US Building & Construction Permit Leads
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US Building & Construction Permit Leads
New building & construction permits from public city open-data (NYC + Chicago), normalized to one schema with project cost, contractor, geocode, and recency-based NEW flags. Public data only.
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Know the moment a construction or renovation project gets a permit. This Actor pulls new building & construction permits from official city open-data portals, normalizes them to one clean schema — with project cost, contractor, address, and geocode — and flags the fresh ones (issued in the last 45 days), so you get high-intent "a project is starting" leads as they happen.
A new permit means imminent spend: materials, equipment, subcontractors, financing, insurance, and services. This is the list of who, where, what, and how much — fresh.
Live coverage: New York City + Chicago. More cities on request. 100% public government data — no logins, no gray areas.
Who uses this
- Building-material suppliers, distributors, equipment rental — reach a project before a competitor does.
- Subcontractors (roofing, solar, HVAC, electrical, plumbing) — a new permit names the project and often the GC.
- Realtors, proptech, appraisers — renovation and new-build signals by address.
- Lenders, insurers, bonding — new projects need financing and coverage.
- Sales teams & researchers — territory prospecting on real, dated, cost-tagged signals.
What's in every record
| Field | Example |
|---|---|
permit_number | B200474472 |
permit_type / work_type | Express Permit Program / Reroofing |
work_description | Scope: roof replacement, 1382 sq ft, asphalt shingles… |
status | issued · active · pending · expired · complete |
est_cost | 20439.36 (where the city reports it) |
change_type | NEW = issued in the last 45 days |
filing_date / issue_date / expiration_date | 2026-06-16 |
address · city · county · state · zip | 6001 W 55th St, Chicago, IL |
lat / lng | geocoded where the city provides it |
contractor_business | the permit-holder business |
source / source_url | provenance for every row |
Export to JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pull via the Apify API into your CRM/warehouse.
Inputs
| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cities / states | Which to include — NY (NYC), IL (Chicago). |
| Filter | Empty = all permits. ["NEW"] = only permits issued in the last 45 days (fresh leads). |
| Max records per city | Cap the volume (and your cost) per run. |
Pricing
Pay per result — you only pay for the records you receive: $0.004 per delivered permit record. Filter to ["NEW"] and that's under half a cent per fresh, cost-tagged project lead. No subscription, no minimums.
Data sources & legality
100% public city open-data APIs, intended for reuse:
- NYC — DOB Permit Issuance (
data.cityofnewyork.us) - Chicago — Building Permits (
data.cityofchicago.org)
Public project/permit records — business and property data, not personal profiles. The Actor exposes the project and the contractor business and omits homeowner personal data. It only touches public endpoints, never logged-in or ToS-gated sources, and rate-limits politely.
FAQ
How fresh is it? As fresh as the city portals — NEW flags any permit issued within the last 45 days.
Which cities? NYC + Chicago now. Want LA, Austin, Houston, or your city next? Request it — adding cities is the roadmap.
Is this AI-generated? The data is real government open-data; an automated pipeline normalizes and de-duplicates it. No fabricated rows, ever.
Can I get only fresh permits? Yes — set the filter to ["NEW"].
