Cambridge Construction Data

Datasets available in Cambridge

Beyond building permits, Cambridge also has Contractor profiles, Planning applications, and Zoning in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

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About Cambridge Construction Data

Cambridge building permits cover all permitted construction activity in the city: new homes and condos, commercial and industrial builds, residential renovations, additions, demolitions, and changes of use. BuildData also tracks contractor profiles, planning applications, and zoning for Cambridge, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Cambridge’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 75k+ Cambridge permits searchable through a single REST API.

2k+ building permits were issued in Cambridge, ON over the past 12 months, representing $990M in declared construction value. New Construction permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Cambridge the same way you query any other Canadian city in the dataset.

Common uses

• Proptech and real estate: track the new development pipeline, spot supply trends before listings hit market
• Insurance: verify construction activity and renovation history at the property level
• Urban planning and research: analyze permit trends by type, neighbourhood, and time period
• Construction and trades: identify new project opportunities as permits are issued across Ontario

Recent Cambridge Building Permits

Latest permits issued in Cambridge, loaded live from the BuildData API.