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Austin Commercial Permits

The last 60 days of $1M+ commercial building permits issued in Travis County, scored for heavy-equipment-purchase intent.
Last updated: 2026-05-07 · Refreshes every Monday at 7am Central

This is real data. It's also free. Pulled from the City of Austin Open Data Portal, scored by RigBrain's open-source permit puller, refreshed weekly.

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Permits
5
Total Value
$59.0M
Avg Project
$11.8M
Unique GCs
5
This week's top permits
#1 Score 95 $35.5M Issued 2026-04-30
EXAMPLE GENERAL CONTRACTORS LLC · EXAMPLE PROJECT MANAGER · (512) 555-0100
1234 EXAMPLE BLVD, 78701 · 6 floor(s) · 82,000 sqft
New 6-story commercial office building with steel frame and below-grade parking garage
Why this scored: $20M+ value50K+ sqft6 floorsNew
Likely equipment: Boom LiftsTower CranesCranesConcrete Equipment
#2 Score 85 $12.8M Issued 2026-04-28
SAMPLE BUILDERS INC · DEMO ESTIMATOR · (512) 555-0142
5678 SAMPLE LN, 78745 · 4 floor(s) · 65,000 sqft
4-story tilt wall warehouse shell with concrete site work and asphalt paving
Why this scored: $10M+ value50K+ sqft4 floorsShell
Likely equipment: Boom LiftsCranesConcrete EquipmentMaterial Handling
#3 Score 75 $7.2M Issued 2026-04-25
PLACEHOLDER CONSTRUCTION CO · SAMPLE SUPERINTENDENT · (512) 555-0177
910 PLACEHOLDER DR, 78759 · 2 floor(s) · 18,500 sqft
New 2-story medical office foundation and earthwork
Why this scored: $5M+ value10K+ sqft2 floorsNew
Likely equipment: ExcavatorsDozersLoadersBoom LiftsConcrete Equipment
#4 Score 65 $2.1M Issued 2026-04-22
ILLUSTRATIVE EARTHWORKS · SAMPLE FOREMAN · (512) 555-0199
4321 ILLUSTRATIVE WAY, 78704 · 12,000 sqft
Site work and grading for new commercial pad
Why this scored: $1M+ value10K+ sqftNew
Likely equipment: ExcavatorsDozersLoadersSkid Steers
#5 Score 55 $1.5M Issued 2026-04-20
DEMO CONTRACTORS · EXAMPLE PM · (512) 555-0123
7890 DEMO ST, 78702 · 8,200 sqft
Interior remodel and finish-out for tenant improvement
Why this scored: $1M+ valueAddition and Remodel
Likely equipment: Scissor Lifts

How the score works

Rules-based v1 starting at 50, capped 0–100. Higher score = stronger heavy-equipment-purchase signal.

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Source: City of Austin Open Data Portal, dataset 3syk-w9eu (public domain). Pulled and scored by the open-source austin-permit-puller. RigBrain handles weekly delivery, equipment-line filtering, and contractor enrichment so dealer sales teams don't have to. Built by Nick Kaufman.