Cincinnati commercial building permits, January 2025

Cincinnati building permits in January 2025: key facts

• In January 2025, Cincinnati issued 260 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 84 projects, declaring $5.6M of work.
• The busiest trade was general building (80 permits), then plumbing (54).
• The most active contractor was "model Construction Llc", with 11 permits.
• The largest project was at 135 W 6th St, with $1.2M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 18 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 27, 2026. How we count