Cincinnati building permits issued, January 2026
Cincinnati building permits issued: 815 records in January 2026. Jump to the full CSV.
What the data shows
- The most common category was Plumbing Permits with 279 records (34% of the month); 10 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was OAKLEY (71); 49 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Friday 30 January with 76 records (issued date).
- 773 records (95%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$7,244, the 90th percentile US$148,000 and the largest US$9,200,000 (Building). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: Permit Finaled 416, Permit Issued 397, In Review 1, APRV_NR 1.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing Permits | 279 | 34.2% |
| HVAC | 221 | 27.1% |
| Building | 191 | 23.4% |
| Fire Protection Systems | 50 | 6.1% |
| Excavation/Fill | 26 | 3.2% |
| Elevator Permit | 17 | 2.1% |
| Signs | 16 | 2.0% |
| Misc. Structures | 10 | 1.2% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| OAKLEY | 71 | 8.7% |
| DOWNTOWN | 51 | 6.3% |
| HARTWELL | 51 | 6.3% |
| OVER-THE-RHINE | 49 | 6.0% |
| HYDE PARK | 40 | 4.9% |
| EVANSTON | 35 | 4.3% |
| WESTWOOD | 35 | 4.3% |
| MADISONVILLE | 32 | 3.9% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 29 Dec | 29 | |
| Mon 5 Jan | 152 | |
| Mon 12 Jan | 232 | |
| Mon 19 Jan | 167 | |
| Mon 26 Jan | 235 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,200,000 | 2026-01-13 | 2772 THREE OAKS LN | Building | 2025P06244 |
| 7,800,000 | 2026-01-13 | 2782 THREE OAKS LN | Building | 2025P06243 |
| 7,100,000 | 2026-01-15 | 750 GRAND AV | Building | 2025P07586 |
| 5,608,952 | 2026-01-09 | 211 W 4TH ST | Building | 2025P09220 |
| 2,800,000 | 2026-01-29 | 500 WILMER AV | Parking Lots | 2025P08339 |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P10774 | 500 WILMER AV | Building | Permit Issued | 1,021,136 | Misc. Structures |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09477 | 212 W LIBERTY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 929,326 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09291 | 1711 ELM ST | Building | Permit Issued | 812,413 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P01065 | 424 GEST ST | HVAC | Permit Issued | 758,360 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09510 | 214 W LIBERTY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 610,400 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09511 | 214 W LIBERTY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 364,793 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P05592 | 5924 KELLOGG AV | Building | Permit Finaled | 250,000 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09477 | 212 W LIBERTY ST | HVAC | Permit Issued | 144,000 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09510 | 214 W LIBERTY ST | HVAC | Permit Issued | 80,000 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09291 | 1711 ELM ST | HVAC | Permit Issued | 80,000 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09682 | 100 JOE NUXHALL WY | Building | Permit Issued | 65,000 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P10254 | 1130 ROOKWOOD DR | Misc. Structures | Permit Finaled | 58,765 | Misc. Structures |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P01102 | 614 CHURCH ST | HVAC | Permit Finaled | 50,000 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P05592 | 5924 KELLOGG AV | HVAC | Permit Finaled | 50,000 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09511 | 214 W LIBERTY ST | HVAC | Permit Issued | 48,000 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P00420 | 3389 CUSTER ST | Building | Permit Finaled | 40,000 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P00427 | 214 W LIBERTY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 35,000 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P00230 | 212 W LIBERTY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 35,000 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09682 | 100 JOE NUXHALL WY | HVAC | Permit Issued | 25,000 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P11076 | 3629 W LIBERTY ST | Building | Permit Finaled | 20,673 | Alteration |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P00710 | 3478 HARVEY AV | Building | Permit Issued | 20,000 | Repair |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P01093 | 2523 HEMLOCK ST | HVAC | Permit Finaled | 17,713 | HVAC |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P00626 | 5117 BLAESI ST | Plumbing Permits | Permit Issued | 12,000 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026P00360 | 1332 CRYER AV | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 12,000 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-01-30 | 2025P09096 | 2233 SYMMES ST | Building | Permit Issued | 12,000 | Alteration |
Source and licence
Source: City of Cincinnati Buildings & Inspections (via data.cincinnati-oh.gov), dataset Cincinnati Building Permits (uhjb-xac9) on data.cincinnati-oh.gov.
Data retrieved 2026-10-24 11:59:30 UTC.
Licence: Public Domain.
Modifications by Open Registry Data: selected columns, renamed to a common schema, filtered by issued date, owner/applicant/contractor/inspector name and phone fields not downloaded, email-like and phone-like text in descriptions withheld entirely, personal-name patterns in descriptions (for example a surname before “Residence”) replaced with “[name removed]”, exact duplicate rows removed. Value is the estimated project cost in US dollars as reported; the company-name column is not included. See all sources and licences and the methodology.
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