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Chesapeake(Independent City), VA

Name: Building Permits — Chesapeake(Independent City), VA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 846
Construction valuation (2025): $293,808,886
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 551 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 295

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	846	$293,808,886
2024	597	$274,663,650
2023	505	$182,381,262
2022	834	$235,259,240
2021	1,383	$303,610,040
2020	1,128	$313,350,721
2019	991	$284,887,110
2018	1,031	$291,400,362
2017	1,077	$341,817,572
2016	1,065	$297,573,940
2015	1,325	$256,185,841

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.