For HVAC contractors · Chicago

Stop cold-calling.
Here are 50 Chicago restaurants that need a new HVAC — right now.

A weekly list of commercial buildings in Chicago with aging systems and climate complaints. Owner contact included. No CRM, no fluff.

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★★★★★ 4.8 · 120+ contractors · Every Monday 8am · No card needed
Chicago · Cook County
52 hot leads this week
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The problem

Sound familiar?

Cold-calling commercial HVAC in Chicago is a numbers game. Most numbers are zero.

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I called 40 places yesterday. Two callbacks. Zero jobs. We can't run a business off cold lists.

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Mike R.
Owner · 4 techs · Lakeview
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By the time I figure out who actually needs HVAC work, somebody else is already on site quoting them.

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Dave S.
GM · 8 techs · Schaumburg
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Yelp reviews tell me everything I need to know. I just don't have time to read 10,000 of them every week.

C
Carlos V.
Owner · 3 techs · Pilsen
How it works

Three steps. One Monday email.

01
We monitor 10,000+ buildings

Every commercial address in Chicago — restaurants, gyms, salons, retail, dental, small offices.

· Building permits
· Yelp & Google reviews
· Business registries
· Chicago open data
02
AI flags broken & aging systems

Climate complaints, install year, last service event, sqft + estimated unit count, signal recency.

complaints
age
$ value
recency
→ score 92/100
03
You get a list every Monday

A clean list of ready-to-call leads with owner contact, system age, pain signals, and estimated job value.

Lou's Pizza · West Loop
Iron Gym · Wicker Park
Salon Mira · Lincoln Park
+ 47 more · CSV + email
The lead card

One card. Everything you need to make the call.

No 14-tab dashboard. Just the data a contractor actually uses to qualify a job and pick up the phone.

A real lead from last Monday's drop.

We pulled this from week 18. Phone number redacted on the public site for privacy — full contact appears in your delivered list.

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Who & where
Business name, address, type, neighborhood.
2
Size — sqft & estimated units
Square footage from permits, with unit count estimated from sqft × type.
3
System age
Years since opening or last permit, so you know what you're walking into.
4
Estimated service value
Ballpark deal size based on units, system age, and local rates. So you can prioritize the $8K calls over the $800 ones.
5
Why now — pain signal
Recent reviews mentioning heat, AC, climate. Quoted snippets you can reference on the call.
6
Who to call — owner direct
Owner name, phone, email — verified within the last 30 days.
Lou's Pizza & Subs
1247 W Madison St · West Loop, Chicago
restaurant opened 2012 verified · 12d ago
HOT · 92
Size
2,800 sqft
≈ 5 units est.
System age
~12 yrs
opened 2012
Est. service value
$6.4K – 9.2K
replace 3–4 units
⚠ Pain signal · last 90 days
8 reviews mention "too hot", "stuffy", or "AC barely works" — including 3 in the past 14 days.
"too hot" ×4 "stuffy" ×2 "AC broken" ×1 "no airflow" ×1
MD
Marco DiSalvo — owner
(312) 555 ▒▒▒▒ marco@▒▒▒.com
Unlock
10,283
Commercial objects in Chicago DB
Weekly
Fresh drop · Monday 8am
12 min
Avg call w/ our lead vs cold
38%
First-call close rate (avg)
Pricing

Simple. Two plans. No contract.

Cancel any time. First 10 leads on us — see what you're paying for before you pay.

Starter
$99/ month
For solo operators & 2–3 tech shops getting off cold lists.
  • 20 leads / month
  • Basic filters (type, neighborhood)
  • Weekly drop · Monday 8am
  • CSV + email export
  • Bad-lead refund credit
Start 14-day trial →
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Pro
$349/ month
For 5–15 tech shops who want a real lead engine.
  • 100 leads / month
  • All filters (age, sqft, signals, ZIP, value)
  • Weekly drop + CSV + API
  • Territory lock by ZIP
  • Phone + email support
  • First 10 leads free
Start 14-day trial →
No card · cancel any time · first 10 leads free on either plan
FAQ

Questions, answered straight.

Where does the data come from? +
Public records (building permits, business registries), review platforms (Yelp, Google), Chicago open data, plus our own enrichment. No scraping behind logins. No purchased lists.
How fresh are the contacts? +
Owner phone & email re-verified within 30 days before each drop. Average reach rate ~94%. Bad contact = automatic credit on next list.
Only restaurants — or other types too? +
Restaurants, bars, gyms, salons, dental, retail, small offices. Any commercial Chicago address over 1,000 sqft.
Can I filter by neighborhood or ZIP? +
Yes. ZIP, neighborhood, sqft range, system age, signal type, estimated value range. Pro = all filters; Starter = type + area.
What if a lead is bad? +
Flag it from the email. We auto-credit your next drop and feed it back to the model so it doesn't show up again.
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No card. No spam. One Monday email, one list.
inbox · monday 8:02 am
from: list@hvacleads.chi · to: you
10 hot leads — week of May 5 · Chicago
delivered 8:02 am CST
Lou's Pizza & Subs
West Loop · 12 yr · 8 complaints
$6.4–9.2K
Iron Gym Chicago
Wicker Park · 14 yr · 5 complaints
$11–14K
Salon Mira
Lincoln Park · 11 yr · service ticket
$3.8–5K
Tacos Don Ramón
Pilsen · 13 yr · "stuffy" ×6
$5.5–7K
+ 6 more leads
full list inside ↓
CSV attached