Construction leads — for GCs and subs · NYC + Chicago

Bid on construction projects before your competitors know they exist.

Every weekday, a curated feed of new construction projects in your city — graded A+ to B — arrives in your inbox. GCs get pre-issuance filings where no contractor is hired yet. Subs get newly-permitted projects where the GC is known and the trade work is still open.

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New York City
5 boroughs · 31k+ permits
DOB filings + permits, GC + sub leads.
Chicago NEW
77 community areas · 15k+ permits
Pre-approval + active permits, with comp ranges.
46,000+
Active permits tracked
2 cities
NYC + Chicago, more coming
A+ to B
Every lead graded
Daily
Updated every weekday

You're losing jobs to contractors who heard first.

By the time a project shows up on traditional lead databases or you hear about it through a rep, three other GCs have already been on-site. Most lead services sell the same list to everyone, months after the opportunity is cold.

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Lead lists are stale

Traditional lead databases show projects 30–90 days after filing. A GC was already hired weeks ago.

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Cold calling wastes time

Driving past job sites and chatting with supers doesn't scale.

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Marketplace leads race to the bottom

Generic lead marketplaces push price-shoppers and small jobs. Not the projects you want.

How PermitPipeline works

We watch each city's Department of Buildings 24/7 — NYC's DOB NOW system and Chicago's permit + portal feeds. The moment an architect files plans — before any GC is hired — we grade the lead and send it to you.

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We watch the filings

NYC's DOB NOW and Chicago's Department of Buildings publish every construction filing. We pull each city's data every few hours, 24/7, across every borough and community area.

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We grade every lead

Our scoring model rates each project A+ / A / B on project size, permit stage, ownership type, and GC-readiness. Only the top 18% make it to your feed.

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You get them first

Daily email digest at 7am. Full project data, owner name, address, filing status, estimated value. Reach out before the competition does.

Here's what a typical morning looks like

Real A+ leads from the last 30 days of NYC and Chicago filings. These are projects where plans are approved or in final review — and no contractor has been hired yet.

A+Manhattan
1730 Broadway
Alteration — Major · Status: Approved · Owner: Yellowstone Real Estate
$82.1M
Est. project value
A+Manhattan
15 East 26th Street
Alteration — Major · Status: Approved · Owner: Rockrose Development Corp
$5.7M
Est. project value
A+Brooklyn
860 Pacific Street
Alteration — Major · Status: Approved · Owner: Rocklyn Asset Corp
$3.0M
Est. project value

+ 2,523 more A+ leads last month.

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General Contractor pricing

Basic gets you the daily digest. Pro adds the searchable leads database + A+ whales. Annual saves you 2 months.

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GC Basic
$1,490/yr
Save $298 — 2 months free
The daily email digest. A and B graded leads delivered every weekday.
  • Daily email digest (weekdays)
  • A and B graded GC leads
  • 1 city included · add more for $50/mo each
  • Address, owner, value, filing status, DOB link
  • A+ leads ($500K+ whales)
  • Searchable leads database
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14-day free trial, then auto-renews at $149/mo (or $1,490/yr) for your first city · Add more cities anytime from settings · Cancel anytime in your account
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$3,990/yr
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Everything in Basic, plus the searchable database and A+ whales.
  • Everything in GC Basic
  • A+ graded leads ($500K+ projects)
  • Searchable leads database — full history, filters, export
  • 1 city included · add more for $100/mo each
  • Owner mailing address
  • Architect of record (name + firm)
  • Downloadable data (.csv)
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14-day free trial, then auto-renews at $399/mo (or $3,990/yr) for your first city · Add more cities anytime from settings · Cancel anytime in your account

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Why trust this feed

How leads are scored

Every NYC DOB NOW filing is scored on 5 signals against a 230-point scale. A+ leads hit the top of the scale. We show the math so you know what you're paying for.

  • Filing type — new building & major alterations score higher than cosmetic work
  • No GC of record yet score higher than if a contractor's already hired
  • Project value — $500k+ scores higher than a $20k renovation
  • Owner type — commercial/institutional owners score higher than individual homeowners
  • Architect profile — licensed RA/PE filings score higher than owner-filed

Data sourced directly from the public NYC DOB NOW dataset. Updated daily.

Who's behind this

With over 25 years of construction management experience, we built PermitPipeline after years of watching good projects slip away to GCs who heard first — often just because they knew someone at the DOB or got lucky driving past a job site. PermitPipeline fixes that. We're your insider to know what's being built.

  • Runs on public NYC DOB NOW data — no scraping, no grey-area sourcing
  • US-based, secure Stripe-processed billing, no long-term contracts
  • 14-day free trial so you can verify the leads yourself before paying

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Questions

Where does this data come from?
Each city's Department of Buildings publishes its construction filings publicly — NYC through DOB NOW, Chicago through its permit portal and dataset. The raw data is public. What we do is watch it 24/7 across every supported city, filter to projects where no GC is hired yet, grade each lead on 5+ quality signals, and deliver the good ones to your inbox.
How is this different from traditional lead databases?
Traditional lead databases show projects after they're in the pipeline — often 30 to 90 days after filing, when a GC has typically already been chosen. We focus exclusively on the pre-GC moment: plans are filed, approved, but no contractor is listed. That's when a GC can actually win the job.
What does a "lead" include?
Project address, neighborhood (borough in NYC, community area in Chicago), filing type (new building, major alteration, etc.), filing status, estimated project value, owner name, filing date, and a direct link to the city's DOB record. Enough to know whether the project is worth pursuing and who to reach out to.
Do you contact the property owners for us?
No. You do. We give you the data — you decide how to pursue it. Typical play: mail a capabilities packet to the owner, or cold-email the architect of record.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. One click in your account. No phone calls, no "retention specialists." Access continues through the end of your current billing period; no prorated refunds.