About PermitBeam

I'm Alex Colombo, an electronics technician and software developer based in Westchester County, NY. I built PermitBeam because I saw a gap: insurance agents and contractors in NYC have no easy way to track what's being built and renovated in their territory.

Every time someone pulls a building permit, it creates an opportunity — for insurance agents to update coverage, for contractors to find leads, for real estate pros to spot market trends. That data is public, but it's scattered across government databases that nobody has time to check.

PermitBeam pulls from official NYC Department of Buildings (DOB NOW) data and Westchester County municipal APIs. The data is updated daily. We don't scrape or estimate — every permit and violation in your digest comes directly from government sources.

Data Sources

Transparency matters. Here's exactly where PermitBeam gets its data.

How It Works

You tell us the ZIP codes you care about. We monitor the government databases daily and compile a digest of every new building permit, renovation filing, and code violation in your territory. You get it in your inbox — clean, organized, and ready to act on.

No login required. No dashboard to learn. Just the data you need, delivered where you already work: your email.

Who It's For

PermitBeam was designed for professionals whose livelihood depends on knowing what's happening in their territory:

Insurance agents who need to know when a client's property is being renovated, or when a new building permit signals a coverage opportunity.

Contractors and subcontractors looking for leads on active job sites and renovation projects in their area.

Real estate professionals tracking market activity, renovation trends, and neighborhood development patterns.