20,580 construction permits in Cincinnati are still open.

84.9% of eligible construction permits have been closed.(-7.8 pp vs. prior year)

The median applicant closes 94.6% of their construction permits.

Tracking 136,723 construction permits across 9,732 applicants since 2010. Data updated daily from City of Cincinnati Open Data.

Lowest Permit Closure Rates

Applicants with 20+ rated permits, active in the last 3 years. Methodology

Lowest Highest

All Types Building HVAC Plumbing Fire Protection Demolition

#	Applicant	Total Permits	Rated Eligible	Closed	Still Open	Closure Rate
1	ONYX AND EAST OHIO, LLC	107	76	9	67	11.8%
2	NO LIMIT SOLUTION LLC	177	174	35	139	20.1%
3	AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES	80	29	10	19	34.5%
4	BENIC PROPERTIES LLC	22	20	7	13	35.0%
5	OHIO BASEMENT AUTHORITY/GEORGE H DAILY	24	24	10	14	41.7%
6	PRICKEL ELECTRIC, LLC	36	33	14	19	42.4%
7	ABC SIGNS, INC	20	20	9	11	45.0%
8	NATIONAL HEATING & A/C CO	267	267	121	146	45.3%
9	CSR COLLECTIVE LLC	66	62	30	32	48.4%
10	OHIO BASEMENT AUTHORITY	307	218	110	108	50.5%
11	FREEDOM FOREVER OHIO LLC	27	23	12	11	52.2%
12	NATIONAL HEATING AND AIR CO	157	64	34	30	53.1%
13	SAINT JOSEPH CONSTRUCTION CO.	25	24	13	11	54.2%
14	HAUSER HEATING & AIR	143	143	80	63	55.9%
15	HINSFORD BUILDERS LLC	26	26	15	11	57.7%
16	WORKMAN HTG & COOL. GEOTHERMAL	27	24	14	10	58.3%
17	TEEGARDEN HVAC LLC	42	41	24	17	58.5%
18	OHAD INVESTMENT GROUP DBA H & E ENTERPRISE LLC	26	23	14	9	60.9%
19	NATIONAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING	98	98	60	38	61.2%
20	STONEHENGE BUILDING GROUP LTD	22	21	13	8	61.9%
21	BRYANT HEATING & COOLING	21	21	13	8	61.9%
22	FAST RESPONSE HTG & COOLING	37	37	23	14	62.2%
23	MCGAREY CUSTOM HOMES LLC	42	40	25	15	62.5%
24	TSC CONSTRUCTION LLC	45	38	24	14	63.2%
25	MIDWEST CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES INC	53	49	31	18	63.3%
26	NATIONAL HEATING & AIR	540	529	338	191	63.9%
27	HVAC COMPLETE SERVICES	69	37	24	13	64.9%
28	M&E CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC	41	37	24	13	64.9%
29	WCA GROUP LLC DBA THOMAS & GALBRAITH HEATING & COOLING	117	117	76	41	65.0%
30	BRIAN C ARLINGHAUS/ARLINGHAUS HEATING & AIR /COND LLC	29	29	19	10	65.5%
31	CALIGURI HEATING & COOLING	128	119	78	41	65.5%
32	THOMAS & GALBRAITH HEATING & COOLING	1,075	1,041	685	356	65.8%
33	TOM DREXLER PLUMBING, LLC	51	45	30	15	66.7%
34	NASSAU CONSTRUCTION	48	45	30	15	66.7%
35	HELP HOME SERVICES / ROBERT FINCH	33	33	22	11	66.7%
36	BETTER CHOICE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING LLC	21	21	14	7	66.7%
37	SUNSHINE ELECTRIC AND CONSTRUCTION OF SW OHIO	42	40	27	13	67.5%
38	SPEEDY MAINTENANCE SERVICE LLC	36	34	23	11	67.6%
39	AIR PLUS HTG & CLG INC	70	59	40	19	67.8%
40	PAT CALIGURI/ CALIGURI HEATING & COOLING	31	28	19	9	67.9%
41	KAIKER DEVELOPMENT LLC	71	63	43	20	68.3%
42	HILL-AIR HEATING & AIR, INC	45	41	28	13	68.3%
43	APOLLO HEATING & A/C	3,269	2,910	1,991	919	68.4%
44	SMYTH HOME SOLUTIONS	40	38	26	12	68.4%
45	APOLLO HOME	29	29	20	9	69.0%
46	TARVIN PLUMBING CO, INC	98	88	61	27	69.3%
47	HELP HOME SERVICES	577	401	278	123	69.3%
48	SMART HVAC LLC	44	36	25	11	69.4%
49	FIVE STAR HOME SERVICES	143	109	76	33	69.7%
50	CLARK HEATING & COOLING INC	42	40	28	12	70.0%

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