Monthly permit report

Louisville commercial building permits, August 2026

Biggest projects in August 2026

By declared value.

601 W Chestnut St
Issued Aug 6 · 3 permits
$55.9M
Commercial Alteration
commercialBuilding · Electrical · HVAC / Mechanical859-489-2894
3175 Lexington Rd
Issued Aug 11 · 4 permits
$28.2M
Commercial Addition
commercialBuilding · ElectricalContractor not published
201 Blankenbaker Pky
Issued Aug 3 · 3 permits
$7.7M
Commercial New
commercialBuilding · ElectricalR W Smith Company
1100 E Market St
Issued Aug 26 · 2 permits
$6.5M
Rewire
commercialBuilding · ElectricalContractor not published
4627 Southcliff Ave
Issued Aug 27 · 4 permits
$5.5M
Commercial New
commercialBuilding · Electrical · Fire protection · HVAC / MechanicalSouthcliff Properties Lp
600 Valhalla Park Pl
Issued Aug 11 · 4 permits
$5.5M
Commercial Foundation
commercialBuilding · Fire protectionContractor not published
1609 Poplar Level Rd
Issued Aug 24 · 2 permits
$5M
Commercial Alteration
commercialBuilding · HVAC / MechanicalSullivan & Cozart, Inc
8100 Wellhead Dr
Issued Aug 17 · 2 permits
$4.5M
Commercial New
commercialBuilding · ElectricalStudio A
7320 Wigeon Way
Issued Aug 25 · 2 permits
$4.2M
Commercial New
commercialBuildingWescott Construction, Llc
6521 Winding Stream Dr
Issued Aug 10 · 4 permits
$3.7M
Commercial New
commercialBuilding · Electrical · Fire protection · HVAC / MechanicalMarian Construction

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In August 2026, Louisville issued 235 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 142 projects, declaring $173M of work.
The busiest trade was electrical (121 permits), then general building (56).
The most active contractor was L & C Management Inc Dba L & C Electrical, with 3 permits.
The largest project was at 601 W Chestnut St, with $55.9M declared.

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