Get to know Dwellhand

A clearer starting point for your next property decision

Planning work on your home comes with a lot of questions. Who has built something similar? What has already been permitted at your property? Which architect or engineer worked on a project you noticed nearby?

Dwellhand helps you find answers in public construction records. Explore permits on a map, look up professionals, and follow the connections between properties and project teams.

Whether you are starting a renovation or researching a neighborhood, you can begin with an address and follow the details that matter to you.

Look into a property's history

Search an address to see available permit records, descriptions of the work, dates, and the professionals named on them. Where recorded, you can also explore declared valuations and permit status.

For a homeowner, that could mean understanding an earlier addition. For an apartment resident, it could mean learning about recorded work at their building. For a buyer or investor, it offers another layer of information to explore before making a decision.

Find experience relevant to your project

A builder's name is only the beginning. Dwellhand lets you explore recorded activity involving new homes, renovations, accessory dwelling units, pools, hillside construction, and other types of work.

Search by license, explore Builder Intelligence, or use a keyword such as “solar,” “retaining wall,” or “septic” to find relevant permit descriptions.

Read the underlying records to understand what the work involved, then use that information to prepare questions for the professionals you are considering.

Discover the people behind the work

Projects often involve more than one professional. Dwellhand connects available builder, architect, and engineer records so you can see who was named on shared permits.

You can explore professional profiles, the areas where they have recorded work, and their connections to other project participants. Save profiles you want to revisit as you build your shortlist.

Get help finding a team

Build My Team lets you describe your location, project, and priorities, then explore potential teams based on recorded permit history.

You can prioritize similar work, local experience, shared team history, or higher-valued projects. Named team results are available with eligible plans. Where offered, Request this Builder asks Dwellhand to help arrange an introduction.

You remain in control of whom you speak with and hire.

Useful beyond the homeowner's front door

Dwellhand also supports the research needs of architects, engineers, permit expediters, real estate agents, investors, government teams, insurance professionals, and others who need to understand recorded construction activity.

Professional subscribers can explore market activity and, with Vendor access, submitted applications moving through the approval process.

Choose the access that fits your needs

Start with the free map. Paid plans offer additional searches, filters, professional information, and research tools. The information available to you depends on your plan and the records available for the location you are exploring.

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