Cincinnati commercial building permits, February 2025

Cincinnati building permits in February 2025: key facts

• In February 2025, Cincinnati issued 264 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 93 projects, declaring $11.7M of work.
• The busiest trade was plumbing (64 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (54).
• The most active contractor was "dmg Contractors Inc", with 9 permits.
• The largest project was at 5500 Wooster Rd, with $4.5M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 13 days of application.

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