Cincinnati commercial building permits, May 2025

Cincinnati building permits in May 2025: key facts

• In May 2025, Cincinnati issued 372 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 122 projects, declaring $8.5M of work.
• The busiest trade was general building (90 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (70).
• The most active contractor was "dmg Contractors Inc", with 18 permits.
• The largest project was at 6240 Glenway Av, with $1.7M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 14 days of application.

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