Verified owners of distressed NYC buildings — you call before the wholesaler does.
“Found a teardown lot before it ever hit a broker's desk. Called the owner straight off the demo permit.” — Carlos, real estate investor · Brooklyn
Free to start — no credit card required.
What to say on the call
“How'd you get my info?”
It's all public record through DOB and HPD — I'm not pulling anything private, just watching filings in the areas I invest in.
“Not selling”
Totally understand, appreciate you taking my call. Feel free to keep my number if that ever changes.
Try it
Pick your boroughs and the trouble signs you want. See how many owners you'd reach.
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match this watch in NYC right now — owner-verified and deliverable. We drop a curated set in your inbox every morning, up to your plan's volume.
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What that's worth
Your average job
10 free verified contacts · no credit card
What you can watch
Alteration
Filed permits · NYCRenovation and alteration permits
Issued Permits
Issued permits · NYCDOB-issued permits — work is starting
New Construction
Filed permits · NYCNew building permits — all trades included
Demolition
Filed permits · NYCDemolition permits
Building Violations
Violations dataset · NYCHPD violation notices filed against properties
How it works
A permit or violation files
We watch every NYC DOB filing and HPD violation, all day.
We verify the real owner
The actual person on the deed — from HPD registration and ACRIS, not the LLC.
We activity-check the phone
Every number is scored for a live line. Dead and DNC numbers are dropped.
A callable owner lands in your inbox
Only verified owners with a number that rings — by 8am.
What you get
Owners before anyone else
You get the building owner's name, email, and an activity-checked phone the morning their trouble shows up, so you can make the off-market call first.
The buildings in real trouble
Serious HPD violations, teardowns, and big renovations across the boroughs you pick, the buildings whose owners are most likely to sell.
A real person, not an LLC
We pull the actual owner off the deed and city records, so you reach a human you can talk to, not a shell company.
Vs. generic permit lists
Coverage
Live today
New York City — all 5 boroughs
On the roadmap
Chicago · Austin · Boston · Atlanta · Denver · LA · Miami · Seattle
Pricing
Investors run Pro — even one off-market acquisition pays back the year many times over.
Free
$0/mo
10 reveals/month
Starter
$49/mo
150 reveals/month
Pro
$99/mo
300 reveals/month
Scale
$499/mo
1,500 reveals/month
$0.30/reveal beyond limit
Resolved-only billing.If we don't return a name, phone, or email, the credit is refunded automatically. Cancel any time.
Questions
How fresh is the data?
We poll NYC DOB and HPD continuously, so new filings are picked up within hours. A curated, owner-verified batch lands in your inbox the next morning.
How accurate are the contacts?
Every contact is resolved against the deed and HPD registration to a real named owner, and every phone is activity-checked before delivery. If we can't return a callable phone or email, you aren't charged for it.
How do I know the phone number actually works?
Every number is scored for recent line activity using carrier data. Numbers that look disconnected or dormant — under 70 out of 100 — are dropped, and DNC-listed numbers are filtered out before delivery. So you're not dialing dead lines or risking a TCPA complaint — the numbers that reach you are the ones most likely to ring.
Aren't permits pulled by the contractor who already won the job?
Often, yes — a filed permit can mean the work is already awarded. That's why we lead with violations: an owner with an open heat, hot-water, or façade violation is under pressure to fix it and usually has no vendor attached yet. Permits we treat as early-warning and adjacency signals — a sidewalk shed goes up, so façade and roof work is coming — not a race to a job that's already been bid.
Is it okay to call an owner from a public record?
Yes. NYC permits and HPD violations are public records, and these are business-to-business calls about work on the owner's own building. We also scrub DNC-listed numbers before delivery, so you're never dialing someone who has opted out.
What if I don't have anyone to make the calls?
Every contact comes with a short, trade-specific call script — the opener and the answers to the usual pushback — so one person (even the owner) can work the morning list in a few minutes. You're not standing up a call center; you're making a handful of warm, verified calls a day.
How is this different from PropertyShark or PropStream?
Those are databases — you log in and look someone up. Scaffold is push-based: we watch NYC filings for you, resolve the verified owner, and send a short morning list of exactly who to call today. You're paying for the timing and the curation, not for search access.
Will my contacts be resold to competitors?
No. Your watch is yours. We don't sell the contacts you receive to other subscribers in your trade.
What if a contact doesn't resolve?
Resolved-only billing: a credit is spent only when we deliver a verified contact. Misses are free.
Do you cover my city?
Today Scaffold is live across all five NYC boroughs. More metros are on the roadmap — sign up and we'll tell you when yours is live.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Plans are month-to-month and you can cancel or change tiers whenever you like.
Start free with 10 owner contacts, no card. Pick your boroughs and signals tonight and your first batch lands tomorrow morning.
No credit card required.