Equipment and crane rental work coming up in Atlanta

Projects that fit, from the last 30 days

A few of the 108, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.

• Grady South Medical CampusHealthcare buildingProposed
• Edgeconnex ATL02 - DH4 & PP3Renovation of a buildingPermit · Approved
• Alexan 1280-Parking DeckNew multifamilyPermit · Approved
• Chamblee Park - Revision 1New multifamilyPermit · Approved
• Atlanta Youth AcademySite work for a buildingPermit · Approved
• Atlanta Botanical Garden ExpansionRenovation of a school or civic buildingPermit · Approved
• The CTRRenovation of a buildingPermit · Under construction
• Floor 4 Core AlterationsRenovation of an office buildingPermit · Approved

The busiest GCs in Atlanta

Named on the most building permits over the last 90 days. They buy the equipment and crane rental, or hire the sub who does.

1. 1Casteel Heating & Cooling LLC*6 permits
2. 2M.D. Contracting Solutions LLC5 permits
3. 3Top Tier Solar Solutions5 permits
4. 4Tesla Energy Operations INC2 permits
5. 5Envirospark Energy Solutions LLC2 permits

Questions

How do equipment rental, crane, hoist and scaffold companies find new projects in Atlanta?

Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Big new permits, construction starts, site plans and tower crane filings with the FAA. 108 projects in Atlanta fit equipment rental, crane, hoist and scaffold companies in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or a site plan on the public record, at $2M and up, houses left out, in the phases where equipment and crane rental gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.

When does a GC buy equipment and crane rental on a job?

Equipment is rented before site work starts, and tower cranes and hoists go up early on tall buildings.

Which general contractors are building the most in Atlanta?

Over the last 90 days, Casteel Heating & Cooling LLC* (6 permits), M.D. Contracting Solutions LLC (5) and Top Tier Solar Solutions (5) are named on the most Atlanta building permits. The full list is in the most active contractors report.

Where does this count come from?

Groundbreak reads permits, planning cases, DeKalb deeds & loans and FAA height filings in Atlanta every day and groups them into projects. This page counts the projects at the stages a rental company watches, the same count sign-up shows for the same picks. It was computed Nov 11, 2026, 2:55 AM Eastern and updates daily.

What does Groundbreak cost?

Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. The names, phones and figures on every record are Pro. There is no free trial. Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime.

Can I ask ChatGPT or Claude for this?

Yes, with Pro. Groundbreak runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants can search Atlanta's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.

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Guides

• The sign is the last thing a tenant buys: an Atlanta sign shop's playbook for finish-out permits →
• Atlanta building permits and planning cases: what the city and DeKalb County publish, and how to read them →
• Construction lead services compared, 2026: Dodge, ConstructConnect, BuildCentral, Shovels and the public record →