Know about the job before your competitors do
Every weekday morning we email you the building permits your city issued since yesterday — filtered to your trade and ZIP codes — with the address, scope of work, valuation and contractor. Reach the property while the project is still being planned.
- New permits for your city and trade since your last email
- Address, ZIP, scope of work and valuation
- The contractor's company name where the city lists one
- A CSV for your CRM or mail-merge, plus a link to each city record
- No homeowner names — public permit records only
15 cities, about 6,080 new permits a week
New permits per week by trade, averaged over the last 14 days of each city's open-data feed. A remodel filed as separate building, electrical and mechanical permits at one address counts once.
| City | All | Roofing | Solar | Pool | HVAC | Electrical | New home/ADU | Remodel | Demo | Typical lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 914 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 170 | 74 | 51 | 110 | 20 | next day |
| Chicago, IL | 508 | 34 | 64 | 1 | 18 | 69 | 10 | 118 | 18 | next day |
| New York City, NY | 1,192 | 7 | 94 | 2 | 221 | 1 | 6 | 197 | 24 | next day |
| Seattle, WA | 76 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 6 | next day |
| San Francisco, CA | 239 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | next day |
| Boston, MA | 575 | 39 | 19 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 131 | 2 | same or next day |
| Philadelphia, PA | 657 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 76 | 47 | 9 | 96 | 11 | same or next day |
| New Orleans, LA | 284 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 35 | 9 | 1–2 days |
| San Diego, CA | 582 | 3 | 93 | 12 | 52 | 4 | 29 | 38 | 5 | next day |
| Nashville, TN | 168 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 62 | 17 | next day |
| Raleigh, NC | 105 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 67 | 0 | 1–2 days |
| Bellevue, WA | 126 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | next day |
| Mesa, AZ | 72 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | next day |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 67 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1–2 days |
| Montgomery County, MD | 516 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 143 | 38 | 14 | 36 | 2 | same or next day |
“0” means the city's feed doesn't separate that trade or it was quiet during the window (Seattle, Nashville and Raleigh publish building permits only, so trade permits like HVAC and electrical rarely appear there). Chicago and Mesa don't publish ZIP codes, so ZIP filtering isn't available there.
Sample: recent permits in Austin
Real permits issued by the City of Austin in the past few days, one per trade. Every email includes a CSV with all matching permits.
| Issued | Address | ZIP | Trade | Work description | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 1802 Springdale Rd | 78721 | Roofing | Express: roof repair electrical repair… | Abundant Plumbing LLC |
| Oct 1 | 4813 Bridwell Ln | 78754 | HVAC | New construction of 2 story sfr 5 beds 3.5 baths… | Airtron |
| Oct 1 | 6002 Sierra Arbor CT | 78759 | Electrical | BASE: Installing a backup battery system and… | Base Power |
| Oct 1 | 1904 Cullen Ave Bldg 2 | 78757 | Pool | New pool Bldg 2 (with plumbing permit) | Austin Pool Builders |
| Oct 1 | 823 Congress Ave Unit 190 | 78701 | Remodel | Replace finishes in existing business suite. | Qual-Con General… |
| Oct 1 | 5005 Easton Ln | 78617 | New home/ADU | Briscoe 820-Q-L Is a New one-story single-family… | Meritage Homes Corp |
| Sep 30 | 7800 Oteka Cv | 78735 | Solar | Installing a 10kW SolarEdge Battery backup to… | Top Tier Solar Solutions |
| Sep 30 | 10300 Wommack Rd | 78748 | Demo | Total demo of detached structure building 480 sq… | Ash Creek Homes, Inc. |
Simple pricing
Month to month. Cancel anytime from the customer portal. Pick your city, trade and (optionally) ZIP codes at checkout.
One city, one trade
New permits for your city and trade, every weekday morning.
- Choose 1 of 15 cities
- Choose a trade, or all permits
- Optional ZIP code filter
- CSV with every email
- Last 7 days sent the moment you subscribe
All 15 cities, one trade
For suppliers, manufacturers and multi-market contractors.
- Every city on this page
- One trade, or all permits
- Optional ZIP code filter
- One combined email and CSV each weekday
By purchasing you agree to the Terms of Service and Data Use Policy. Already a customer? Manage or cancel.
How it works
Pick your city and trade
At checkout choose one of the 15 cities, your trade (or all permits) and, if you like, the ZIP codes you serve.
We check the city every weekday
Each morning we pull the newest permits from the city's open-data portal, tag them by trade and drop duplicates.
Your leads arrive by email
New permits since your last email, with a CSV. No new permits? No email — plus a short weekly note so you know it's working.
Who uses it
Our promise
Questions
Where does the data come from?
From each city's (or county's) official open-data portal — the same public permit records the city publishes. The source for every city is listed below, and each row in your CSV links back to it.
How quickly do new permits show up?
It depends on the city. Most post a permit the same day or the next morning; New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Raleigh usually run one to two days behind. Some cities backdate a permit when they post it late — we track when each permit first appeared, so you still get it in your next email.
Do you include homeowner names or phone numbers?
No. We never include owner or applicant names, or owner phone numbers or emails, even where a city publishes them. You get the permit address (a public record), the work description and the contractor's company name where the city lists one.
Can I contact the property owners?
Yes, but it's your responsibility to follow the law. Follow the TCPA and the National Do Not Call Registry for calls and texts, CAN-SPAM for email, and your city's door-to-door solicitation and contractor-advertising rules (some require a solicitor permit). Direct mail to the permit address is the safest channel. See the Data Use Policy.
How are trades decided?
From the city's permit type and the work description (for example a Re-Roof permit, a Mechanical permit, or a description that mentions solar modules). A permit can match several trades. “All permits” includes everything except noise like signs, scaffolding and sidewalk sheds.
What if there are no new permits?
We don't send an empty email. If a whole week passes with nothing matching your filter, you get a short note so you know your alert is still running.
Can I filter by ZIP code?
Yes — enter one or more ZIP codes at checkout (comma-separated). Chicago and Mesa don't publish ZIP codes with their permits, so there you get the whole city. Reply to any email to change your ZIP list.
Can I use the data for screening or credit decisions?
No. We aren't a consumer reporting agency, and the data can't be used for credit, insurance, employment or housing decisions.
How do I cancel?
Anytime, from the customer portal link in every email. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the month you've paid for.
Sources
- City of Austin Open Data: Issued Construction Permits — Austin, TX (Socrata)
- City of Chicago Data Portal: Building Permits — Chicago, IL (Socrata)
- NYC Open Data: DOB NOW Approved Permits — New York City, NY (Socrata)
- Seattle Open Data: Building Permits — Seattle, WA (Socrata)
- DataSF: Building Permits — San Francisco, CA (Socrata)
- Analyze Boston: Approved Building Permits — Boston, MA (CKAN)
- OpenDataPhilly: L&I Building and Zoning Permits — Philadelphia, PA (Carto)
- DataNOLA: Permits (BLDS) — New Orleans, LA (Socrata)
- City of San Diego Open Data: Development Permits (approvals issued) — San Diego, CA (CSV)
- Nashville Open Data: Building Permits Issued — Nashville, TN (ArcGIS)
- Raleigh Open Data: Building Permits — Raleigh, NC (ArcGIS)
- City of Bellevue Open Data: Permits — Bellevue, WA (ArcGIS)
- Mesa Open Data: Building Permits — Mesa, AZ (Socrata)
- Open Data BR: EBR Building Permits — Baton Rouge, LA (Socrata)
- dataMontgomery: Residential, Mechanical and Electrical Permits — Montgomery County, MD (Socrata)
- SANDAG regional address points — San Diego site addresses and ZIPs for permits listed by parcel number