Live permit intelligence

Know what's being built before ground breaks

BuildSignal transforms public permit data into real-time alerts for residents and high-quality leads for contractors. One dataset, two powerful products.

Charlottesville Permit Feed
Updated every 6 hours
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New Construction Permit 1123 Grove St · Residential Addition
$125,000
0.32 mi
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Deck Construction 402 Park St · Outdoor Build
$48,000
1.2 mi
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Roof Replacement 780 Cherry Ave · Residential
$18,500
0.8 mi

Two products. One dataset.

Public permit data serves both the people who live near construction and the people who build it.

For Residents

Neighborhood Watch, Rebuilt

Set your address. Choose your radius. Get alerts when permits are filed near your home. No more surprises.

  • ✓ Proximity-based permit alerts
  • ✓ Filter by type: new builds, renovations, demolitions
  • ✓ Neighborhood activity dashboard
  • ✓ Construction timeline tracking
For Contractors

Leads That Actually Signal Intent

Every permit filed is a real project with a real budget. Filter by trade, value, and distance to find your next job.

  • ✓ Trade-specific opportunity feeds
  • ✓ Permit value and ROI projections
  • ✓ Predictive opportunity scoring
  • ✓ Service area filtering

Public data in, intelligence out

Three steps from raw city records to actionable signals.

01

Ingest

Pull permit and parcel data from Charlottesville and Albemarle County ArcGIS APIs every 6 hours.

02

Normalize

Geocode, categorize, and score every permit. Match it against resident watch areas and builder profiles.

03

Deliver

Push alerts to residents. Surface scored opportunities to contractors. Both sides win from the same data.

Powered by open data from Charlottesville GIS Albemarle County GIS ArcGIS REST APIs

Every city publishes this data. Nobody uses it well.

BuildSignal starts in Charlottesville. The playbook works in any city with an ArcGIS endpoint. One dataset, two audiences, every municipality in America.