Steel and rebar work coming up in Nashville
97 projects in Nashville fit rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors 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 steel and rebar gets bought.
Projects that fit, from the last 30 days
A few of the 97, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- Tennessee Department of Safety Headquarters at Cockrill BendNew school or civic buildingPermit · Under construction
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee HeadquartersNew buildingPermit · Under construction
- Stevenson Center 6 (SC6)New school or civic buildingPermit · Under construction
- Old Hickory Logistics CenterNew industrial buildingPermit · Under construction
- Airpark Commerce Center Phase 2Shell buildingPermit · Approved
- Courtyard by Marriott Nashville The GulchHotelStarted · Approved
- Tinnin RoadSiteProposed
- VA NashvilleSiteApproved
When steel and rebar gets bought
Rebar goes in with the foundation, right after the start. Structural steel and misc metals follow once the foundation is in.
On 13 Miami jobs we measured, the steel and rebar permit landed a median 308 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 461.
Construction starts and new permits for big structures: towers, warehouses, parking decks and plants.
The busiest GCs in Nashville
Named on the most building permits over the last 90 days. They buy the steel and rebar, or hire the sub who does.
- 1Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical DBA Hiller Ll57 permits
- 2Lee Company29 permits
- 3Airstream Heating & Cooling LLC16 permits
- 4E & W Electrical Solutions LLC15 permits
- 5Pioneer Heating, Cooling, Electrical & Plumbing LLC14 permits
In ChatGPT or Claude
With Pro, ask your AI assistant for steel and rebar jobs in Nashville and it reads Groundbreak for you, names included. It works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any app that takes an MCP server.
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- How do rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors find new projects in Nashville?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Construction starts and new permits for big structures: towers, warehouses, parking decks and plants. 97 projects in Nashville fit rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors 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 steel and rebar gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
- When does a GC buy steel and rebar on a job?
- Rebar goes in with the foundation, right after the start. Structural steel and misc metals follow once the foundation is in. On 13 Miami jobs we measured, the steel and rebar permit landed a median 308 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 461.
- How do I find out which sub won the job in Nashville?
- Nashville 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 steel and rebar.
- Which general contractors are building the most in Nashville?
- Over the last 90 days, Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical DBA Hiller Ll (57 permits), Lee Company (29) and Airstream Heating & Cooling LLC (16) are named on the most Nashville building permits. The full list is in the most active contractors report.
- Where does this count come from?
- Groundbreak reads permits, subs on trade permits, Planning Commission cases, sales and FAA height filings in Nashville 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 12, 2026, 4:26 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 Nashville's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.