BrokerHQ Data
The public datasets behind BrokerHQ, a Seattle tenant-representation intelligence platform. Every count below is drawn from primary public records and stated with its source and refresh cadence. Current as of August 7, 2026.
Updated August 7, 2026See how this is built
Public filers with Puget Sound operations, refreshed daily from SEC EDGAR.
View the dataKing County Assessor parcel records, residential uses excluded.
View the dataActive licenses across Seattle and the wider Puget Sound region.
View the dataWhat is in BrokerHQ Data?
BrokerHQ Data is the set of public-records datasets behind BrokerHQ, a Seattle tenant-representation intelligence platform: 329 public companies with Puget Sound operations, 23,742 commercial buildings in King County, and 40,491 active business licenses across Seattle and the wider region, all current as of August 7, 2026.
Where does the data come from?
Sixteen named public sources, split across public companies, private companies, signals that apply to any employer, and the buildings themselves. Nothing is purchased from a data broker or list-rental aggregator, and nothing is scraped from listing platforms. Each source below links to the body that publishes it so any number here can be checked at its origin.
How often is it updated?
SEC filings are ingested within 24 hours of release, news and trade press daily, county property records weekly where the registry supports it and monthly otherwise, and composite signals are recomputed nightly. Every data point carries a last-verified date.
How is a number verified before it is published?
Every signal is resolved to one company or building with the match basis recorded, and needs a second independent source before it surfaces. When BrokerHQ links a record it is right 97.5 percent of the time and it catches 88.6 percent of the links that exist, scored against a golden set of 95 human-verified cases. Uncertain matches are held back rather than guessed.
Are these counts a list of businesses I can download?
No. These pages publish aggregate counts with their methodology. Washington's Public Records Act restricts agencies from providing access to lists of individuals for commercial purposes under RCW 42.56.070(8), and the City of Seattle's open data terms carry the same restriction, so no record set readily sorted as a list of individuals is published here.
The named sources, in full
Each link goes to the body that publishes the record, not to a reseller.
Public companies
- SEC EDGAR full-text search
10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1 and proxy statements, including lease commitments and footprint disclosures.
- SEC EDGAR filing system
Form D notices of exempt offerings, the earliest public trace of a private raise.
Private companies
- City of Seattle business license tax
Municipal business license records, filtered to active status.
- Washington Secretary of State, Corporations and Charities
Business registrations used to corroborate a license before a signal surfaces.
- King County food safety and inspections
Food establishment inspections, a tenant-turnover tell in retail and food service space.
- SBA open data
SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records, read as a borrowing and growth signal.
Any employer
- USAspending
Federal contracts and grants awarded to companies operating in the region.
- US Department of Labor, foreign labor certification data
H-1B filings, read as a hiring-surge signal alongside live job postings.
- Washington Employment Security Department, WARN notices
Layoff and closure notices filed by Washington employers.
Buildings
- King County Assessor
Parcel records and verified sales transactions.
- Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Building, land use, electrical and occupancy permits back to 2005.
- Washington SEPA register
Environmental review documents for larger projects, posted since 2000.
- City of Seattle energy benchmarking
Annual owner-reported energy performance for buildings over 20,000 square feet.
Where to look next
- The full data map every source, signal and check, traced in order.
- Methodology refresh cadence, coverage, and what is deliberately not covered.
Last updated August 7, 2026