Permits approved. Utilities connected.
Schedules kept.

Commun-ET is the single accountable team that protects your opening date, managing permitting and utility coordination nationally so your projects open when you committed they would.

From dense metros to rural corridors, we clear the path in every jurisdiction so your projects break ground on schedule.

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99%*

Permit Approval Rate

30+*

Years of Permitting Expertise

12+*

Integrated AI Agents

* Stats reflect Commun-ET engagements across QSR, telecom, and civil infrastructure clients (2013-2025). Approval rate measured on submitted applications reaching final issuance without re-scoping. Years of expertise reflects the cumulative permitting experience of the firm's principals. Read full methodology →

Trusted by

McDonald's
Wingstop
Wonder
Valvoline
DC Government
Pop-Up Bagels

and other national brands and municipalities

Recent Wins

Opening days that didn't slip.

Two 2026 openings, two impossible calendars, one discipline: every agency on its own clock — and Commun-ET ahead of all of them.

Forest Heights, MD

McDonald's USA · Ground-Up Rebuild

From 1971 relic to flagship restaurant on the exact grand-opening date.

Fourteen-plus permit tracks, three utility disconnects, one immovable opening day. Commun-ET ran Prince George's County, WSSC, MDOT SHA, PEPCO, and Washington Gas in parallel — and absorbed a mid-review design change without losing queue position.

Parallel workstreams: 14+
Construction value: <$2M

How hard you were working on this one and how well you do at making sure we get things handled ASAP! Thank you so very much for your support.
Michele Miller — Reinvestment Area Construction Manager, McDonald's USA, LLC

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Opened on schedule, 2026

Georgetown, Washington, DC

PopUp Bagels · Tenant Fit-Out

Eight approval tracks including Old Georgetown Review, CFA, DC Health, and DOB — enrolled in Accelerated Plan Review from day one. Certificate of Occupancy, sign permit, and Basic Business License all cleared ahead of the April 10, 2026 opening.

Permit & license tracks: 8
Accelerated from day 1: APR
Grand opening secured: On time

Inspector just left. Health passed. Cleared to stock, open, and operate. Thanks for everyone's assistance getting us across the finish line here.
Brian C. Harrington — Partner, Seeded Capital Partners (PopUp Bagels Georgetown)

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Opened on schedule, 2026

Have a build that cannot afford to wait on permits? These are the calendars we protect — every week.

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PermitPilot™, our operated service layer

One accountable team. Every permit. Every utility.

Our team runs PermitPilot™ inside your engagement, reading jurisdictional code, drafting applications, monitoring review queues, and surfacing conflicts long before they become delays. AI does the pattern recognition. Our people do the judgment.

Agent Control Center

Twelve AI agents work in parallel, extracting parcel data, monitoring zoning, and drafting environmental briefs.

Permit Queue Intelligence

Live status across 30+ jurisdictions we actively work in, with predicted approval windows and automated escalation paths.

Utility Mapping

Visualize subsurface conflicts and coordination dependencies across electric, gas, water, and telecom.

AI Content Studio

Generate compliant narratives, exhibits, and submittal packets in minutes, not days.

Executive Dashboards

Real-time portfolio status, milestone forecasts, and risk-adjusted timelines for every stakeholder.

Secure by Design

Enterprise-grade SOC-aligned controls, audit trails, and role-based access for every document and decision.

Coverage

Deep in 30+ jurisdictions.

From Department of Buildings (DOB) heavy metros to county-level utility coordination, our team operates PermitPilot in the markets where Commun-ET has earned reviewer relationships.

Heatmap reflects relative engagement intensity across major US markets.

Lead Magnet · Free Tool

Permit Delay Cost Calculator

See what your current permit cycle is costing, in carry, in slipped revenue, in weeks you could recover. Benchmark is 70-day top-quartile review time.

Permits per year

Avg cycle (days)

Avg project value ($)

Annual $ at risk

$3.9M

Carry + soft cost vs 70-day benchmark.

Weeks recoverable / permit

7.1

~429 cumulative project-weeks across 60 permits per year.

Estimates are directional. Actual savings depend on jurisdiction mix, project type, and program maturity.

Services // 002

External Project Management - Your Intelligence Partner.

We embed alongside your team for the most complex permitting workflows, pairing senior strategists with PermitPilot™, the service layer our own people operate, to drive predictability on your program.

Engage Our Team Utility Coordination

How the engagement runs

Intake

DesignCheck reviews the submittal set before it reaches the agency.

Coordination

Utility Coordination Intelligence tracks every provider dependency.

Visibility

The Portfolio Dashboard reports status to your executives.

Case Study // Wonder DMV

Three DMV jurisdictions, one opening quarter, one playbook.

Proven Outcomes

From plan review to final inspection, in record time.

National multi-unit operators rely on Commun-ET to cut weeks from approval cycles, surface utility conflicts before mobilization, and report progress with executive clarity.

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