Elevator modernization in NYC never stops — buildings age, equipment fails, owners upgrade. FirstMover tracks all 260,000 NYC elevator buildings and tells you which ones are 12–24 months from filing a modernization permit — before they've engaged anyone. The firms that know first act first.
Results measured on held-out NYC validation data, independent of the scoring system. >95 of 100 buildings on our per-borough lists modernized within the forecast window.
Method
Dozens of NYC municipal and public data streams merged weekly into a single predictive system.
260,251 buildings scored weekly by modernization likelihood. Delivered as Horizon, Priority, or Overdue — ranked by proximity to permit filing.
Top 100 ranked buildings per borough, every Monday. Direct DOB profile links included per building.
The Brief
Everything needed to know which NYC buildings are approaching modernization — before they've engaged anyone.
The Math
One NYC elevator modernization generates $100,000 – $500,000+ in contract value. Elevator modernization in NYC is constant — buildings age, equipment fails, owners upgrade. The cycle never stops. When Over 95 of 100 buildings on our list are real opportunities — validated on 7 years of permit data — the question is not whether FirstMover pays for itself.
The question is whether you know before anyone else does.
How we know it works
The >95/100 accuracy is measured on permit outcomes from years held entirely outside the validation window — not a backfit, not a cherry-pick.
Randomly shuffle the building labels and performance collapses to 0.8%. The signal is genuine — patterns across dozens of NYC data sources that collapse to noise when labels are randomized.
Engagement
Pricing
No public pricing. Every engagement is direct. We discuss what it's worth to you first.
Commitment
No long-term commitment. Cancel anytime. We earn your business every week with the list.
Trial
One borough. One week. This week's Priority List, no commitment.