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Every Tampa Bay project, named the day it files.

The Tampa Bay development database from the Groundbreak newsroom: permits, deeds, mortgages, notices of commencement and FAA height filings from the public record, with the contractor, the owner and the lender named.

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Tampa Bay records

Live from GroundbreakBiggest filings · last 14 days
  • Permit4801 E Fowler Ave

    Commercial Miscellaneous Permit: Commercial Miscellaneous permit for the Fire Sprinklers, associated with Fieldhouse on Fowler Project, BLD-27-0528803

    Osports

    ApplicantOsports(201) 456-••••

    $70M
  • DeedFedEx Ground Distribution Center at 1950 102nd Avenue N

    Deed · Maps 1950 102 Avenue LLC to Wsre Cp Last Mile Investors L L C

    Wsre CP Last Mile Investors L L C · Maps 1950 102 Avenue LLC

    $58.2M
  • DeedMilton Cove Apartments

    Deed · Melrose On The Bay M O Owner LLC to Milton Melrose LLC

    Milton Melrose LLC · Melrose on the Bay M O Owner LLC

    $57M
  • DeedWestshore Grand Hotel Acquisition & Renovation

    Deed · Mdcd Ws LLC to Ally Westshore Grand LLC · Sild

    Ally Westshore Grand LLC · Mdcd WS LLC

    $46.3M
  • DeedEzt Tic Iii LLC to 6767 86Th Ave N Propco LLC

    Deed · Ezt Tic Iii LLC to 6767 86Th Ave N Propco LLC

    6767 86th Ave N Propco LLC · Ezt Tic III LLC

    $44.5M
926 filed in the last 7 days, every one with the parties namedSee my matches

What's in the Tampa Bay database

6,586
Projects tracked

from permits and filings

185
Under construction

tracked by status

1,006,728
Owners of record

from the appraisal rolls

13,300
Companies

GCs, subs, developers, lenders

17,001
With a phone

transcribed from permits

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Ask anything you would ask a researcher who has read every filing in Tampa Bay: who pulled the most permits this quarter, which lenders are busiest, which jobs sit in a flood zone and what builders pay for a lot. The answer comes back with the table and the records behind it.

Rankings, totals and month against month, by city, trade or job size. The answer names the companies and shows the table, with a CSV.

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The company database

13,300 companies on the record. Every job they are on.

Every contractor, sub, developer, architect, lender and owner named on Tampa Bay permits, sales, loans and zoning cases, and on the projects we track. 8,527 of them were on a filing in the last 90 days. Each one has a file: its projects, its filings month by month, and the firms it works with.

2,558
General contractors

The GC on a project or a permit

842
Trade subs

Pulled an electrical, plumbing, roofing or other trade permit

174
Developers

The developer on a tracked project

67
Architects and engineers

The architect or engineer of record

228
Lenders

The lender on a recorded loan or a project

8,835
Owners and buyers

Owner, buyer, seller, borrower or property manager on the record, LLCs included

Busiest general contractors · last 90 days

  1. 1D R Horton INC58 filings in 90 days
  2. 2Lennar Homes LLC56 filings in 90 days
  3. 3Wayne Gonzalez Roofing38 filings in 90 days
  4. 4Solar Energy World LLC36 filings in 90 days
  5. 5Owner Builder35 filings in 90 days

Developers with the most live projects

  1. 1Mattamy Homes5 live projects
  2. 2Strategic Property Partners4 live projects
  3. 3Echelon3 live projects of 4
  4. 4Eisenhower Property Group3 live projects
  5. 5Kolter Urban3 live projects

Busiest lenders · last 12 months

  1. 1Homes By West Bay LLC10 loans in 12 months
  2. 2Bank of America, N.A.9 loans in 12 months
  3. 3Jpmorgan Chase Bank N A9 loans in 12 months
  4. 4Regions Bank6 loans in 12 months
  5. 5Valley National Bank6 loans in 12 months
Browse all 13,300 companies

Every company file is free to open. Pro adds every filing with its address and value, and the phone or email where the record has one.

The phone is on the permit.

Every Monday, the biggest permits, site plans, sales and starts filed in Tampa Bay last week, with the people on them named.

Lead list · week of Nov 2

49 records

  • 106 11Th Ave Ne

    Building permits · Nov 5

    $18.5M

    3 contacts

  • 25 S Treasure Dr

    Building permits · Nov 4

    $2.8M

    3 contacts

  • Land Use Hearing Officer: VAR 26-1039 William Pino Rodriguez This application is

    Site plans & zoning · Nov 2

    1 contact

  • Land Use Hearing Officer: VAR 26-1382 KRG Northdale LLC This application has bee

    Site plans & zoning · Nov 2

    1 contact

  • Klein Development Inc to Hdlh 786 Llc · See Image For Legal Description

    Land & building sales · Nov 3

    $6.8M

    2 contacts

49 records on the latest list, in your inbox and on the Leads tab all week.

Who bought it, who lent on it, who owns it.

Deeds, loans and the owner of record in Tampa Bay, from the public record the day they post.

Recorded in Tampa Bay, last 30 days, over $1M

40 filings
  • Deed

    Deed · Spellissy Thomas F to Inspiration Development LLC

    Nov 10

    $1.3M

    Buyer and seller
  • Deed

    Deed · Jones Steven E to Marcum Susan Michelle

    Nov 10

    $1.5M

    Buyer and seller
  • Deed

    Deed · Dacey Michael P to Trowbridge Mona

    Nov 10

    $1.2M

    Buyer and seller
  • Deed

    Ezt Tic Iii LLC to 6767 86Th Ave N Propco LLC

    Nov 9

    $44.5M

    Buyer and seller
  • Deed

    Deed · Russel Scott Gregory to Park Circle Investors LLC

    Nov 9

    $1.4M

    Buyer and seller

On every recorded sale, the day it records.

Any firm's whole footprint.

Pull up any developer, contractor or architect and every project they are on in Tampa Bay, with the role they hold on each.

Owner Builder

Contractor · 19 projects · 19 live

  • Lenhardt Residence

    Approved

  • Magaletti Residence

    Approved

  • Monir Safari

    Approved

  • Kristine L Herr

    Approved

  • Zak Breezeway Extension With Outdoor Kitchen

    Approved

  • Exemption Application - EBPR027

    Approved

13,300 companies on file in Tampa Bay, each with its own file.

Before it is a permit. Zoning, cases, hearings.

See what Tampa Bay is about to allow: the zoning on every parcel, the planning cases the week they are filed, and the hearings coming up.

The map with zoning districts colored by family, and a parcel's district

Turn on Zoning and every district is colored by what it allows. Open a parcel or a project for its zoning, overlays and historic district. Opportunity zones and tax credit tracts are on every file.

One file per project. Everything on it.

Every permit, deed, loan and story on a project lands in one file, with the team and the parcel beside it.

A project file: stage, value, size, latest filing and general contractorA Miami project file

The stage, the value, the size, the latest filing and the general contractor, before you scroll.

Every project file is free to open. Without Pro, each list shows its first two.

Beyond Tampa Bay. Every market, one list.

One plan covers every market. When your work crosses a state line, put it all in one table and filter it down.

The market map with the US outlined and every US market ringed

Projects and Records read every market at once, Tampa Bay included, with a Market column on every row.

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For subcontractors, general contractors, developers, commercial brokers, lenders and investors. Anyone whose next job starts with a filing in Tampa Bay.

What Radar would have sent you.

Subcontractor · Tampa Bay · last 30 days
A row on your Radar

Notice of commencement recorded on a 280-unit garden apartment job. Contractor and phone on the permit.

From the public record, the day it posts.

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  • Permits, deeds, mortgages, notices of commencement and FAA height filings in Tampa Bay, the day they post
  • The contractor, the owner and the lender named
  • Radar: your matches every morning
  • The Monday lead list
  • Phones transcribed from the permit
  • The owner of record on every parcel
  • All 13,300 Tampa Bay company files, every filing on each
  • Ask: the record in your own words, with the table behind every answer
  • Zoning on every Tampa Bay file, and the hearings two weeks out
  • The FEMA flood zone on every permit, project and lot
  • Builds: every lot a builder bought, what they paid and what the house sold for
  • Every market in one list: All US, All Canada, all of Florida
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What Tampa Bay publishes, and what we do with it.

Groundbreak Tampa Bay tracks every Tampa Bay development project from the public record: permits, deeds, mortgages, notices of commencement and FAA height filings, with the contractor, the owner and the lender named, updated daily.

The contractor is named on the permit. The lender is on the deed. Contractor and phone from the Accela permit in Tampa, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Clearwater; buyer, seller, lender and price from the Hillsborough and Pinellas Clerks' daily index; owner of record from both Property Appraisers.

Permits
Tampa, Hillsborough, St. Pete area and Clearwater, every 6 hours
Sales
Hillsborough and Pinellas Clerks, buyer, seller and price
Loans
Lender and amount from the Clerk index
Starts
Notices of commencement before work begins
Boards
County land use hearings and Clearwater agendas
Owners
Every parcel, owner of record
FAA filings
New towers and tower cranes in Hillsborough and Pinellas, with height and crane dates
How do I find who is building a project in Tampa Bay?
Search the address or project name. The project file lists the team from the public record (the contractor, the owner and the lender named), every filing on the parcel, and the change history. The contractor is named on the permit. The lender is on the deed.
Does Groundbreak have contractor phone numbers in Tampa Bay?
Yes, where the permit carries one. Contractor and phone from the Accela permit in Tampa, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Clearwater; buyer, seller, lender and price from the Hillsborough and Pinellas Clerks' daily index; owner of record from both Property Appraisers.
What records does Groundbreak track in Tampa Bay?
Permits, deeds, mortgages, notices of commencement and FAA height filings. Permits: tampa, hillsborough, st. pete area and clearwater, every 6 hours. Sales: hillsborough and pinellas clerks, buyer, seller and price. Loans: lender and amount from the clerk index. Starts: notices of commencement before work begins. Boards: county land use hearings and clearwater agendas. Owners: every parcel, owner of record. FAA filings: new towers and tower cranes in hillsborough and pinellas, with height and crane dates.
How much does Groundbreak Pro cost for Tampa Bay?
Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime. Tampa Bay comes with the other 28 markets. 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.
How often is Tampa Bay updated?
Every morning, from each source's own feed, with the filing date the county put on the record. The number at the top of this page is this week's count.
What does Groundbreak not have in Tampa Bay?
No trade sub-permits with the sub named. Contractor and phone from the Accela permit in Tampa, Hillsborough, Pinellas and Clearwater; buyer, seller, lender and price from the Hillsborough and Pinellas Clerks' daily index; owner of record from both Property Appraisers.
Who is Groundbreak Tampa Bay not for?
Home-services trades beyond pools, solar and generators and teardowns: HVAC, re-roof and window permits on Tampa Bay houses are not read yet. Firms that bid from plan rooms and bid documents: Dodge and ConstructConnect carry those and we do not. Anyone working mostly outside Tampa Bay and the other 8 markets.

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