Commercial construction project leads
A large commercial job pulls its building permit.
$20,480,184,796
in building permits, one value per job site. 13 of the largest US cities and counties, 60 days.
Building permit leads for trades and suppliers
A building permit issues, naming the contractor, the address and the work.
$1,046,221,148
in reported cost on jobs with a trade still to bid
- Where
- Chicago, 60 days
- Same pull
- 5,998 permits read
- Pulled
The moment
A permit is public weeks before the work starts. It carries the general contractor, the reported cost and a description of the job in the applicant's own words. By the time a crew shows up, most of the bids for subs and materials are settled.
The Massing Model tracks permits as they issue, sorts out the jobs with a trade still to bid, and names the contractor on each one. You see the job while the scope is still open.
Who it's for
- Roofers
- HVAC contractors
- Solar installers
- Pool builders
- Cabinet makers
- Painters and landscapers
- Suppliers and equipment rental selling to contractors
What you get
- Every permitted job in your area with a trade left to bid, sorted by the trades the description calls for
- The contractor named on the permit, plus the other jobs that contractor has on file
- The reported cost and the work described, word for word
- A grade on every job, so the best fits sit at the top
- Jobs where the only name is a national builder or a public body, set aside so you don't waste the call
The outcome
Your estimator quotes against the description the applicant already wrote, before the job is staffed. Your rep calls the contractor with four permits open this month instead of the one who wrapped up last spring.
Questions buyers ask
- Is the dollar figure the price of the job?
- It's the cost the applicant reported on the permit. That's a good read on size, but it isn't an appraisal or a contract price, and we label it that way everywhere it shows.
- Which trades can I pull?
- Roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, solar, pools, cabinets, paint, landscaping and more. The machine reads the work described on each permit, so you get jobs by what the applicant says is being done.
- Does a permit mean the job will start?
- It means the city gave permission. Most permitted jobs go ahead. Some slip and a few never start, so treat the permit date as the job's place in line.
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Interior finish project leads for suppliers and trades
A commercial or apartment job gets its permit, months before the finishes are bought.
$3,930,260,623
in building permits, one value per job site. Los Angeles, 90 days.
New contractor license leads
A new trade shop gets its contractor license, with its bond and liability policy on file.
2,760
trade shops licensed. Washington, 90 days.
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- 1
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- 2
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