| City | Permits filed | High-priority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 1,430 | 598 | View → |
| Chicago | 282 | 55 | View → |
| San Francisco | 271 | 28 | View → |
| Miami-Dade | 130 | 32 | View → |
| Total | 2,113 | 713 |
Based on public permit filings reviewed by PermitPipeline. High-priority means graded A+ or A for contractor fit. Counts reflect available filing data and PermitPipeline's active-project rules as of the updated date.
Sources by city
| City | Primary public sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | NYC Open Data: DOB NOW job filings (dataset w9ak-ipjd) joined with DOB permit issuance (rbx6-tga4), plus the electrical permit feed | Filings appear pre-issuance; a single job can carry multiple related permits. Scope text comes from the job description field. |
| Chicago | Chicago Data Portal building permits (dataset ydr8-5enu), supplemented by the city permit portal | Cancelled permits are excluded. Contact enrichment is partial and clearly labeled where used. |
| San Francisco | DataSF building permits (i98e-djp9) and related electrical/plumbing feeds (3pee-9qhc) | Covers 36 neighborhoods; SF separates Planning approval from Building permits — see our guide. |
| Miami-Dade | Miami-Dade County ArcGIS permit feeds (county and City of Miami) | County + city coverage; 30+ municipal departments exist, and fields vary by source. See the Miami-Dade permit guide. |
Field dictionary
| Field | What it is | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Address | Project street address and borough/neighborhood | All cities |
| Owner / applicant | The party named on the filing | Most filings; varies by jurisdiction |
| Architect / designer | Design professional of record where published | Common in NYC; varies elsewhere |
| GC / permittee | Contractor named on the filing, when one exists yet | Often blank pre-issuance — that absence is itself a signal |
| Scope / description | The work description text on the filing | All cities; detail varies |
| Declared value | Construction value declared by the applicant | Most filings; self-reported, treat as directional |
| Dates & status | Filing date, issuance date, current status | All cities |
| Grade | PermitPipeline's contractor-fit score (A+ down) | All covered filings, re-scored daily |
Definitions
High-priority means graded A+ or A for contractor fit. Grading weighs scope language, declared value, timing, permit type, and team signals (for example, whether a GC is named yet). Grades are recalculated daily per city; they are tuned per metro, not shared across metros.
Pre-issuance means a permit application that has been filed but not yet issued — the earliest stage where a project is public record. See what the pre-bid window is.
Active-project rules exclude stale, cancelled, and duplicate records from the counts shown on this site. Declared values are self-reported by applicants; our timeline and cost articles document their methodology individually.
Counts on this page and across the site are refreshed automatically from the live database. A permit filing is an opportunity signal, not proof a project is open, funded, or awarded.
Related: construction leads from permit filings · NYC · Chicago · San Francisco · Miami-Dade.
Frequently asked
How often is PermitPipeline's data updated?
Daily. Each covered city's public feeds are pulled and re-scored every day, and the live counts shown on this site refresh automatically from the same database.
Which cities does PermitPipeline cover?
New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Miami-Dade County. Each city's data comes from its official public permit records.
What does high-priority mean in PermitPipeline?
High-priority means a filing is graded A+ or A for contractor fit. Grading weighs scope, declared value, timing, permit type, and team signals such as whether a general contractor is named yet. A filing is an opportunity signal, not proof a project is open.
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