1. Check the market source first
Open the covered-market directory to confirm the jurisdiction, source, and newest published record before relying on timing or volume.
Browse source-backed markets →Use recent public permit activity to research new construction projects and the builders or GCs named where published. An electrician, HVAC business, or supplier can start with a new build, addition, or tenant-improvement record to identify the project team—not to chase companies in the same trade. A permit is project research—not an exclusive lead or a homeowner request for a bid.
Each option starts with the covered market's source, newest published record, and available role fields. A public permit is research context—not a bid, order, or service request.
For design-build, estimating, and business-development teams reviewing public project context by covered market.
Explore this workflow →For product reps, branches, and distributors evaluating source-published construction activity by territory.
Explore this workflow →For teams evaluating source-published new-construction context before independent project research.
Explore this workflow →Use the source receipt and the fields a jurisdiction actually publishes to decide whether a market supports your research workflow. A permit documents a published project record; it does not establish an unawarded package, a service need, or a request for bids.
Open the covered-market directory to confirm the jurisdiction, source, and newest published record before relying on timing or volume.
Browse source-backed markets →New construction, additions, and tenant improvements can be useful starting contexts when those categories or descriptions appear in the publisher’s record.
Builder, contractor, applicant, owner, and contact fields retain the roles assigned by the publisher. Review the named project team without inferring authority, availability, or purchasing intent.
See how PermitGrab interprets source fields →Permit records dated in the last 7 days. Available contractor, owner, and contact fields vary by public source and market.
| Date | City | Trade | Contractor | Phone | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | Hollywood, FL | Roofing | R••• E•••••• | (954) •••-••32 | — |
| 2026-09-23 | Hollywood, FL | Plumbing | H••••• D•• I•• P••••••• & A•• C••••••• LLC | (305) •••-••69 | — |
| 2026-09-23 | Hollywood, FL | Roofing | M••••• C••••••• LLC | (954) •••-••33 | — |
| 2026-09-23 | Lincoln / Lancaster County, NE | Electrical | A•• E••••••• LLC | (402) •••-••54 | — |
| 2026-09-22 | Anaheim, CA | Interior Renovation | W••• C••••• D••••• C••••• | (714) •••-••63 | $30,000 |
| 2026-09-22 | Brownsville, TX | New Construction | S•••• C••••••• S••••••• LLC | (956) •••-••63 | — |
Review the source date and available fields for each market before subscribing.
Database totals are refreshed regularly. Review each market page for the source date, jurisdiction, and fields currently available before using the records.
PermitGrab tracks 1,052,994 permit records dated in the last 90 days across 166,564 contractor profiles (with 81,662 with a phone number where a public source or permitted enrichment provides one). Filter by city, trade, or permit type to find exactly where the work is.
New construction, additions, renovations, demolitions, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, and solar. The permit record carries the work description, project value, and square footage where the city publishes them.
A record may include a contractor business, a published phone number, or neither. PermitGrab displays contact details only where the municipal source or a verified public-record match supports them; coverage varies by city and is shown on the market page.
Timing follows the publisher, not a universal clock. Check the newest published record on the city page before relying on a market for time-sensitive outreach.
You can browse records by trade and permit type. PermitGrab groups records into trade categories from published permit fields and descriptions when they support that classification; the /permits/<city>/<trade> URLs let you drill into one trade for one city.
Start with new construction, additions, or tenant improvements that may involve complementary work, then research the project team named in the public record. A permit does not establish that a subcontract package is unawarded or that the project needs a particular service.
No. PermitGrab organizes public building records for project research. A permit is not an exclusive opportunity or proof that a property owner is requesting bids. Use the published source date, project detail, and available fields to decide whether a record fits your prospecting workflow.
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