Teardown#B-0000-101
12 Example Ln
Centereach
Demolish 1-story ranch; new 2-story planned
Daily permit drops · Monday roundup · Mid-Suffolk, Long Island
Know what's being built in your neighborhood.
Daily permit drops on Instagram and Facebook, plus the full Monday roundup by email. We turn public Brookhaven building permits into plain English for Centereach, Selden, Holtsville, Coram, Medford and neighbors. Free, and built only on the public record.
Two ways to follow
Quick hits daily. The full picture Monday.
Daily drops · Instagram & Facebook
One permit, one card, every day.
A notable filing near you, like a teardown, a new home, or a big commercial job, posted as a simple card with the street, neighborhood and what it means. Takes 10 seconds to read.
Accounts launch soon. We'll link them here when they're live.
Monday roundup · Email
Everything that got filed, sorted by neighborhood.
The full week: teardown watch, new construction, renovations, and which neighborhoods heated up. Five minutes, plain English, free.
Town pages
Pick your neighborhood.
What a Monday entry looks like
Permit cards, not PDFs.
Example entries — addresses and permit numbers are illustrative.
New home#B-0000-102
48 Sample Ct
Holtsville
New single-family, 2,400 sq ft
Addition#B-0000-103
7 Illustrative Rd
Coram
Rear addition + deck
In every issue
Four things, five minutes.
01
Teardown watch
Houses coming down — often the first public sign a lot is about to change.
02
New construction
New homes and commercial builds filed that week, with street and neighborhood.
03
Renovations & additions
Decks, ADUs, pools, solar — the volume that fills contractor calendars.
04
Permit velocity
Which neighborhoods heated up versus their recent average.
Coverage
Starting in Brookhaven.
Now
Town of Brookhaven
Next
Islip · Smithtown · Huntington
Not us
Southampton & East Hampton (The East End Dig's beat)
Who it's for
Neighbors, trades, and the people who sell houses.
Homeowners
What's going up on your block before the dumpster rolls in.
Contractors & trades
Pipeline signal. HVAC, plumbing, and roofing shops can sponsor.
Realtors & lenders
Local construction signal without MLS scraping.
Tips
Spotted something going up? Send a tip.
A new foundation, a dumpster in the driveway, or a lot cleared overnight? Neighbors are our best eyes. We check every tip against the public record before posting, and we never post private details about people.
Email tips to tips@whatsbeingbuiltli.com
Street and neighborhood are enough, and a photo from the public road helps. Please don't include anyone's personal info. General and sponsor questions: hello@whatsbeingbuiltli.com
Advertise
One sponsor slot. Flat price.
Labeled ad, no lead-selling, no list rental. Featured Pro of the Week and Trade Directory are coming soon.
FAQ
What is What's Being Built LI?
A free Monday email that turns Town of Brookhaven (then Islip, Smithtown, Huntington) building-permit filings into plain English: what's going up near you — new homes, teardowns, renovations, commercial work, and which neighborhoods ran hot.
What towns do you cover?
Week one: Town of Brookhaven — Centereach, Holtsville, Farmingville, Coram, Medford, Selden, Port Jefferson Station, and the rest of Brookhaven. Next: Islip, Smithtown, Huntington. We do not cover Southampton or East Hampton (that's The East End Dig).
Where does the data come from?
Public town portals first (Brookhaven CIVICS Digital Services and Accela Citizen Access). Suffolk County Planning publishes monthly residential-permit stats for context. If a week's dump is incomplete, we file a FOIL request with the town. We never scrape MLS or Zillow.
Is this free?
Yes. The weekly email is free. Sponsors pay a flat monthly fee. An optional paid archive may come later.
Do you sell leads or take referral fees?
No. Sponsorships are flat-fee ads. We do not take a cut of any construction job or real-estate commission.
How much does a sponsorship cost?
Founding rate: $149/month for the first 5 sponsors. Then $249/month. One labeled sponsor block per issue. No pay-per-lead.
How is this different from The East End Dig?
Same idea, different map. They cover the Hamptons. What's Being Built LI covers mid-Suffolk where most Long Islanders live and build.
Who is this for?
Homeowners who want to know what's going up near them, contractors watching the pipeline, realtors, and local HVAC/plumbing/roofing shops.