291 new building permits were filed in Louisville, KY over the trailing 7 days, with $25,977,872 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
291
▼ 30.7% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$25,977,872
$111,493 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
420
permits filed previous week
Of 6,952 Louisville permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 6,952 | 100.0% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Louisville, KY logged 291 permits in the last 7 days versus 420 the week before — a 30.7% decrease, so intake is easing. 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 | AMERICAN STANDARD ELECTRIC | 3 | — |
| 2 | Cyprian Okeke | 2 | $600,000 |
| 3 | SUNSET FIBERGLASS POOLS, INC. | 2 | $230,000 |
| 4 | WALLACE ELECTRIC INC | 2 | $2,500 |
| 5 | CHARLES PTL ELECTRIC | 2 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Residential | 152 | 52.2% |
| Residential New | 23 | 7.9% |
| HVAC Residential | 22 | 7.6% |
| Electrical Commercial | 20 | 6.9% |
| Residential Alteration | 13 | 4.5% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Residential Addition | 3807 GREENWOOD AVE | ANTZ INCORPORATION | $5,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | Electrical Commercial | 89 CHARTER OAKS DR | AMERICAN STANDARD ELECTRIC | $350 |
| 2026-07-31 | Electrical Commercial | 91 CHARTER OAKS DR | AMERICAN STANDARD ELECTRIC | $350 |
| 2026-07-31 | Electrical Commercial | 97 CHARTER OAKS DR | AMERICAN STANDARD ELECTRIC | $350 |
| 2026-07-31 | Commercial Alteration | 9797 BLAIRWOOD RD | CENTENO'S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION | $180,000 |
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