Equipment and crane rental work coming up in Pittsburgh
456 projects in Pittsburgh 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 456, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- Terminal Modernization Program at Pittsburgh International AirportRenovation of a buildingPermit · Completed
- Mars RR Br West Expansion (SR 228) / Mars Railroad Bridge WestSite work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- I-376 Parkway West – Banksville Interchange ProjectSite work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- Highland Park Bridge Preservation (SR 1005, Section A06)Site work for a buildingPermit · Proposed
- E. H. Swindell Bridge (SR 7301) RehabilitationSite work for a buildingPermit · Approved
- Alan Magee Scaife Hall East Addition & RenovationRenovation of a buildingPermit · Approved
- Bridge to Nowhere EB/WB PM (SR 422)Renovation of a buildingPermit · Approved
- PA 837 Slide Remediation (SR 837)Site work for a 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 Pittsburgh
Named on the most building permits over the last 90 days. They buy the equipment and crane rental, or hire the sub who does.
- 1Mistick Construction Company12 permits
- 2Infinity Custom Homes LP11 permits
- 3Concrete Rose Construction LLC3 permits
- 4NRM Development Services LLC1 permits
- 5Franjo Construction Corporation1 permits
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- How do equipment rental, crane, hoist and scaffold companies find new projects in Pittsburgh?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Big new permits, construction starts, site plans and tower crane filings with the FAA. 456 projects in Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh?
- Over the last 90 days, Mistick Construction Company (12 permits), Infinity Custom Homes LP (11) and Concrete Rose Construction LLC (3) are named on the most Pittsburgh 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, notices of commencement and furnishing, sales with the price, Indiana and Lawrence County deeds and mortgages over $1 million, City Council land use items, construction stormwater permits and FAA height filings in Pittsburgh 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 11, 2026, 2:55 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 Pittsburgh's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.