From city planning filing to your pipeline.

CityScout tracks development projects from their earliest public records and structures them into searchable project intelligence with verified contacts. Here is exactly how it works.

WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM

We start where every development starts: local government.

Every real estate development project passes through a local planning or entitlement process before a shovel hits the ground. Rezonings, site plan reviews, subdivision applications, entitlement filings, staff reports, public hearing agendas, meeting packets, and planning portal submissions all create a paper trail that signals new development activity months or even years before it shows up in traditional property databases, loan records, or marketed deal flow.
CityScout collects this activity directly from local planning and entitlement systems across 30+ cities. We focus on the front end of the development lifecycle -- the period when a project is still being shaped and before the broader market has reacted.

Why this matters:

By the time a project appears in downstream databases, the best window to build a relationship or position for the opportunity may already be gone. CityScout gives you the project when the filing hits, not when the deal becomes common knowledge.

HOW WE STRUCTURE IT

Raw Filings Become Usable Intelligence.

Municipal planning records are dense, inconsistent, and different in every jurisdiction. CityScout does the operational work of turning those records into something you can actually use.

What we do with every filing:

• Extract and normalize project details: project type, size, unit count, use type, location, and current status.

• Track status changes as a project moves through the approval process.

• Connect related filings across workflows so you see the full picture of a project, not just a single document.

• Capture verified contact information and stakeholder context from source documents where available.

• Organize everything into structured project records that are searchable and filterable.

The result is a clean, continuously updated view of what is being planned, who is behind it, and how far along it is.

WHAT YOU GET

A Searchable Pipeline Of The Earliest Opportunities.

When you open CityScout, you get access to a pipeline of development projects that most teams will not see for months.

Each project record includes:

Project type, size, and use classification

Current status in the planning and entitlement process

Location and jurisdiction details

Connected filings and documents from the public record

Stakeholder and contact information where available from source documents

You can search, filter, and monitor projects across your target markets. When you find a project that matters, you use a Credit to unlock the full record, including all verified contact information and any associated source documents.

CREDITS & MARKETS

How Access Works.

Credits

A Credit unlocks the complete record for a single project. That includes all verified contact information, stakeholder details, and any associated documents from the public record. Basic project information (type, size, status, location) is visible before you use a Credit, so you can evaluate relevance before committing.

Every account starts with 5 free Credits.

Markets

CityScout organizes coverage into Markets. A Market is a CityScout-defined geographic area. In high-population, high-development areas, a single jurisdiction may be its own Market. In suburban or lower-density regions, several counties and cities are grouped together into one Market.

This structure lets you focus your coverage on the areas where you actually do business.

30+ cities live and growing.

CityScout is live in 30+ cities with continuous expansion into high-development metros. Coverage depth varies by market, with the densest intelligence in the highest-activity jurisdictions.

Don't see your market?

Request a city and we will notify you when coverage is available.

Get the Best Development Lead Source

See it in your market.

The best way to understand CityScout is to see the projects and contacts in the cities where you operate. Book a 20 minute demo today to get started.

Get the Best Development Lead Source

See it in your market.

The best way to understand CityScout is to see the projects and contacts in the cities where you operate. Book a 20 minute demo today to get started.

Get the Best Development Lead Source

See it in your market.

The best way to understand CityScout is to see the projects and contacts in the cities where you operate. Book a 20 minute demo today to get started.