal by Andersen LLC · 19 here, 134 across Pittsburgh
  2. Gunton Corp · 14 here, 80 across Pittsburgh
  3. By-Tor Contracting Inc · 12 here, 68 across Pittsburgh
  4. Thermo Twin Industries · 9 here, 76 across Pittsburgh
  5. Fisher Renovation, LLC · 6 here, 9 across Pittsburgh

The other 140 remodel, windows & alteration permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Pittsburgh remodeling contractors →

HVAC: 193 permits, 73 firms

  1. Tudi Mechanical Systems · 22 here, 66 across Pittsburgh
  2. Beverly Heating and Cooling Inc · 10 here, 24 across Pittsburgh
  3. Climatech, Inc · 9 here, 153 across Pittsburgh
  4. Phillips Heating & Air Conditioning Co. Inc. · 8 here, 23 across Pittsburgh
  5. Arendosh Services LLC · 8 here, 25 across Pittsburgh

The other 136 HVAC permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Pittsburgh HVAC contractors →

Usual filed value in 15217

The middle value contractors wrote on the permit when they applied: half were filed for less, half for more. It is not a quote and not the final bill. Shown where the trade carries a value and 15217 has at least 20 priced permits.

TradeUsual hereUsual citywidePriced permits here
Electrical$3,000$2,655591
Remodel, Windows & Alteration$17,000$12,500200
HVAC$12,394$7,829190
Solar$14,977$17,782121

How 15217 compares with Pittsburgh overall

  • 15217 has 11% of the 9,673 permits we track in the City of Pittsburgh, the 1st busiest of 22 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits.
  • The mix of work is close to the city's: no trade's share here is more than a third above or below its share across Pittsburgh.
  • The usual electrical permit here is filed at $3,000, 13% above the $2,655 usual across Pittsburgh.
  • The usual remodel, windows & alteration permit here is filed at $17,000, 36% above the $12,500 usual across Pittsburgh.
  • The usual home value in 15217 is $264,000 (Allegheny County assessments (2012 base values)), against $93,000 across Pittsburgh.

Looking up a specific address in 15217

We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City of Pittsburgh permits (Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center). Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.

For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh permit statistics → · How the records work in Pittsburgh →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Pittsburgh permits (Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center). The window is October 2023 through September 2026. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).

Counted: permits on homes for the 6 kinds of work we track (electrical, remodel, windows & alteration, HVAC, solar, demolition, new home) where the record names a contractor. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 15217.

A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Pittsburgh. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.

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Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 15217?1,112 permits on homes in ZIP code 15217, October 2023 through September 2026, for the 6 kinds of work we track in the City of Pittsburgh: 592 electrical, 200 remodel, windows & alteration, 193 HVAC, 121 solar and more. That is not every permit in 15217: commercial work, trades we don't read and owner-pulled permits are not counted.
  • Who are the most active electricians in 15217?By electrical permits on homes in 15217, October 2023 through September 2026: Cowen Electric Company (57); Nicholas Electric Co Inc (34); CW Electrical Services Inc. (24). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare Pittsburgh electricians on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • Who are the most active remodeling contractors in 15217?By remodel, windows & alteration permits on homes in 15217, October 2023 through September 2026: Renewal by Andersen LLC (19); Gunton Corp (14); By-Tor Contracting Inc (12). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare Pittsburgh remodeling contractors on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • What is an electrical permit usually filed for in 15217?$3,000, the middle of 591 priced electrical permits in 15217, October 2023 through September 2026, against $2,655 across Pittsburgh. That is the value written on the permit at application, not a quote or the final bill.
  • Which trade pulls the most permits in 15217?Electrical: 592 of the 1,112 permits (53%), from 136 firms.