Cincinnati commercial building permits, July 2025

Cincinnati building permits in July 2025: key facts

• In July 2025, Cincinnati issued 373 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 109 projects, declaring $15.5M of work.
• The busiest trade was HVAC/mechanical (101 permits), then general building (97).
• The most active contractor was "dmg Contractors Inc", with 19 permits.
• The largest project was at 5300 Hamilton Av, with $5.5M declared.
• Half of the month’s permits were issued within 17 days of application.

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