Monthly permit report

Cleveland commercial building permits, September 2025

Biggest projects in September 2025

By declared value.

2134 E 100th St N/A
Issued Sep 23
$8.8M
INTERIOR ALTERATION 16,286 SQ FT 2ND FLOOR BUILDING CBA PER APPROVED PLANS. PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, HVAC, ELECTRICAL AND FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS.
commercialBuildingGilbane Building Company
3470 Rocky River Dr
Issued Sep 19 · 5 permits
$5.9M
CONSTRUCT NEW EDUCATIONAL BUILDING PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, HVAC PERMITS REQUIRED. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED. NO EXPANSION OR CHANGE OF USE TO…
commercialBuilding · Electrical · HVAC / Mechanical · PlumbingRegency Construction Services, Inc.
2325 Elm St

In September 2025, Cleveland issued 146 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 101 projects, declaring $36M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (91 permits), then sign (26).
The most active contractor was Be Next Awning & Graphics Inc., with 7 permits.
The largest project was at 2134 E 100th St N/A, with $8.8M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 36 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 31, 2026. How we count