# NYC Construction & Property Leads (`canada-dd/nyc-construction-property-leads`) Actor

Daily NYC construction sales leads from NYC Open Data: DOB NOW job filings (early-stage, before permits) and approved permits. Address, BBL/BIN, job type, estimated cost, owner & applicant business, licence no., lead score. $0.005 per lead.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/canada-dd/nyc-construction-property-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Yurii Domaranskyi](https://apify.com/canada-dd) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Real estate
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$5.00 / 1,000 leads

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## NYC Construction & Property Leads

Daily **construction sales leads for New York City** from official NYC Open Data (Department of Buildings, DOB NOW):

- **DOB NOW job filings** – the *earliest* signal: new buildings, alterations and demolitions as soon as they are filed, often weeks before a permit is issued and before trades are locked in. Flagged `early_stage: true` while still in review.
- **DOB NOW approved permits** – issued work permits by trade (general construction, plumbing, mechanical, structural, solar, sprinklers, scaffolds, sidewalk sheds…).

Each lead includes: source, filing/permit number, status, early-stage flag, filing/issue date, borough, address, ZIP, **BBL & BIN**, job type / work type, work description, **estimated job cost**, **owner business name**, **applicant / contractor business name and licence number**, coordinates, and a simple **lead score** (0–100: cost + recency + early stage). Results are sorted by score.

Great for GCs and subcontractors, building-material suppliers, MEP/solar/HVAC firms, expediters, insurers, lenders, architects and commercial real-estate teams.

### Pricing

Pay-per-event: **$0.005 per lead** (record returned). Use `maxItems` to cap cost – 200 leads = $1.

### Input examples

New buildings filed in Brooklyn & Queens in the last 14 days, $1M+:

```json
{"sources": ["filings"], "daysBack": 14, "boroughs": ["Brooklyn", "Queens"], "jobTypes": ["New Building"], "minEstimatedCost": 1000000}
```

Plumbing and mechanical permits issued this week in Manhattan:

```json
{"sources": ["permits"], "boroughs": ["Manhattan"], "workTypes": ["Plumbing", "Mechanical Systems"]}
```

Everything from the last 7 days (default): `{}`

### Output example

```json
{"source": "DOB NOW job filing", "id": "B00123456-I1", "status": "Plan Examiner Review", "early_stage": true,
 "date": "2026-10-06", "borough": "Brooklyn", "address": "123 EXAMPLE STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11211",
 "bbl": "3023450012", "bin": "3061234", "job_type": "New Building", "estimated_cost": 2400000,
 "owner_business_name": "EXAMPLE DEVELOPMENT LLC", "applicant_business_name": "EXAMPLE ARCHITECTS PC",
 "applicant_license": "012345", "lead_score": 90}
```

### Privacy

Only business information is returned. Names, phone numbers and email addresses of individual people (owners, applicants, filing representatives, permittees) are **not** output; phone numbers and emails inside work descriptions are redacted. Business names and professional licence numbers are kept. Comply with CAN-SPAM, TCPA and applicable laws when using leads for outreach.

### Data source & attribution

Data from [NYC Open Data](https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/), published by the NYC Department of Buildings: [DOB NOW: Build – Job Application Filings](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/w9ak-ipjd) and [DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/rbx6-tga4). Used under the [NYC Open Data Terms of Use](https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/overview/#termsofuse). Records are normalized and filtered by this actor; personal contact fields are removed. Data is updated daily by the City and may lag.

### Disclaimer

Not affiliated with or endorsed by the City of New York or NYC DOB. Data is provided "as is" and may be incomplete, delayed or inaccurate; verify with DOB before relying on it. Not legal, financial or real-estate advice.

# Actor input Schema

## `sources` (type: `array`):

Which DOB NOW datasets to pull

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Filing date / permit issue date within the last N days

## `boroughs` (type: `array`):

Leave empty for all

## `jobTypes` (type: `array`):

Filings only. Leave empty for all

## `workTypes` (type: `array`):

Permits only, exact DOB values e.g. General Construction, Plumbing, Mechanical Systems, Structural, Foundation, Solar, Sprinklers, Full Demolition

## `minEstimatedCost` (type: `integer`):

Drops records below this estimated job cost

## `includeEarlyStage` (type: `boolean`):

Include filings still in review (not yet approved/permitted) – the earliest signals

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on records (and cost)

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sources": [
    "filings",
    "permits"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "includeEarlyStage": true,
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `leads` (type: `string`):

Filing and permit lead records

## `fullResults` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sources": [
        "filings",
        "permits"
    ],
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxItems": 200
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("canada-dd/nyc-construction-property-leads").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "sources": [
        "filings",
        "permits",
    ],
    "daysBack": 7,
    "maxItems": 200,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("canada-dd/nyc-construction-property-leads").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sources": [
    "filings",
    "permits"
  ],
  "daysBack": 7,
  "maxItems": 200
}' |
apify call canada-dd/nyc-construction-property-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,canada-dd/nyc-construction-property-leads"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/1svMXbVSqBkavSSNY/builds/tOLV9OELtVvU0jZSI/openapi.json