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Search building permit records across major US cities (NYC, Chicago, LA, SF, Seattle, Austin, Denver). Find active construction projects with contractor names, owner info, project values, and permit status. Ideal for construction sales, subcontractor outreach, and real estate market research.

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Building Permits & Construction Leads - Multi-City

Extract building permit data and construction leads from 10 major US cities using official Socrata open data APIs. No API key, no authentication, no scraping — clean structured data straight from city open data portals.

What This Gives You

New construction leads — catch projects before competitors do
Contractor intelligence — who is building what, where
Property owner data — direct outreach targets for suppliers, lenders, and service vendors
Project cost estimates — qualify leads by deal size before you call
GPS coordinates — map every active project in your territory

Supported Cities

Key	City	State
`nyc`	New York City	NY
`chicago`	Chicago	IL
`la`	Los Angeles	CA
`sf`	San Francisco	CA
`houston`	Houston	TX
`seattle`	Seattle	WA
`denver`	Denver	CO
`portland`	Portland	OR
`austin`	Austin	TX
`miami`	Miami-Dade	FL

Input

Field	Type	Description
`city`	string	City key from the table above (required)
`permitType`	string	Optional partial-match filter (e.g. `"new building"`, `"electrical"`)
`dateFrom`	string	Start of issue date range `YYYY-MM-DD`
`dateTo`	string	End of issue date range `YYYY-MM-DD`
`maxResults`	integer	Max records to return (default 100, max 50000)

Output Fields

Each record is normalized to a consistent schema regardless of city:

Field	Description
`permitNumber`	Permit or job number
`permitType`	Permit category (New Building, Alteration, Electrical, etc.)
`status`	Current permit status
`issueDate`	Date permit was issued
`expirationDate`	Permit expiration date
`address`	Property street address
`city`	City name
`state`	Two-letter state code
`description`	Scope of work description
`estimatedCost`	Estimated project value
`contractor`	Contractor company name
`owner`	Property owner name
`latitude`	GPS latitude
`longitude`	GPS longitude

Example Use Cases

Building material suppliers — target contractors with active large-value permits
Lenders and title companies — monitor new construction volume by neighborhood
Real estate investors — track renovation activity by zip code
Roofing, HVAC, and plumbing contractors — find new building projects before the GC is locked in
Commercial real estate brokers — identify businesses expanding or relocating

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official city open data portals via the Socrata API:

Data is public record. No login or API key required.

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