Every building permit is a project that needs contractors. Whether you're a sub looking for GCs to work with, or a supplier looking for active job sites, the permit feed tells you exactly where the work is.
Real numbers from the live PermitGrab database. Every count below is current as of today.
PermitGrab tracks 630,636 permits filed in the last 90 days across 111,572 contractor profiles (with 16,301 phone-verified). 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.
For cities with state license data (FL, MN, NY, WA, CA) we attach licensee phone numbers from the official state board. Other cities get DDG-enriched contact info where the public web has it. Phone coverage varies by city.
PermitGrab collection cycles run every 30 minutes against each active city portal. New permits typically appear within 1–2 hours of being filed.
Yes. Every permit is auto-classified into a trade category (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, solar, general construction). The /permits/<city>/<trade> URLs let you drill directly into one trade for one city.
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