Residential Permit in Washington, D.C.
New construction, custom builds, additions, alterations, and demolition for residential properties.
What's Included
Residential building new construction, custom-build, addition, alteration, and demolition permits. We work directly with the appropriate county and city authorities to get your residential permit approved quickly.
Getting This Permit in Washington, D.C.
Residential Permit applications in Washington, D.C. are processed through D.C. Department of Buildings (DOB). D.C. gives homeowners real fast lanes: DOB's Homeowner's Center reviews owner-occupied one- and two-family home projects on a next-business-day SLA, and small scopes with plan sets of nine sheets or fewer qualify for next-day Digital Walk-Thru review. The catch - adding bathrooms or bedrooms, moving walls, or building an addition forces full 30-business-day filed review, and trade permits can only be pulled by licensed master trade professionals.
- Homeowner's Center: next-business-day review for owner-occupied 1–2 family homes
- Digital Walk-Thru: next-day review for small scopes (≤9 plan sheets)
- Historic rowhouse districts clear through staff-level HPO review in most cases
- Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits require licensed master trades
Permit Office
Why PermitCare for Residential Permit in Washington, D.C.?
25+ years handling residential permit applications across the DMV, including District of Columbia.
Local Knowledge
We prepare packages for District of Columbia's submission checklists and common correction types - fewer approval cycles for residential permit applications.
End-to-End Handling
Drawing preparation, application filing, plan review responses, and inspection coordination - all managed by our team.
Licensed In-House
Our Licensed Architects (RA) and Professional Engineers (PE) stamp and certify documents as required by District of Columbia.
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