PERMIT RECORD · CLEVELAND, OH
Cleveland, OH building permits
178,990 permits issued between 2015 and 2026, naming 8,805 companies. In the last twelve months: 13,203 permits from 1,899 companies.
What gets permitted here
| Trade | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General construction | 79,506 | 44.4% |
| Electrical | 38,860 | 21.7% |
| Mechanical / HVAC | 31,326 | 17.5% |
| Plumbing | 29,298 | 16.4% |
Counts are distinct permit numbers as classified by the issuing authority. A permit is a filing, not a completed job.
Activity by year
| Year | Permits |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 14,437 |
| 2016 | 15,808 |
| 2017 | 17,549 |
| 2018 | 16,862 |
| 2019 | 17,696 |
| 2020 | 13,230 |
| 2021 | 14,318 |
| 2022 | 14,343 |
| 2023 | 14,031 |
| 2024 | 14,633 |
| 2025 | 15,115 |
| 2026 | 10,968 |
Most active companies, last 12 months
| Company | Permits |
|---|---|
| Sal's Heating & Cooling Inc. | 167 |
| Window Nation LLC | 164 |
| Great Day Improvements, LLC | 141 |
| New Phoenix Enterprise Inc. | 136 |
| Aba Builders LLC | 131 |
| By-Tor Contracting Inc. | 114 |
| Northlake Plumbing LLC. | 112 |
| Geisel Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. | 111 |
| Third Estimate Corporation (The) | 111 |
| Generator One LLC. | 91 |
Ranked by permit count, which measures filing volume — not revenue, crew size or quality. Company histories for Cleveland are searchable but not yet published as pages. Search them →
What the work looks like
Property type
| Building Permits | 11,234 |
| Residential | 1,330 |
| Commercial | 639 |
Work type
| Residential Building | 4,011 |
| Residential Electrical | 1,622 |
| Residential Plumbing | 1,498 |
| Residential HVAC | 1,453 |
| New | 1,003 |
| Commercial Building | 954 |
Last twelve months, as published by the issuing authority.
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Source
City of Cleveland (ArcGIS Building_Permit_Application_Tasks). Records are refreshed daily and every figure on this page counts distinct permit numbers. Verify any individual record with the issuing authority before acting on it. How we build these records →