Free for residents

Know what's being built near your home

Get real-time alerts when construction permits are filed in your neighborhood. Enter your address, set a radius, and never be surprised by a new build again.

✓ 100% free ✓ No account needed ✓ Real city data

Your Neighborhood Feed

Updates every 6 hours

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New Construction Permit 1123 Grove St · Residential Addition

$125,000

0.32 mi away

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Deck Construction 402 Park St · Outdoor Build

$48,000

1.2 mi away

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Roof Replacement 780 Cherry Ave · Residential

$18,500

0.8 mi away

Your neighborhood, transparent

Public permit data transformed into alerts that actually matter to you.

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Radius-Based Alerts

Set your address and choose a radius — 0.25 to 5 miles. Only see permits that affect your area.

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Category Filters

New builds, renovations, demolitions, commercial projects — pick what matters to you. Ignore the rest.

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Real-Time Updates

We pull from the city's ArcGIS data every 6 hours. You'll know about new permits within the day they're filed.

How it works

From raw city records to your inbox in three steps.

We pull permits

Every 6 hours, we sync Charlottesville and Albemarle County permit data from official ArcGIS APIs.

We match your area

Each permit is geocoded and checked against your address and radius. Only relevant ones make the cut.

You get alerted

New permits in your zone hit your inbox based on the frequency you chose — daily, weekly, or instantly.

Questions

Is this really free? ▼

Yes. Neighborhood alerts are free and always will be. We make money from a separate business product for contractors — you'll never see it or pay for it.

Where does the data come from? ▼

Official city and county ArcGIS endpoints. The same data the planning department uses. We just make it accessible and alert-worthy.

What areas do you cover? ▼

We're starting with Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia. More cities are coming — the same method works for any municipality with an ArcGIS endpoint.

How quickly will I know about new permits? ▼

We pull data every 6 hours. With instant alerts, you'll know about a new permit within hours of it being filed. Daily digests go out each morning.

Can I change my address or radius later? ▼

Yes. Every alert email includes a link to update your preferences or unsubscribe entirely.

Do I need to create an account? ▼

No. Just enter your email and address above. No password, no account, no friction.