Louisville commercial building permits, May 2025

Louisville building permits in May 2025: key facts

• In May 2025, Louisville issued 100 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 73 projects, declaring $7.3M of work.
• The busiest trade was electrical (50 permits), then HVAC/mechanical (36).
• The most active contractor was Forge Construction LLC, with 6 permits.
• The largest project was at 5431 Shearling Dr, with $4.4M declared.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 30, 2026. How we count