Practical guides for general contractors and subcontractors who use Department of Buildings filings to find work earlier than the competition.
The pre-permit window is when owners are still picking their GC. Here's how to spot the right filings — and reach owners weeks before the bid list closes.
What the DOB NOW dataset is, what each field means, and how to read a filing's status to decide whether to chase the lead.
Typical timelines from DOB filing to permit issuance, what slows things down, and how to estimate where a project stands.
The retrofit wave is coming. Here's how to spot LL97-driven mechanical and envelope work in DOB filings.
Where Chicago's permit data lives, what to look for in a filing, and how to reach the owner before the GC is picked.
Chicago has 77 Community Areas and 50 Wards, and they don't align. A practical guide to which one to use and when.
Cost benchmarks for typical jobs across all 77 Community Areas, built from the city's permit dataset. Use it to scope a bid.
The four tracks signal project size, timeline, and whether the GC is already on board. A field-by-field guide.
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