887 new building permits were filed in Cleveland, OH over the trailing 7 days, with $36,189,975 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
887
▲ 7.1% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$36,189,975
$138,658 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
828
permits filed previous week
Of 6,734 Cleveland permits with a published review status, 2,640 (39.2%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pending | 1,952 | 29.0% |
| ACA Submitted | 926 | 13.8% |
| Record Created | 658 | 9.8% |
| Awaiting Intake Approval | 578 | 8.6% |
| Yes | 503 | 7.5% |
| In Review | 454 | 6.7% |
| Complaint Accepted | 419 | 6.2% |
| Awaiting Payment | 168 | 2.5% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Cleveland, OH logged 887 permits in the last 7 days versus 828 the week before — a 7.1% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INNER CITY DEMOLITION & DISPOSAL LLC | 17 | — |
| 2 | RAHMAH SERVICES, LLC | 9 | — |
| 3 | AVILES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC. | 8 | $3,200 |
| 4 | Z&Z ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC. | 7 | $121,649 |
| 5 | JD'S PLUMBING LLC | 6 | $19,200 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Project | 264 | 29.8% |
| Cert. of Disclosure | 125 | 14.1% |
| Rental Registration | 74 | 8.3% |
| Lead Safe Certificate | 64 | 7.2% |
| BH Complaint | 63 | 7.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-02 | Residential Building Construction Permit | 11315 EDGEWATER DR | SONS, INC. | $65,000 |
| 2026-08-02 | Construction Project | 2456 W 6th ST | Marks Building Company | $14,000 |
| 2026-08-01 | Commercial Electrical Construction Permi | 8300 Bessemer AVE | J.A.C. Electric, LLC | $20,000 |
| 2026-08-01 | Construction Project | 17416 Invermere AVE | ASPEN CONTRACTING INC. | $24,876 |
| 2026-08-01 | Residential Building Construction Permit | 17416 Invermere AVE | Aspen Contracting Inc | $25,540 |
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