District of Columbia

Construction Permits

Locations and attributes of above ground permits applied for and approved by the District Department of Transportation. They are newly occupied constructions and events.

Example records
NamebrandAlternate NamebrandStreet AddressaddressFull NamepersonFull AddressaddressXgeospatialYgeospatialApplicationdatetemporalIsexcavationclassificationIsfixtureclassificationIspavingclassificationIslandscapingclassification
ANGEL MAZAN/A308 SHEPHERD STREET NWSUZANNAH CODLIN308 SHEPHERD STREET NW398630.039999999141326.822014/04/15 20:05:29+00FFFF
HANLON DESIGN BUILD HANLON DESIGN BUILDN/A4422 LOWELL STREET NWHANLON DESIGN BUILD Hanlon Design Build4422 LOWELL STREET NW392427.700000003140478.1099999992014/04/22 21:06:55+00FFTF
WASHINGTON GASWash Gas & Light Co.33 NEW YORK AVENUE NEWASHINGTON GAS33 NEW YORK AVENUE NE399333.460000001137743.1299999992014/04/10 16:31:54+00TFFF
Use cases

Contractor Activity Verification for Vendor Onboarding

A procurement team onboarding a construction contractor checks whether the company has a history of pulling and completing permitted work in the jurisdiction, using permit records to validate that the vendor operates legitimately and has a track record of regulatory compliance before awarding a contract.

ApplicantcompanynamePermitnumberStatusEffectivedateExpirationdate

Lapsed Permit Detection for Commercial Insurance Underwriting

A commercial property insurer underwriting a policy for a business at a specific address checks whether any construction permits tied to that location have expired without completion, which could indicate unfinished structural work that raises the risk profile of the property.

Street AddressStatusExpirationdateIsexcavationIspaving

New Business Formation Signal for Sales Prospecting

A supplier of construction materials or equipment uses permit application dates and work type flags to identify businesses that have recently started permitted construction projects in a target geography, treating new permit filings as early signals of purchasing intent before a project is publicly visible.

ApplicantcompanynameApplicationdateIsexcavationIspavingIslandscaping