Cincinnati building permits issued, September 2026
Cincinnati building permits issued: 828 records in September 2026, 19.5% fewer than August 2026 (1,028). Jump to the full CSV.
What the data shows
- The most common category was HVAC with 219 records (26% of the month); 10 categories appear in total.
- The area with the most records was N/A (181); 48 areas appear.
- The busiest day was Monday 28 September with 69 records (issued date).
- 768 records (93%) carry a reported value of US$100 or more (smaller values are usually placeholders). The median is US$10,000, the 90th percentile US$170,180 and the largest US$25,000,000 (HVAC). Values are as reported by the city and can include data-entry errors.
- Status mix: Permit Issued 675, Permit Finaled 151, Permit Withdrawn 2.
Categories
| Category | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HVAC | 219 | 26.4% |
| Building | 210 | 25.4% |
| Plumbing Permits | 188 | 22.7% |
| Misc. Structures | 82 | 9.9% |
| Excavation/Fill | 43 | 5.2% |
| Fire Protection Systems | 34 | 4.1% |
| Elevator Permit | 21 | 2.5% |
| Signs | 14 | 1.7% |
Where records were located
| Area | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | 181 | 21.9% |
| OVER-THE-RHINE | 71 | 8.6% |
| OAKLEY | 54 | 6.5% |
| DOWNTOWN | 54 | 6.5% |
| WESTWOOD | 34 | 4.1% |
| PLEASANT RIDGE | 32 | 3.9% |
| WALNUT HILLS | 26 | 3.1% |
| HYDE PARK | 25 | 3.0% |
Records per week
| Week starting (Monday) | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 31 Aug | 146 | |
| Mon 7 Sep | 133 | |
| Mon 14 Sep | 210 | |
| Mon 21 Sep | 192 | |
| Mon 28 Sep | 147 |
Largest reported values
| Value (US$) | Date | Address | Category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25,000,000 | 2026-09-04 | 3333 BURNET AV | HVAC | 2026P04228 |
| 13,500,000 | 2026-09-04 | 3333 BURNET AV | Building | 2026P04228 |
| 7,950,000 | 2026-09-22 | 2354 READING RD | Building | 2026P03563 |
| 4,865,000 | 2026-09-18 | 5125 RIVER RD | Building | 2026P06717 |
| 4,100,000 | 2026-09-18 | 441 VINE ST | HVAC | 2024P01656 |
Free preview: newest 25 records
| Date | Record | Address | Category | Status | Value (US$) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08001 | 511 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 1,739,991 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08001 | 511 WALNUT ST | HVAC | Permit Issued | 537,015 | HVAC |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08270 | 225 WILMER AV | Fire Protection Systems | Permit Issued | 161,500 | Fire Protection Systems |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08674 | 3188 BELLEVUE AV | HVAC | Permit Issued | 140,000 | HVAC |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P09018 | 1725 VINE ST | Elevator Permit | Permit Issued | 111,121 | Elevator Permit |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P02839 | 5548 COLERAIN AV | Building | Permit Issued | 98,768 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08452 | 1212 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 96,336 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P05811 | 3007 VERNON PL | Wrecking | Permit Issued | 90,000 | Wrecking |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08476 | 1346 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 74,380 | Repair |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08454 | 1302 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 68,188 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08453 | 1228 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 68,188 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08474 | 1330 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 53,600 | Repair |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08475 | 1340 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 52,337 | Repair |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08458 | 1317 CLAY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 41,686 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08461 | 1335 CLAY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 40,642 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08463 | 1345 CLAY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 32,988 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08472 | 1326 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 32,273 | Repair |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08471 | 1324 WALNUT ST | Building | Permit Issued | 29,800 | Repair |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P06568 | 3545 CLIFTON AV | Building | Permit Issued | 29,504 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P09252 | 3608 IDLEWILD AV | Building | Permit Issued | 25,000 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08744 | 501 E 4TH ST | Misc. Structures | Permit Issued | 25,000 | Misc. Structures |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08462 | 1341 CLAY ST | Building | Permit Issued | 23,706 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08457 | 106 E 13TH ST | Building | Permit Issued | 19,482 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08456 | 101 E 13TH ST | Building | Permit Issued | 19,482 | Alteration |
| 2026-09-30 | 2026P08330 | 4538 CAMBERWELL RD | Plumbing Permits | Permit Issued | 18,000 | 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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