New business leads for interior designers in Portland & Vancouver, WA

Restaurants, clinics, offices and shops are designed in the months before they open, and many owners hire a designer after they have signed the lease and before the contractor starts. A tenant-improvement permit means a space being built out, often from a plan that still has finishes, furniture and lighting to choose; a new liquor license or health practice means a bar, restaurant or clinic that has to look finished on opening day.

Launch Lookout pulls build-out permits from Portland Permitting & Development, Clark County and the City of Vancouver every day, plus new liquor licenses from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and new health practices from the federal NPI registry, and maps them around your studio.

Permit descriptions usually say what the space is for, so you can find the restaurants and clinics that match your portfolio. The license gives you the business name. Many smaller owners have not hired a designer when the permit is filed; a short note with one idea for their space reaches them while the finish schedule is still open.