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How to Look Up New Building Permits in Austin, and Find Who Pulled Them

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Austin's building permits are public. The data is published on the City of Austin open data portal, dataset "Issued Construction Permits" (3syk-w9eu), and each record carries the contractor's company name (on about 90% of permits), the contractor's phone, the work class (new, remodel, addition, demolition) and the total job valuation. In H1 2026 the city issued 14,914 permits. The permit tells you a project exists and who filed it; it does not tell you the stage, the person who awards your trade, or how to reach them. That last step is what Builtie adds.

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The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.

Search the City of Austin open data portal, dataset "Issued Construction Permits" (3syk-w9eu). Filter on issue date and work type, then sort by value where the city publishes it.

What each permit tells you

Each record carries the contractor's company name (on about 90% of permits), the contractor's phone, the work class (new, remodel, addition, demolition) and the total job valuation. Austin also issues separate trade permits (electrical, plumbing, mechanical), each naming the trade contractor.

Traps in the data

A same-named dataset on the portal has no contractor fields; use 3syk-w9eu. Austin states a construction cost on only about 7% of permits, so do not filter on value.

From a permit to a conversation

Turning a Austin permit into a lead 1 Filter to new builds and major renovations Skip repairs and small alterations 2 Check the stage against your trade's window See when each trade is hired 3 Identify the builder The contractor, applicant or owner field, then the operating company 4 Find the person who awards your trade Owner at a small builder; estimator or PM at a GC 5 Reach out before buyout One message naming the project

Builtie does steps 1 to 5 every day for Austin.

City guide: construction leads in Austin. Report: Austin H1 2026. Other cities: Building permit lookup: Miami-Dade, Building permit lookup: New York City, Building permit lookup: Nashville, Building permit lookup: Chicago, Building permit lookup: Seattle, Building permit lookup: Los Angeles, Building permit lookup: Vancouver, Building permit lookup: Calgary.

Plans and coverage

Builtie's Starter plan is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds the LinkedIn and email outreach you run yourself. Opening a project spends one credit, and the decision makers, emails, phones and AI call script inside it are included. Your monthly credits reset at each renewal, and extra credit packs are valid for 30 days. The free trial runs 7 days with 10 projects. Custom, where Builtie's team runs the outreach for you, starts from CAD $1,500 a month on top of a Growth seat.

Builtie covers North America, with its deepest permit and contact data in the Greater Toronto Area, where it started. How much a city yields depends on what that municipality publishes, so ask for live sample projects in your own city before you buy.

Frequently asked questions

How do I look up building permits in Austin?

Use the City of Austin open data portal, dataset "Issued Construction Permits" (3syk-w9eu). Filter by issue date and work type.

Do Austin permits show the contractor?

Each record carries the contractor's company name (on about 90% of permits), the contractor's phone, the work class (new, remodel, addition, demolition) and the total job valuation.

How much does Builtie cost?

Starter is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects plus LinkedIn and email outreach; 7-day free trial with 10 projects. Billed monthly.