# Nearby Permits

> Building permits by street address for 8 US cities (Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Cincinnati, Mesa), from each city's open data, refreshed several times a day. Answers "what is being built, remodeled or torn down at this address?"

Every page has a markdown version: add `.md` to the path. Owner and applicant names are never included.

## Agent access
- [MCP server](https://nearbypermits.com/mcp): Streamable HTTP, no auth. Tools: list_cities, permits_at_address, get_permit, recent_permits
- [OpenAPI](https://nearbypermits.com/openapi.json): JSON API at /v1/cities, /v1/address, /v1/permit, /v1/recent
- [Developer docs](https://nearbypermits.com/developers/)

## URL patterns
- City: https://nearbypermits.com/{city}/
- Address: https://nearbypermits.com/{city}/address/{address-slug}/ (lowercase, spaces to "-", e.g. /los-angeles/address/867-n-iliff-st/)
- Permit: https://nearbypermits.com/{city}/permit/{permit-number}/
- Area: https://nearbypermits.com/{city}/area/{zip-or-district}/

## Cities
- [Los Angeles, CA](https://nearbypermits.com/los-angeles/): slug `los-angeles`, areas by zip code, example address "867 N Iliff St", source https://data.lacity.org/d/pi9x-tg5x
- [New York City, NY](https://nearbypermits.com/new-york/): slug `new-york`, areas by zip code, example address "180 West Street, Brooklyn", source https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/rbx6-tga4
- [Chicago, IL](https://nearbypermits.com/chicago/): slug `chicago`, areas by community area, example address "2443 W Warren Blvd", source https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/ydr8-5enu
- [San Francisco, CA](https://nearbypermits.com/san-francisco/): slug `san-francisco`, areas by zip code, example address "425 Mission St", source https://data.sf.gov/d/i98e-djp9
- [Seattle, WA](https://nearbypermits.com/seattle/): slug `seattle`, areas by zip code, example address "7334 18th Ave NE", source https://cos-data.seattle.gov/d/76t5-zqzr
- [Austin, TX](https://nearbypermits.com/austin/): slug `austin`, areas by zip code, example address "801 W 5th St", source https://datahub.austintexas.gov/d/quv8-5ckq
- [Cincinnati, OH](https://nearbypermits.com/cincinnati/): slug `cincinnati`, areas by zip code, example address "3733 Odin Av", source https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/d/uhjb-xac9
- [Mesa, AZ](https://nearbypermits.com/mesa/): slug `mesa`, areas by council district, example address "2239 E Virginia St", source https://citydata.mesaaz.gov/d/dzpk-hxfb