# NYC Building Job Filing Leads - Owners, Architects & Cost (`pink_comic/nyc-dob-job-filing-leads`) Actor

Search 975k NYC Department of Buildings DOB NOW job filings (updated daily): job type, status, filing/approval/permit dates, job description, estimated cost, address, borough, owner type and name, owner business, applicant architect/engineer with license, and filing representative.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pink_comic/nyc-dob-job-filing-leads.md
- **Developed by:** [Ava Torres](https://apify.com/pink_comic) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Agents
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 job filings

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

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

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## NYC Building Job Filing Leads - Owners, Architects & Cost

Search the **NYC Department of Buildings DOB NOW: Build Job Application Filings** on NYC Open Data (about 975,000 filings, updated daily, 168k page views). Job filings come **before the permit**, so this is the earliest public signal of a construction project in New York City.

Each result includes:

- job filing number, **job type** (new building, alteration, demolition) and filing status
- filing, approval, first permit, sign-off and status dates
- **job description**, **estimated cost**, floor area, building type, dwelling units and stories
- address, borough, ZIP, block, lot, BIN, BBL and neighborhood
- **owner type, owner name and owner business**
- **applicant architect/engineer** name, title (RA/PE), license number, firm and address
- **filing representative (expediter)** name, firm and address

Newest filings first. No API key, no CAPTCHA. Pricing: **$0.002 per filing + $0.0001 start**.

```json
{ "jobTypes": ["New Building"], "boroughs": ["Brooklyn"], "filedAfter": "2026-10-01", "maxResults": 500 }
```

```json
{ "jobKeywords": ["solar"], "filingStatuses": ["Approved"] }
```

### Use cases

Early construction leads for general contractors, subcontractors, building suppliers, elevator, HVAC, solar, sprinkler and facade firms; developer and architect prospecting; NYC construction market research.

### Limits

New York City only and DOB NOW filings only (older BIS-era jobs are not included). Estimated cost is the filer's estimate. Owner phone and email are not published. Names are matched as substrings.

### Related

- [NYC DOB Licensed Contractor Leads](https://apify.com/pink_comic/nyc-dob-licensed-contractor-leads)
- [Building Permits Construction Leads (US cities)](https://apify.com/pink_comic/building-permits-construction-leads)

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Quick single business name search across the owner business, applicant (architect/engineer) business and filing representative business (contains match). Leave blank for the newest filings.

## `names` (type: `array`):

Owner, applicant or filing representative business names, contains match, case-insensitive.

## `filedAfter` (type: `string`):

Optional YYYY-MM-DD filing date.

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

'Manhattan', 'Brooklyn', 'Queens', 'Bronx', 'Staten Island'.

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

Contains match, e.g. 'New Building', 'Alteration', 'Alteration CO', 'Full Demolition'.

## `filingStatuses` (type: `array`):

Contains match, e.g. 'Approved', 'Permit Entire', 'Plan Examiner Review', 'Objections', 'LOC Issued'.

## `ownerTypes` (type: `array`):

Contains match, e.g. 'Corporation', 'Individual', 'Partnership', 'Non-Profit', 'Condo'.

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

Exact 5-digit property ZIP codes, e.g. '11211'.

## `jobKeywords` (type: `array`):

Contains match on the job description, e.g. 'solar', 'elevator', 'sprinkler', 'facade', 'restaurant'.

## `jobFilingNumbers` (type: `array`):

Exact DOB NOW job filing numbers for lookup, e.g. 'B00319790-I1'.

## `bins` (type: `array`):

Exact 7-digit NYC building identification numbers.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total paid dataset items, split across search terms. The default returns 10 filings (about $0.0201 including the start event).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "",
  "names": [],
  "filedAfter": "",
  "boroughs": [],
  "jobTypes": [],
  "filingStatuses": [],
  "ownerTypes": [],
  "zipCodes": [],
  "jobKeywords": [],
  "jobFilingNumbers": [],
  "bins": [],
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Dataset items.

# 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 = {
    "query": "",
    "names": [],
    "filedAfter": "",
    "boroughs": [],
    "jobTypes": [],
    "filingStatuses": [],
    "ownerTypes": [],
    "zipCodes": [],
    "jobKeywords": [],
    "jobFilingNumbers": [],
    "bins": [],
    "maxResults": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("pink_comic/nyc-dob-job-filing-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 = {
    "query": "",
    "names": [],
    "filedAfter": "",
    "boroughs": [],
    "jobTypes": [],
    "filingStatuses": [],
    "ownerTypes": [],
    "zipCodes": [],
    "jobKeywords": [],
    "jobFilingNumbers": [],
    "bins": [],
    "maxResults": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("pink_comic/nyc-dob-job-filing-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 '{
  "query": "",
  "names": [],
  "filedAfter": "",
  "boroughs": [],
  "jobTypes": [],
  "filingStatuses": [],
  "ownerTypes": [],
  "zipCodes": [],
  "jobKeywords": [],
  "jobFilingNumbers": [],
  "bins": [],
  "maxResults": 10
}' |
apify call pink_comic/nyc-dob-job-filing-leads --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pink_comic/nyc-dob-job-filing-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/f9M7pdG3HoQv9lXbP/builds/Zy7dy2gouqbLBdX9b/openapi.json