Gwinnett County building permits — week of May 11–15, 2026
Dear Gwinnett,
Big week. The county filed 191 permits — $71M worth of construction across 13 cities.
A $28M permit dropped for Rivershyre off Shyre Crest Way, Lawrenceville. This reads as an existing-structure addition or renovation rather than new construction. The footprint is 280 sq ft on R100 zoning — larger-lot single-family — 100-ft lot minimums, common in newer neighborhoods. At roughly $100089/sq ft in declared cost, that's upper bracket for new residential construction in Gwinnett. It's going up in Unheated Area:, a steadily filling subdivision. Expect framing to be visible within 60 days and the house to be on the market 10 to 14 months after that.
The rest of the week spread out the way Gwinnett usually does: 111 residential filings (76 of them brand-new builds) and 48 commercial. Parkland Homebuilders was the busiest name on the stack.
If you only look at one thing this week, make it the full record — all 191 filings, laid out plain. The county tells you everything; you just have to read it.
See you Friday,
P.S. — Also this week: Sugarloaf Crest - Building E1 in Lawrenceville ($1.9M), Sugarloaf Crest - Building G1 in Lawrenceville ($1.9M), and Enrpc- L2 - New Animal Housing in Lawrenceville ($1.7M).
P.P.S. — 13 cities filed this week; Lawrenceville led the stack.
The full record — all 191 permits