Steel and rebar work coming up in Tampa Bay
224 projects in Tampa Bay fit rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start 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 224, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.
- The Collector's Vault Building TwoNew industrial buildingPermit · Approved
- Harbour Pointe North - Unit 1New buildingPermit · Approved
- 2003 E 140Th AveNew multifamilyPermit · Approved
- 2007 E 140Th AveNew multifamilyPermit · Approved
- 1914 W Cass StSite planProposed
- 4311 W South AveSite planProposed
- 5450 N River Shore DrSite planProposed
- 1401 Nance AveSite planProposed
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 Tampa Bay
Named on the most building permits over the last 90 days. They buy the steel and rebar, or hire the sub who does.
- 1Lennar Homes LLC56 permits
- 2Kimmins Contracting Corporation26 permits
- 3D R Horton INC22 permits
- 4S&H West Coast of Florida, Inc17 permits
- 5Dbk INC15 permits
In ChatGPT or Claude
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- How do rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors find new projects in Tampa Bay?
- Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Construction starts and new permits for big structures: towers, warehouses, parking decks and plants. 224 projects in Tampa Bay fit rebar fabricators, steel suppliers and erectors in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start 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 Tampa Bay?
- Tampa Bay does not publish trade permits, so the sub is not on the public record. The building permit and the construction start name the contractor where the record does, and Pro shows that name the day it files. Call the GC and ask who has the steel and rebar.
- Which general contractors are building the most in Tampa Bay?
- Over the last 90 days, Lennar Homes LLC (56 permits), Kimmins Contracting Corporation (26) and D R Horton INC (22) are named on the most Tampa Bay building permits. The full list is in the most active contractors report.
- Where does this count come from?
- Groundbreak reads permits, deeds, mortgages, notices of commencement and FAA height filings in Tampa Bay 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, 4:28 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 Tampa Bay's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.