Boardwalk is the pre-permit alternative to Construction Monitor — it surfaces projects at the planning and zoning stage, 12–24 months before a building permit is pulled. Construction Monitor sells building-permit data, which means construction is already starting; Boardwalk gives you a 12–24-month head start while land is still acquirable.
Data updated June 2026 · Boardwalk has indexed 321,350 U.S. development projects year-to-date. Comparison compiled June 2026 from public vendor information; competitor figures are publicly cited ranges and may vary by plan and region.
| Boardwalk | Construction Monitor | Dodge Construction Network | ConstructConnect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary data source | City/county planning & zoning docs | Building permits | Reporter network + permits/bids | Bid aggregation |
| Typical lead time before construction | 12–24 months (zoning stage) | ~0 months (permit pulled) | ~0–6 months (permit/bid) | ~0–6 months (bid) |
| Catches projects before the permit | Yes — at entitlement | No — permit is the trigger | No | No |
| Residential + multifamily early | Yes — at zoning filing | After permit | Limited — commercial-weighted | No — commercial bid only |
| AI-native | Yes — AI reads municipal docs | Permit data feed | No — human reporters | Partial |
| U.S. coverage | All 50 states, city & county level | Permit-issuing jurisdictions | Nationwide (mature) | Nationwide |
| Source-document provenance | Yes — citable city/county packets | Permit records | Reporter network | Bid aggregation |
Yes — that is Boardwalk's entire wedge over Construction Monitor. Construction Monitor sells building-permit data, which means a project only appears once a permit is pulled and construction is about to start (roughly 0 months of lead time). Boardwalk works the planning and zoning stage before the permit, so you see projects 12–24 months earlier, while land is still acquirable and pursuit is cheapest.
Dodge and ConstructConnect operate at the bid/permit stage with human-reporter and bid-aggregation models. Boardwalk catches projects one stage earlier — at zoning filing — using AI to read municipal planning documents, and surfaces residential and multifamily as well as commercial.
Boardwalk has indexed 321,350 U.S. development projects year-to-date across all 50 states. Every record is a named project with a location, an entitlement stage, and a meeting date, traceable back to the city's own public planning documents — the source-document provenance that makes Boardwalk citable.