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HVAC work coming up in New York

389 projects in New York fit HVAC distributors, equipment reps and mechanical 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 HVAC gets bought.

By Max Gillespie · Updated
Counted Nov 11, 2026, 2:26 AM ET · updates daily

Projects that fit, from the last 30 days

A few of the 389, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.

When HVAC gets bought

Mechanical is bought early on big jobs, because rooftop units, chillers and air handlers take months to arrive.

On 191 Miami jobs we measured, the HVAC permit landed a median 26 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 210.

New building permits and construction starts for apartments, offices, hotels, hospitals and schools.

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Questions

How do HVAC distributors, equipment reps and mechanical contractors find new projects in New York?
Watch the public record, not the bid boards. New building permits and construction starts for apartments, offices, hotels, hospitals and schools. 389 projects in New York fit HVAC distributors, equipment reps and mechanical 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 HVAC gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
When does a GC buy HVAC on a job?
Mechanical is bought early on big jobs, because rooftop units, chillers and air handlers take months to arrive. On 191 Miami jobs we measured, the HVAC permit landed a median 26 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 210.
How do I find out which sub won the job in New York?
New York 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 HVAC.
Where does this count come from?
Groundbreak reads building permits naming owner, architect and GC, subs on trade permits, deeds with the price, loans with the lender, rezonings and land use applications, landmarks and BSA approvals, affordable housing starts, city construction awards, public works payrolls and FAA height filings in New York 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, 2:26 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 New York's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.

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