Find just-permitted multifamily projects in your territory.

Frequently asked about multifamily permits.

What multifamily permits does PermitCore cover?

Multifamily R-2 work classifies across two segments today. Multifamily Alteration covers permits filed against existing apartment and condo buildings — unit-level reconfigurations, common-area overhauls, structural retrofits, roof replacements, and building systems work. Membership is scoped by the BUILDING rather than by the work type (R-2 occupancy; in New York, DOF building classes C, D, RM and S), so systems and site filings against a qualifying building sit in the segment alongside alteration filings proper; it is the highest-volume multifamily segment in most metros because turnover and aging-stock maintenance dominate filings against existing buildings. Multifamily New Construction covers ground-up apartment buildings, condominium developments, and other 5-unit-and-up structures filtered for R-2 occupancy under the IBC. Single-family and small-multifamily (under 5 units) roll up to residential segments upstream and are not counted here.

How much multifamily permit volume is in the index today?

Across 35 US metros, Multifamily Alteration carries 2.6M classified permits and Multifamily New Construction carries 110K. These are all-time classified counts summed across every indexed metro — the per-segment depth that lets territory and pipeline teams work the existing-stock retrofit cycle and the ground-up development pipeline as distinct motions. Each segment × metro landing page also surfaces its own current count.

Which metros have the deepest multifamily coverage today?

Per-segment depth varies by metro. New York City leads Multifamily Alteration (2.1M permits in metro), and Columbus leads Multifamily New Construction (10K). Each metro count is its own classified volume — never the cross-metro total — and every segment × metro landing page also surfaces its current count.

Can PermitCore tell me which appliance or product brand was installed?

Partly, depending on the trade. Where a manufacturer is named in the permit text we detect and surface it today for HVAC and roofing equipment (see the /brands directory, ≥99% precision on the detected subset) — so mechanical and re-roof work on multifamily buildings can carry a detected brand. Appliance, fixture, and other building-product makers are rarely named in the permit record, so we do not surface those as a brand rail. Everything else we hold — address, scope, contractor, status, geocode, provenance, DQ flags, segment, and (for NYC) PLUTO geometry — is queryable per row. Use the segment × metro + contractor signal to find just-permitted multifamily projects in your territory.

How fresh is the data?

Two signals, displayed side-by-side on every segment × metro page. Source-data freshness — a “Latest permit” date with a days-since count — is the issued date of the most recent permit we hold for that metro and segment; it tells you whether new multifamily permits are landing for the slice you care about. Index rebuilt — a separate “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 segment (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, segment, 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.