NYC · Daily 7am ET digest
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We triangulate every NYC public signal — DOB filings, SLA licenses, DOH inspections, ACRIS recordings, LLC formations — into the best restaurant openings of the month. Not the most. The best. Delivered at 7am ET. Quiet days are a feature.
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How a restaurant moves
From filed to open. Seven stages, one record per address.
Stage 1
Filed
DOB filing exists.
Stage 2
Permitted
DOB permit issued.
Stage 3
Construction
Buildout active.
Stage 4
Liquor filed
SLA application in.
Stage 5
Liquor approved
License active.
Stage 6
DOH inspected
First inspection done.
Stage 7
Open
Grade posted, doors open.
Why this exists
Most vendor sales teams find out about a restaurant after the work is bid.
By the time a place is on Eater or in a press release, the attorney has been hired, the GC is selected, the equipment is ordered. The decisions that matter happened months earlier.
The data was always there. NYC publishes DOB filings, SLA licenses, and DOH inspections in the open. Nobody had stitched them into one record per address, tagged by stage, and filtered to vendors.
That is Buildout Feed.
Who built this
Built by someone who has worked the room.
I spent 10 years behind the bar in NYC, including a stint as USBG president, and another 10 consulting for the operators and brands you are trying to reach. I have watched a thousand pre-openings from the inside. I know exactly when the attorney gets called, when the GC gets selected, when the rep gets the credit application.
I built Buildout Feed because the data was already there. NYC publishes everything. Nobody had stitched it into one record per address and filtered it for the people who actually need to make calls.
If you sell to opening restaurants in NYC and you are not on this feed, you are losing deals you never knew existed.
Jason Littrell, founder
jason@buildoutfeed.com — reply directly. I read every email.What we track
Five boroughs. Every restaurant. Every stage.
Stage tagging
Each venue is tagged Stage 1 through 7 based on the latest signal across DOB, SLA, and DOH. The stage tells you whether to call now or set a reminder.
Sector matching
Auto-tagged from the DOB job description and venue stage. Kitchen equipment, hood, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, attorneys, insurance, design — pulled from the actual scope of work.
Identity resolution
One record per address, keyed to NYC's BBL parcel ID. DOB filings, SLA licenses, and DOH inspections fuse into a single venue you can call once.
Verified operator contact
On RENOVATION-class venues with an SLA DBA, we enrich with the current operator's verified phone and Google place. The previous tenant's number doesn't end up in your CRM.
Sample digest
This is what arrives at 7 AM.
Every morning at 7 AM ET, you get one email. Most days it is short. Some days it is one venue. Quiet days are a feature. This is a real digest from the pipeline, with names and exact addresses anonymized.
From: Buildout Feed Alerts <alerts@buildoutfeed.com>
To: you@yourcompany.com
Subject: Buildout Feed — 3 calls today
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Three venues moved overnight. Lead with the first one.
Stage 5 · Liquor Approved · Manhattan · Lower East Side
- [REDACTED] — On-Premises Liquor license, active 5/3
- DOB renovation permit issued 4/12, sectors: hood, plumbing, refrigeration
- Operator: [REDACTED] — verified phone, Google place confirmed
- Project size: ~$320K
Why now: License active, build still in progress, operator reachable. Renovation vendors call this week. Liquor reps: credit application window is open.
Stage 3 · Under Construction · Brooklyn · Williamsburg
- [REDACTED] — DOB filing 3/18, permit issued 4/2
- Sectors: kitchen equipment, hood, electrical, gc
- Owner LLC: [REDACTED], formed 2/14
- Architect on file: [REDACTED]
Why now: Build active, no SLA filing yet, operator not yet reachable through Google. Equipment and trades window is open.
Stage 7+ DISTRESS · Queens · Astoria
- [REDACTED] — DOH grade C posted 5/1, 8 critical violations
- SLA license expires 9/30, no renewal filed
- Last inspection: 4/28
Why now: Distressed operator, lawyer wedge. License at risk. Hospitality attorneys: outreach window is short.
5 venues are at 2 signals waiting for a 3rd. Likely tomorrow: 1 in Manhattan (DOB renovation, SLA pending), 1 in Brooklyn (LLC + DOB filing, CB notice expected this week).
Reply to this email with feedback or to flag bad data. — Jason
Real format. Real structure. Names and exact addresses anonymized.
Honest disclaimer
Who this isn’t for.
Three groups should not buy Buildout Feed.
National sales teams who need 50 cities. This is NYC only. We will not water it down to add Chicago or Miami. If you need national, buy a national tool.
Vendors who already have referral pipelines that work. If your phone rings every week with warm intros from architects, GCs, or attorneys you have known for years, you do not need a feed. You have a network.
Anyone looking for a list of restaurants that are already open. Yelp is free. Google Maps is free. We do not compete with those. We surface the deals before they become listings.
If you are still here, you are probably the right buyer.
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