diff --git a/vpr/src/place/place.cpp b/vpr/src/place/place.cpp
index 80a3b6edc2..3506d00b80 100644
--- a/vpr/src/place/place.cpp
+++ b/vpr/src/place/place.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ void try_place(const Netlist<>& net_list,
      */
     VTR_ASSERT(!is_flat);
     const auto& device_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.device();
+    const auto& cluster_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.clustering();
+    const auto& atom_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.atom();
 
     /* Placement delay model is independent of the placement and can be shared across
      * multiple placers if we are performing parallel annealing.
@@ -98,7 +100,13 @@ void try_place(const Netlist<>& net_list,
      */
     vtr::ScopedStartFinishTimer placement_timer("Placement");
 
-    Placer placer(net_list, placer_opts, analysis_opts, noc_opts, directs, place_delay_model, cube_bb, is_flat, /*quiet=*/false);
+    // Enables fast look-up pb graph pins from block pin indices
+    IntraLbPbPinLookup pb_gpin_lookup(device_ctx.logical_block_types);
+    // Enables fast look-up of atom pins connect to CLB pins
+    ClusteredPinAtomPinsLookup netlist_pin_lookup(cluster_ctx.clb_nlist, atom_ctx.nlist, pb_gpin_lookup);
+
+    Placer placer(net_list, placer_opts, analysis_opts, noc_opts, pb_gpin_lookup, netlist_pin_lookup,
+                  directs, place_delay_model, cube_bb, is_flat, /*quiet=*/false);
 
     placer.place();
 
diff --git a/vpr/src/place/placer.cpp b/vpr/src/place/placer.cpp
index cc3bd20f0c..37b48f11d0 100644
--- a/vpr/src/place/placer.cpp
+++ b/vpr/src/place/placer.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Placer::Placer(const Netlist<>& net_list,
                const t_placer_opts& placer_opts,
                const t_analysis_opts& analysis_opts,
                const t_noc_opts& noc_opts,
+               const IntraLbPbPinLookup& pb_gpin_lookup,
+               const ClusteredPinAtomPinsLookup& netlist_pin_lookup,
                const std::vector<t_direct_inf>& directs,
                std::shared_ptr<PlaceDelayModel> place_delay_model,
                bool cube_bb,
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ Placer::Placer(const Netlist<>& net_list,
     : placer_opts_(placer_opts)
     , analysis_opts_(analysis_opts)
     , noc_opts_(noc_opts)
+    , pb_gpin_lookup_(pb_gpin_lookup)
+    , netlist_pin_lookup_(netlist_pin_lookup)
     , costs_(placer_opts.place_algorithm, noc_opts.noc)
     , placer_state_(placer_opts.place_algorithm.is_timing_driven(), cube_bb)
     , rng_(placer_opts.seed)
@@ -36,8 +40,6 @@ Placer::Placer(const Netlist<>& net_list,
     , log_printer_(*this, quiet)
     , is_flat_(is_flat) {
     const auto& cluster_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.clustering();
-    const auto& device_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.device();
-    const auto& atom_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.atom();
 
     pre_place_timing_stats_ = g_vpr_ctx.timing().stats;
 
@@ -102,11 +104,6 @@ Placer::Placer(const Netlist<>& net_list,
        init_draw_coords((float)width_fac, placer_state_.blk_loc_registry());
    }
 
-   // Allocate here because it goes into timing critical code where each memory allocation is expensive
-   pb_gpin_lookup_ = IntraLbPbPinLookup(device_ctx.logical_block_types);
-   // Enables fast look-up of atom pins connect to CLB pins
-   netlist_pin_lookup_ = ClusteredPinAtomPinsLookup(cluster_ctx.clb_nlist, atom_ctx.nlist, pb_gpin_lookup_);
-
    // Gets initial cost and loads bounding boxes.
    costs_.bb_cost = net_cost_handler_.comp_bb_cost(e_cost_methods::NORMAL);
    costs_.bb_cost_norm = 1 / costs_.bb_cost;
diff --git a/vpr/src/place/placer.h b/vpr/src/place/placer.h
index dbbe7466e7..086630e2c0 100644
--- a/vpr/src/place/placer.h
+++ b/vpr/src/place/placer.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class Placer {
            const t_placer_opts& placer_opts,
            const t_analysis_opts& analysis_opts,
            const t_noc_opts& noc_opts,
+           const IntraLbPbPinLookup& pb_gpin_lookup,
+           const ClusteredPinAtomPinsLookup& netlist_pin_lookup,
            const std::vector<t_direct_inf>& directs,
            std::shared_ptr<PlaceDelayModel> place_delay_model,
            bool cube_bb,
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ class Placer {
     const t_analysis_opts& analysis_opts_;
     /// Holds NoC-related parameters
     const t_noc_opts& noc_opts_;
+    /// Enables fast look-up pb graph pins from block pin indices
+    const IntraLbPbPinLookup& pb_gpin_lookup_;
+    /// Enables fast look-up of atom pins connect to CLB pins
+    const ClusteredPinAtomPinsLookup& netlist_pin_lookup_;
     /// Placement cost terms with their normalization factors and total cost
     t_placer_costs costs_;
     /// Holds timing, runtime, and block location information
@@ -96,9 +102,6 @@ class Placer {
     /// Stores information about the critical path. This is usually updated after that timing info is updated.
     tatum::TimingPathInfo critical_path_;
 
-    IntraLbPbPinLookup pb_gpin_lookup_;
-    ClusteredPinAtomPinsLookup netlist_pin_lookup_;
-
     /// Performs random swaps and implements the simulated annealer optimizer.
     std::unique_ptr<PlacementAnnealer> annealer_;