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Millwork and doors work coming up in Philadelphia

631 projects in Philadelphia fit cabinet shops and door, frame and hardware suppliers 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 millwork, doors and hardware gets bought.

By Max Gillespie · Updated
Counted Nov 11, 2026, 2:18 AM ET · updates daily

Projects that fit, from the last 30 days

A few of the 631, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.

When millwork, doors and hardware gets bought

Doors, frames and hardware are submitted early and installed late. Casework goes in near the end of interiors.

On 45 Miami jobs we measured, the millwork, doors and hardware permit landed a median 383 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 606.

Construction starts and permits for apartments, hotels, offices, schools and fit-outs.

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Questions

How do cabinet shops and door, frame and hardware suppliers find new projects in Philadelphia?
Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Construction starts and permits for apartments, hotels, offices, schools and fit-outs. 631 projects in Philadelphia fit cabinet shops and door, frame and hardware suppliers 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 millwork, doors and hardware gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
When does a GC buy millwork, doors and hardware on a job?
Doors, frames and hardware are submitted early and installed late. Casework goes in near the end of interiors. On 45 Miami jobs we measured, the millwork, doors and hardware permit landed a median 383 days after the first building permit, and three in four had it by day 606.
How do I find out which sub won the job in Philadelphia?
Philadelphia 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 millwork, doors and hardware.
Where does this count come from?
Groundbreak reads building and zoning permits naming the contractor and owner, subs on trade permits, permit applications months before the permit, Zoning Board appeals, certificates of occupancy, county plan reviews in Delaware and Chester, Montgomery and Delaware County deeds with both parties, Delaware County mortgages with the lender, City deeds and mortgages through August 2026, notices of commencement and furnishing, state grants, air permits and road lettings and FAA height filings in Philadelphia 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, 2:18 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 Philadelphia's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.

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