Fitout Intel identifies early commercial-opening signals from public records — building permits, liquor-license applications, and related filings — so sales teams can pursue accounts while buying decisions may still be underway.
We're starting with Florida beverage-distributor intelligence. The same public-record signal exists anywhere businesses build out physical locations.
Not a list of openings. A weekly briefing built for territory sales — each lead ships with the fields a rep needs to act.
Project address, concept type, legal entity and operator, ownership where available — from public records.
Liquor-license stage, buildout/permit stage, opening stage, and estimated sales timing for every lead.
Recommended pursuit timing — engage now, engage soon, or monitor — with confidence stated on every lead.
What we don't claim: we don't beat press on every project, we don't guarantee advance notice or decision-maker identification, and we separate what public records prove from what we infer, flagging what we don't know. The advantage is strongest with lower-profile and stealth projects.
Miami-Dade County, September 2026. Six tracked projects: 3 flagged ENGAGE NOW or ENGAGE SOON, plus 3 MONITOR leads — projects verified from permits where we're still confirming operator details, or where the brand is announced but not yet open. Sourced from county and municipal building-permit records and Florida DBPR pending license applications — all public records.
Permit filed June 25, 2026 (2,139 sq ft, 69 seats, $127,800 buildout) · first announced September 15 — 82 days later · expected November 2026 · director Salvatore Viscomi · first U.S. location of a southern Italian brand. Press reports the final venue at ~120+ seats across indoor and patio plus a mezzanine (permit scope: 69 seats).
Pending DBPR liquor-license application · our search found no announcement connecting the brand to this address · named operators Jose and Luis Blanco (established local brand).
Pending DBPR license · applicant Adam Meltzer · new outpost inside an operating food hall — a placement our validation search did not find in press coverage.
Ex-Melting Pot reopening, Kendall ($225k remodel) · NIKU X by Chubby Cattle flagship, Washington Ave (permit $1.7M; brand publicly announced July 2025, still pre-opening) · ex-MOD Pizza Kendall ($189k reno). Projects verified from permits; operators being identified before any field visit is recommended.
Historical cases showing how far in advance the public-record signal existed before any public announcement. Included as evidence of detection range — not as leads.
Permit filed February 5, 2025 ($350,000 buildout) · first announced ~June 11, 2026 — roughly 16 months later.
Permit filed January 15, 2025 · first announced June 13, 2025 (Commercial Observer) — about 5 months later. Note: the city's Design Review Board application DRB25-1096 (public filing, plans dated May 2, 2025) predated the press piece.
Permit filed April 1, 2025 ($323,300 buildout) · first announced July 31, 2025 (RESIDENT Magazine) — about 4 months later; opened December 19, 2025.
Permit filed June 25, 2026 · first announced ~September 15, 2026 — also listed above as a current opportunity.
Methodology: county and municipal building-permit records plus Florida DBPR pending license applications, accessed without login. Press used only to establish announcement dates, never for discovery. ~1 in 16 permits in validation was later abandoned; existing-venue renovations are excluded from new-opening counts. Permit dates and valuations are per portal records accessed September 2026; city and DBPR permit details are not independently verifiable via public web search.
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