CRMs help run existing work; public-record research can help electrical, HVAC, plumbing, low-voltage, fire, and other complementary teams identify where source-published new construction is appearing. PermitGrab organizes supported permit activity with source metadata and CSV export. Contact and owner fields depend on the jurisdiction and record.
Inspect a current city sample for this exact published scope before starting a trial. If the source no longer contains a matching record, the sample says so instead of substituting a generic trade list.
Each market page identifies its public source, newest published record, and available fields before you subscribe.
Design-build, estimating, project-services, and construction-consulting teams often need a practical view of the work a jurisdiction is publishing. PermitGrab organizes that public activity by market and trade so a team can assess patterns, locations, and available named-party fields before deciding what to research.
| Use case | Source-backed input | Decision it can inform |
|---|---|---|
| Market scan | Published project type, date, location, and value where available | Where to spend project-research time |
| Account context | Named permit role where the source provides it | Whether to research an existing relationship |
| Service-area planning | City source, record date, and field coverage | Whether a municipality supports a repeatable workflow |
PermitGrab is not a plan room or bid-management system. It does not claim to provide plans, addenda, bidder lists, private contacts, or invitations to bid. It complements a project team’s existing tools by making supported public municipal records easier to inspect city by city.
Review a source-dated public snapshot in Raleigh, Philadelphia, or St. Louis before choosing a market. For a source-bounded new-construction workflow that keeps the GC, applicant, owner, and contractor roles distinct, see the new-construction project-research guide. For the operational distinction between public-record research and a plan room, see the project-team research guide. The current page shows the source and recent published activity rather than a permanent nationwide claim.
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PermitGrab sits upstream of your CRM. Available records can be exported as CSV for ServiceTitan, JobNimbus, Jobber, Housecall Pro, HubSpot, Pipedrive, or another workflow that accepts CSV. Exported fields depend on what the source and verified enrichment made available for that record.
It can support business-development research and market analysis. Available permit records can indicate published project activity, while source-published permit contacts may support contractor research. Neither establishes that an owner wants a bid or that every contractor in a market appears in the source.
No. Building permits are public records, not exclusive form-fill leads. PermitGrab organizes available public records by market and trade; other people may be able to access the underlying municipal source too.
Freshness varies by municipality and source. Each city page shows its public source, newest published record, and available update cadence. Review those signals for your market rather than assuming every city publishes the same day.
Some sources publish a contractor business name or phone; owner fields can also be available from public property records. Availability varies by city and record, and city pages disclose coverage rather than promising a phone or owner for every permit.
PermitGrab is $149/month flat. No annual contract. Cancel anytime. No per-lead fee, no shared-lead surcharge, no surprises.
Yes. Start a 14-day trial to review the cities and public-record fields that matter to your business. A card is required to start; cancel before the trial ends to avoid the monthly charge. Coverage still varies by market.
Available records can be exported as CSV on Pro for use in a CRM or internal research workflow. Exported fields reflect what the public source and verified enrichment made available for that record.