Equipment and crane rental work coming up in Austin
516 projects in Austin 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.
Projects that fit, from the last 30 days
A few of the 516, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- Austin Convention Center Redevelopment and ExpansionNew office buildingPermit · Under construction
- Crossroads RedevelopmentNew multifamilyPermit · Under construction
- RBI Austin YDFNew school or civic buildingPermit · Approved
- Project ToasterNew manufacturing buildingPermit · Under construction
- Ventnor Avenue (2305-2309 Rio Grande Apartments)New multifamilyPermit · Proposed
- Project JuniperNew industrial buildingPermit · Proposed
- School of Civic Leadership (BIO Building Renovation)Renovation of a buildingPermit · Proposed
- Spirit Drive Industrial 2.0 (Project Phantom)New industrial buildingPermit · Proposed
When equipment and crane rental gets bought
Equipment is rented before site work starts, and tower cranes and hoists go up early on tall buildings.
Big new permits, construction starts, site plans and tower crane filings with the FAA.
The busiest GCs in Austin
Named on the most building permits over the last 90 days. They buy the equipment and crane rental, or hire the sub who does.
- 1Paradisa Homes, LLC49 permits
- 2Clark Wilson Builders INC.35 permits
- 3Trophy Signature Homes33 permits
- 4Landmark Electric INC30 permits
- 5OHT Construction LLC28 permits
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- How do equipment rental, crane, hoist and scaffold companies find new projects in Austin?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Big new permits, construction starts, site plans and tower crane filings with the FAA. 516 projects in Austin 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 Austin?
- Over the last 90 days, Paradisa Homes, LLC (49 permits), Clark Wilson Builders INC. (35) and Trophy Signature Homes (33) are named on the most Austin building permits. The full list is in the most active contractors report.
- Where does this count come from?
- Groundbreak reads permits, site plan and zoning cases, TDLR registrations, JETI plant applications and FAA height filings in Austin 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 12, 2026, 4:37 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 Austin's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.