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Building permits in 98144, Seattle

2,363 permits on homes in ZIP code 98144, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 350 contractors: 4% of the 57,209 permits we track in the City of Seattle. Furnace & Heating leads with 744 permits (31%), then heat pump & AC with 674. Counts cover the 10 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 98144.

2,363permits in 98144
350contractors with a permit here
Furnace & Heatingtop trade (744)
4%of permits we track in Seattle
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 98144 by trade

Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 2,363 permits in 98144; citywide is the same for all of Seattle. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Seattle contractor in that trade.

TradePermitsShare hereCitywideFirms
Furnace & Heating74431%33%117
Heat Pump & AC67429%27%112
Electrical59425%26%186
EV Charger1295%5%52
Alarm & Low-Voltage823%3%18
Solar & Battery713%3%20
Boiler291%under 1%13
Roofing18under 1%1%7
Stairlift & Home Elevator11under 1%under 1%4
Fire Sprinkler11under 1%under 1%4

Most active contractors in 98144

The firms with the most permits in 98144 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.

Furnace & Heating: 744 permits, 117 firms

  1. Greenwood Htng & Home Services · 102 here, 2,719 across Seattle
  2. Gene Johnson Plbg Htg Elec LLC · 46 here, 694 across Seattle
  3. Seatown Electric Corp · 35 here, 793 across Seattle
  4. Washington Energy Svcs Co LLC · 32 here, 590 across Seattle
  5. Evergreen Home Heating & Engy · 23 here, 699 across Seattle

The other 506 furnace & heating permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Seattle HVAC contractors →

Heat Pump & AC: 674 permits, 112 firms

  1. Greenwood Htng & Home Services · 73 here, 1,810 across Seattle
  2. Northwest Expert Heating LLC · 36 here, 302 across Seattle
  3. Seatown Electric Corp · 28 here, 545 across Seattle
  4. Gene Johnson Plbg Htg Elec LLC · 25 here, 384 across Seattle
  5. Washington Energy Svcs Co LLC · 24 here, 338 across Seattle

The other 488 heat pump & AC permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Seattle heat pump installers →

Electrical: 594 permits, 186 firms

  1. Seatown Electric Corp · 43 here, 659 across Seattle
  2. As You Wish Electric · 39 here, 843 across Seattle
  3. Eco Electric & Plumbing · 23 here, 214 across Seattle
  4. Mirsky Electric Inc · 20 here, 391 across Seattle
  5. Home Run Electric LLC · 20 here, 125 across Seattle

The other 449 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Seattle electricians →

Usual filed value in 98144

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 98144 has at least 20 priced permits.

TradeUsual hereUsual citywidePriced permits here
Furnace & Heating$8,009$7,550723
Heat Pump & AC$9,000$8,000652
Electrical$5,000$4,067567
EV Charger$1,752$1,701129
Alarm & Low-Voltage$1,361$1,20073
Solar & Battery$19,200$15,04071
Boiler$17,986$15,00027

How 98144 compares with Seattle overall

  • 98144 has 4% of the 57,209 permits we track in the City of Seattle, the 10th busiest of 23 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 Seattle.
  • The usual furnace & heating permit here is filed at $8,009, 6% above the $7,550 usual across Seattle.
  • The usual heat pump & AC permit here is filed at $9,000, 12% above the $8,000 usual across Seattle.
  • The usual home value in 98144 is $940,000 (King County Assessor appraised values), against $1,026,000 across Seattle.

Looking up a specific address in 98144

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 Seattle (SDCI) building, trade and electrical permits on single-family and duplex homes (the city's open-data exports). 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 Seattle. Seattle permit statistics → · How the records work in Seattle →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Seattle (SDCI) building, trade and electrical permits on single-family and duplex homes (the city's open-data exports). 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 10 kinds of work we track (furnace & heating, heat pump & AC, electrical, EV charger, solar & battery, alarm & low-voltage, roofing, boiler, stairlift & home elevator, fire sprinkler) 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 98144.

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

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Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 98144?2,363 permits on homes in ZIP code 98144, October 2023 through September 2026, for the 10 kinds of work we track in the City of Seattle: 744 furnace & heating, 674 heat pump & AC, 594 electrical, 129 EV charger and more. That is not every permit in 98144: commercial work, trades we don't read and owner-pulled permits are not counted.
  • Who are the most active HVAC contractors in 98144?By furnace & heating permits on homes in 98144, October 2023 through September 2026: Greenwood Htng & Home Services (102); Gene Johnson Plbg Htg Elec LLC (46); Seatown Electric Corp (35). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare Seattle HVAC contractors on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • Who are the most active heat pump installers in 98144?By heat pump & AC permits on homes in 98144, October 2023 through September 2026: Greenwood Htng & Home Services (73); Northwest Expert Heating LLC (36); Seatown Electric Corp (28). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare Seattle heat pump installers on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • What is a furnace & heating permit usually filed for in 98144?$8,009, the middle of 723 priced furnace & heating permits in 98144, October 2023 through September 2026, against $7,550 across Seattle. That is the value written on the permit at application, not a quote or the final bill.
  • Which trade pulls the most permits in 98144?Furnace & Heating: 744 of the 2,363 permits (31%), from 117 firms.