Cincinnati commercial building permits, November 2025

Cincinnati building permits in November 2025: key facts

• In November 2025, Cincinnati issued 264 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 122 projects, declaring $13.2M of work.
• The busiest trade was general building (78 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (65).
• The most active contractor was "dmg Contractors Inc", with 40 permits.
• The largest project was at 26 W 7th St, with $5.1M 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