Electrical work coming up in Detroit
294 projects in Detroit fit electrical distributors, gear suppliers and electrical contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start, a sub hired on a trade permit or a site plan on the public record, at $1M and up, houses left out, in the phases where electrical gets bought.
Projects that fit, from the last 30 days
A few of the 294, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- Hudson's DetroitNew hotelStarted · Under construction
- Henry Ford Health & MSU Health Sciences Research CenterNew healthcare buildingStarted · Under construction
- MDHHS New Psychiatric HospitalNew healthcare buildingStarted · Under construction
- University of Michigan Center for InnovationNew school or civic buildingStarted · Under construction
- Macomb County CIACNew school or civic buildingStarted · Under construction
- General Motors VVA FacilityNew manufacturing buildingStarted · Under construction
- The Metropolitan on South UNew mixed-use buildingPermit · Approved
- Russell Woods Senior - 4pctA sub just pulled the electrical permit · they buy the materialSubs hired · Under construction
When electrical gets bought
The electrical sub is hired early. Conduit goes in with the slab, and switchgear is ordered months before it is set.
On 325 Miami jobs we measured, the electrical permit landed a median 12 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 74.
New building permits and construction starts, and on jobs that publish them, the electrical permit that names the sub.
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- How do electrical distributors, gear suppliers and electrical contractors find new projects in Detroit?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. New building permits and construction starts, and on jobs that publish them, the electrical permit that names the sub. 294 projects in Detroit fit electrical distributors, gear suppliers and electrical contractors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start, a sub hired on a trade permit or a site plan on the public record, at $1M and up, houses left out, in the phases where electrical gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
- When does a GC buy electrical on a job?
- The electrical sub is hired early. Conduit goes in with the slab, and switchgear is ordered months before it is set. On 325 Miami jobs we measured, the electrical permit landed a median 12 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 74.
- How do I find out which sub won the job in Detroit?
- Detroit publishes trade permits, and each one names the sub who pulled it. Radar shows them the day they file, so you can call the sub who now buys the electrical.
- Where does this count come from?
- Groundbreak reads permits, subs on trade permits, deeds with the price, loans with the lender, notices of commencement, City Council land sales, rezonings and tax incentives, SEMCOG development tracker and FAA height filings in Detroit every day and groups them into projects. This page counts the projects at the stages a supplier watches, the same count sign-up shows for the same picks. It was computed Nov 11, 2026, 3:34 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 Detroit's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.