Cincinnati building permits issued, May 2026
Cincinnati building permits issued: 890 records in May 2026, 2.5% fewer than April 2026 (913). Jump to the full CSV.
What the data shows
- The most common category was Plumbing Permits with 396 records (44% of the month); 9 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was OAKLEY (88); 49 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Wednesday 20 May with 68 records (issued date).
- 844 records (95%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$6,800, the 90th percentile US$95,000 and the largest US$129,000,000 (Building). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: Permit Issued 538, Permit Finaled 351, In Review 1.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing Permits | 396 | 44.5% |
| HVAC | 193 | 21.7% |
| Building | 159 | 17.9% |
| Fire Protection Systems | 50 | 5.6% |
| Misc. Structures | 29 | 3.3% |
| Excavation/Fill | 28 | 3.1% |
| Wrecking | 13 | 1.5% |
| Signs | 12 | 1.3% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| OAKLEY | 88 | 9.9% |
| ROSELAWN | 73 | 8.2% |
| HYDE PARK | 62 | 7.0% |
| DOWNTOWN | 51 | 5.7% |
| WESTWOOD | 40 | 4.5% |
| WALNUT HILLS | 34 | 3.8% |
| PLEASANT RIDGE | 30 | 3.4% |
| CUF | 30 | 3.4% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 27 Apr | 59 | |
| Mon 4 May | 199 | |
| Mon 11 May | 202 | |
| Mon 18 May | 256 | |
| Mon 25 May | 174 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129,000,000 | 2026-05-08 | 1600 GEST ST | Building | 2026P01483 |
| 8,200,000 | 2026-05-22 | 2323 VINE ST | Building | 2025P11143 |
| 2,100,000 | 2026-05-20 | 2811 THREE OAKS LN | Building | 2025P07146 |
| 2,100,000 | 2026-05-20 | 2811 THREE OAKS LN | HVAC | 2025P07146 |
| 2,100,000 | 2026-05-20 | 4422 31ST AV | HVAC | 2025P07147 |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04882 | 2835 PRESTON ST | Building | Permit Finaled | 28,000 | Alteration |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P02249 | 1538 CEDAR AV | Wrecking | Permit Finaled | 27,000 | Wrecking |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04810 | 5890 HIGHLAND RIDGE DR | Elevator Permit | Permit Finaled | 20,866 | Elevator Permit |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P02248 | 1535 CEDAR AV | Wrecking | Permit Finaled | 19,500 | Wrecking |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04883 | 3575 ZUMSTEIN AV | HVAC | Permit Finaled | 16,200 | HVAC |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P02260 | 4805 BEVERLY HILL DR | Wrecking | Permit Issued | 15,000 | Wrecking |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04885 | 1815 KINNEY AV | HVAC | Permit Finaled | 13,800 | HVAC |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04327 | 1815 KINNEY AV | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 13,000 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04905 | 5870 BELMONT AV | Misc. Structures | Permit Finaled | 11,000 | Misc. Structures |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04297 | 2933 IRON OAK AV | Plumbing Permits | Permit Issued | 10,000 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04048 | 6560 SILVERFOX DR | HVAC | Permit Issued | 9,534 | HVAC |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04067 | 1125 SETON AV | HVAC | Permit Issued | 9,250 | HVAC |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04893 | 632 DELHI AV | Misc. Structures | Permit Finaled | 7,000 | Misc. Structures |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04892 | 1930 CRANE AV | HVAC | Permit Finaled | 6,700 | HVAC |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04325 | 2917 BELLEVUE AV | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 3,500 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04300 | 1918 ANDINA AV | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 3,000 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04317 | 905 RIVERVIEW PL | Plumbing Permits | Permit Issued | 1,799 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P00983 | 2433 S COVEYRUN CT | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 1,743 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P00974 | 2616 MADISON RD | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 1,638 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04440 | 3206 VANDERCAR WY | Fire Protection Systems | Permit Issued | 1,500 | Fire Protection Systems |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P04319 | 3457 WOODFORD RD | Plumbing Permits | Permit Issued | 1,499 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P01597 | 3408 TRASKWOOD CIR | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 1,448 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P00976 | 17 GLENDALE ST | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 1,428 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P01954 | 663 HALSEY AV | Plumbing Permits | Permit Finaled | 1,400 | Plumbing Permits |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026P01235 | 1026 TOWANDA TER | Plumbing Permits | Permit Issued | 1,400 | Plumbing Permits |
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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