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Cincinnati Building Permits — May 2026
Every building permit issued by the City of Cincinnati in May 2026: counts, reported value, permits by trade, and the month's biggest projects.
Source: City of Cincinnati open data — building permits from the Buildings & Inspections Department. Source last updated: October 18, 2026 · Our last pull: October 18, 2026 · Figures are as reported by the City of Cincinnati.
Coverage: this report covers building permits issued by the City of Cincinnati (Buildings & Inspections Department). Other Hamilton County jurisdictions publish their permits separately and are not in this feed, so totals here are Cincinnati totals — labeled as such, never blended. Two facts about the city's data shape the counts. The dataset lists one row for every work component a permit covers, so we count each permit once and add its components' stated costs together for its value. And the dataset carries no electrical permits at all, so no electrical figures appear in this report.
PermitsByCounty data, Hamilton County (Cincinnati), May 2026 · Source: City of Cincinnati
Questions, answered from the data
What was the largest building permit issued in Cincinnati in May 2026?
The largest was permit #2026P01483 at 1600 Gest St, with a reported project value of $129,000,000, issued in May 2026, as reported by the City of Cincinnati.
Permits by trade — May 2026
| Trade | Permits issued | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 396 | $5,751,644 |
| HVAC | 185 | $13,182,345 |
| General & Other | 159 | $10,729,396 |
| Fire Protection | 50 | $1,409,987 |
| New Construction | 15 | $157,608,000 |
| Demolition | 13 | $236,389 |
| Signage | 12 | $74,153 |
| Elevator | 10 | $617,129 |
Biggest projects issued in May 2026
| Project (permit #) | Trade | Reported value | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 Gest St #2026P01483 Excavation/Fill; New Building | New Construction | $129,000,000 | 2026-05-08 |
| 2323 Vine St #2025P11143 Excavation/Fill; HVAC; New Building | New Construction | $9,050,000 | 2026-05-22 |
| 2811 Three Oaks Ln #2025P07146 HVAC; New Building | New Construction | $4,200,000 | 2026-05-20 |
| 4422 31St Av #2025P07147 HVAC; New Building | New Construction | $4,200,000 | 2026-05-20 |
| 4421 32Nd Av #2025P07148 HVAC; New Building | New Construction | $2,520,000 | 2026-05-20 |
| 2800 Robertson Av #2025P07149 HVAC; New Building | New Construction | $2,520,000 | 2026-05-20 |
| 2929 Highland Av #2026P02950 Alteration; HVAC | HVAC | $2,268,888 | 2026-05-20 |
| 2825 Three Oaks Ln #2025P07151 HVAC; New Building | New Construction | $2,100,000 | 2026-05-20 |
| 3333 Burnet Av #2026P02238 Alteration; HVAC | HVAC | $2,045,550 | 2026-05-13 |
| 421 E 4Th St #2026P03012 Alteration; HVAC | HVAC | $1,690,000 | 2026-05-01 |
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