Commercial-construction permit data, built for go-to-market.

Frequently asked about commercial-construction permits.

What permits does PermitCore consider commercial?

Classified permits land in exactly one cohort. Commercial classification is informed by IBC occupancy groups — Group B (office), M (mercantile), A-2 (assembly), S (storage), F (factory) — alongside permit scope and work-type signals (some cohorts are defined by occupancy, others by scope). Mixed-use multifamily routes to its own cohorts; civic and industrial are separate categories.

How granular are the commercial cohorts today?

8 cohorts cover the commercial vertical end-to-end — alteration, MEP, HVAC, new construction, shell-only, demolition, signage, pool. As of June 2026, HVAC has been broken out of the MEP rollup for sales-ops queries that need just the heating-and-cooling slice (overlap-free reclassification: permits move from commercial_mep into commercial_hvac at source-metro regen, so cross-metro totals stay reconcilable). Re-roofing and envelope work continue to classify in commercial_alteration today; finer sub-cohorts roll out as classifier precision lands per metro.

Which metros have the deepest commercial coverage today?

Per-cohort depth varies by metro. San Francisco leads commercial_alteration (243K permits in metro), Austin leads commercial_mep (429K) and Austin leads commercial_pool (17K), New York City leads commercial_hvac (4,777), New York City leads commercial_new (27K) and New York City leads commercial_demolition (50K), Chicago leads commercial_signage (54K). Each metro count is its own classified volume; every cohort × metro landing page also surfaces its current count.

How fresh is the data?

Two signals, displayed side-by-side on every cohort × metro page. Source-data freshness — "Latest permit: {date} ({N}d ago)" — is the issued date of the most recent permit we hold for that metro and cohort; it tells you whether new permits are landing for the slice you care about. Index rebuilt — "index rebuilt {date}" — is when our pipeline last recomputed the artifacts that back the page; it tells you when we last looked. We display both because a quiet cohort (no recent issued permits) does not mean a stale index. Older history is queryable via the API once you sign up.

Can I integrate this into my CRM?

Yes. Every permit returns as JSON via /v1/permits — address, scope, contractor, status, geocode, provenance, DQ flags, cohort, and (for NYC) PLUTO geometry are all queryable per row. Pro tier ($89/mo) includes 100K API calls/month and unlimited exports. Self-serve checkout; no sales call required.