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Minneapolis + Saint Paul Residential Building Permits since 2020

Updated Oct 20, 2026

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Sample structure: 87.2 / 100

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Seller: Brick and Mortar

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License: Brick & Mortar data licence: internal commercial use, no redistribution
Source / creator: Brick & Mortar, compiled from Minnesota county, city and federal public records
Collection method: Public APIs and bulk files of each office of record, joined on the county parcel id
Coverage start: Not applicable
Coverage end: Not applicable
Data last updated: 2026-10-20
Update schedule: snapshot

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Sample structure score: 87.2 / 100

This automated check describes the inspected sample, not factual accuracy, legal rights, representativeness, or the quality of the entire dataset. It is not a customer rating.

Assessed 10 sample records (CSV) on 2026-10-20. All records in the provided sample were checked.

Check	Points	Evidence
Populated cells	37.7 / 50	181 of 240 top-level cells contain a value. Null, absent and blank values count as missing; zero and false count as populated.
Consistent value types	29.5 / 30	178 of 181 populated cells match their column's most common observed type. Types are inferred, not checked against real-world truth.
Consistent record shape	20 / 20	10 of 10 records have the expected fields. CSV/TSV use the header width; JSON uses the union of observed keys.

Field-level findings and improvements

Check missing cells and mixed types below. Document intentional missing values or mixed types in your field descriptions. Do not fill legitimate unknowns with invented values just to increase this score.

Field	Missing cells	Most common type	Other populated types
city	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
county	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
permit_no	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
issued	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
completed	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
trade	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
kind	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
work	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
occupancy	3 / 10	string	0 / 7
status	0 / 10	string	0 / 10
fees_usd	3 / 10	number	0 / 7
parcel_id	0 / 10	number	3 / 10
address	1 / 10	string	0 / 9
use	1 / 10	string	0 / 9
year_built	1 / 10	number	0 / 9
lat	0 / 10	number	0 / 10
lon	0 / 10	number	0 / 10
rows_per_permit	0 / 10	number	0 / 10
units_added	10 / 10	unknown	0 / 0
units_removed	10 / 10	unknown	0 / 0
sub_type	7 / 10	string	0 / 3
value_usd	9 / 10	number	0 / 1
contractor	7 / 10	string	0 / 3
contractor_address	7 / 10	string	0 / 3

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About this data

397,338 building permit rows since 2020 from the Minneapolis and Saint Paul permit registers: work type, valuation, contractor, dates, status, lat/lon, joined to the county parcel id. Applicant names removed for this marketplace. One CSV file; Parquet and full schema on request.

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Schema

Name	Type	Description
city	string
county	string
permit_no	string
issued	string
completed	string
trade	string
kind	string
work	string
occupancy	string
status	string
fees_usd	number
parcel_id	number
address	string
use	string
year_built	number
lat	number
lon	number
rows_per_permit	number
units_added	unknown
units_removed	unknown
sub_type	string
value_usd	number
contractor	string
contractor_address	string

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