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Building permits · updated Oct 21, 2026

DeSoto County, FL building permits

Over 50 new projects

40+ being built now

Early 20+Building 10+Finishing 10+
See the projects - 3 free

No card. Names and phone numbers are inside the app.

Arcadia50+new projects in DeSoto CountySee them on Build Radar

EarlyFraming & rough-insFinishingEach dot is one project, moved to its own spot inside a square about 450 m across: no dot sits on a house.

DeSoto County has over 50 new projects on the Build Radar map: 40+ being built now. Of those being built, 20+ are early - site work and foundation; 10+ are in framing and rough-ins; 10+ are finishing - insulation and drywall. The biggest trade window right now: roofing work coming up on 10+ houses.

Week · Oct 15 - Oct 21, 2026

This week in DeSoto County

10+houses coming up for roofing work

By the day each permit was filed (or issued, where the county gives only that).

Work coming up in DeSoto County

Houses that reach each trade's stage soon. Tap a trade to see where they are.

Roofing10+Roof going on soonSiding10+Siding going on soonGutters10+Gutters going on soonElectrical10+Electrical going in soonPlumbing10+Plumbing going in soonHVAC10+HVAC going in soonInsulation & drywall10+Drywall going in soonPainting10+Painting coming up soonFlooring10+Flooring going in soonFraming10+Framing coming up soonConcrete & foundation10+Foundation going in soonWindows & doors10+Windows going in soon

Where the work is

Towns with 10 projects in progress or more.

TownOn the mapEarlyBuildingFinishing
Arcadia50+20+10+10+

Build stage today

Projects in progress by the last inspection they passed.

  1. Site workunder 10
  2. Foundationunder 10
  3. Groundworkunder 10
  4. Framing & roof deckunder 10
  5. Rough-insunder 10
  6. Insulation10+
  7. Drywallunder 10

What is being built

New homes30+

New permits per month

How to read a building permit

  1. 1

    Filed and in review

    The builder sends plans and the county or city checks them. Nothing is built yet.

  2. 2

    Issued

    The work can start. The permit number goes on the job site and the inspections begin.

  3. 3

    Inspections

    Foundation, framing, rough-ins, insulation, drywall. Each passed inspection tells you where the house is - and which trade is next.

  4. 4

    Final

    The house passes its final inspection and gets its certificate. It is finished, and it leaves these counts.

Questions

How many new houses are being built in DeSoto County, FL?

Over 50 new projects are on the Build Radar map in DeSoto County, FL - 40+ being built now. These counts are from the public permit records on Oct 21, 2026.

Where do I find building permits for DeSoto County, FL?

The county and each city keep their own permit records. Build Radar reads all of them and puts every new building on one map with its build stage. The map is updated every week.

How do I get construction leads in DeSoto County, FL?

Pick your trade on this page. Build Radar shows the houses that reach your stage soon, the builder and the phone numbers on file. You can start with 3 free projects, with no card.

Where these numbers come from

Build Radar reads the public permit records of each county and city - the permits, their status and their inspections - and puts every new building on one map. These counts were made on Oct 21, 2026.

Each number is rounded down to the nearest 10, and a number under 10 is not shown. Finished houses, cancelled or expired permits and permits a year old with no recent inspection are not counted. Each dot on the map is moved to its own spot inside a square about 450 m across, so no dot sits on a house.

Inside the app each project shows its build stage, the builder, the plans when the county posts them and the phone numbers on file.

DeSoto County is building.

Start with 3 free projects

No card. Pick the projects you want and see who to call.