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Building permits in 45209, Cincinnati

1,079 permits on homes in ZIP code 45209, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 291 contractors: 7% of the 15,821 permits we track in the City of Cincinnati. Plumbing leads with 470 permits (44%), then HVAC with 345. Counts cover the 9 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 45209.

1,079permits in 45209
291contractors with a permit here
Plumbingtop trade (470)
7%of permits we track in Cincinnati
Sep 2026records through

Permits in 45209 by trade

Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 1,079 permits in 45209; citywide is the same for all of Cincinnati. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Cincinnati contractor in that trade.

TradePermitsShare hereCitywideFirms
Plumbing47044%39%96
HVAC34532%36%74
Remodel & Alteration11010%13%84
New Home686%3%17
Addition212%2%20
Structural Repair202%4%17
Retaining Wall202%2%14
Demolition141%2%8
Garage & Shed111%under 1%10

Most active contractors in 45209

The firms with the most permits in 45209 for the 3 biggest trades here, October 2023 through September 2026. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.

Plumbing: 470 permits, 96 firms

  1. Kramer Plumbing Inc · 92 here, 131 across Cincinnati
  2. Apollo Heating, Air Cond. & Plumbing · 62 here, 509 across Cincinnati
  3. Recker and Boerger · 32 here, 439 across Cincinnati
  4. Corbin Plumbing LLC · 19 here, 33 across Cincinnati
  5. Nieman Plumbing Inc · 17 here, 80 across Cincinnati

The other 248 plumbing permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Cincinnati plumbers →

HVAC: 345 permits, 74 firms

  1. Apollo Heating & A/C · 84 here, 871 across Cincinnati
  2. Airtron LLC · 31 here, 99 across Cincinnati
  3. Recker and Boerger · 28 here, 333 across Cincinnati
  4. Thomas & Galbraith Heating & Cooling · 23 here, 209 across Cincinnati
  5. A-1 Mechanical of Dayton LLC · 21 here, 53 across Cincinnati

The other 158 HVAC permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Cincinnati HVAC contractors →

Remodel & Alteration: 110 permits, 84 firms

  1. Ohio Basement Authority · 9 here, 113 across Cincinnati
  2. All Decked Out · 3 here, 16 across Cincinnati
  3. Blueprint Rents LLC · 3 here, 4 across Cincinnati
  4. Acculevel, Inc · 3 here, 23 across Cincinnati
  5. Ashford Homes LLC · 3 here, 4 across Cincinnati

The other 89 remodel & alteration permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Cincinnati remodeling contractors →

Usual filed value in 45209

The middle value contractors wrote on the permit when they applied: half were filed for less, half for more. It is not a quote and not the final bill. Shown where the trade carries a value and 45209 has at least 20 priced permits.

TradeUsual hereUsual citywidePriced permits here
Plumbing$4,421$3,500464
HVAC$10,358$8,365341
Remodel & Alteration$15,000$17,856110
New Home$550,000$204,00068
Addition$131,500$100,00020
Structural Repair$9,500$10,00020
Retaining Wall$10,000$15,00020

How 45209 compares with Cincinnati overall

  • 45209 has 7% of the 15,821 permits we track in the City of Cincinnati, the 2nd busiest of 28 ZIP codes with 100 or more permits.
  • New Home is a bigger part of the work here: 6% of permits in 45209, against 3% across Cincinnati.
  • The usual plumbing permit here is filed at $4,421, 26% above the $3,500 usual across Cincinnati.
  • The usual HVAC permit here is filed at $10,358, 24% above the $8,365 usual across Cincinnati.
  • The usual home value in 45209 is $301,000 (Hamilton County (CAGIS) parcel market values), against $201,000 across Cincinnati.

Looking up a specific address in 45209

We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City of Cincinnati building permits (residential, Residential Code of Ohio). Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.

For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across Cincinnati. Cincinnati permit statistics → · How the records work in Cincinnati →

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Cincinnati building permits (residential, Residential Code of Ohio). The window is October 2023 through September 2026. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).

Counted: permits on homes for the 9 kinds of work we track (plumbing, HVAC, remodel & alteration, structural repair, new home, addition, demolition, retaining wall, garage & shed) where the record names a contractor. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 45209.

A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Cincinnati. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.

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Common questions

  • How many building permits were issued in 45209?1,079 permits on homes in ZIP code 45209, October 2023 through September 2026, for the 9 kinds of work we track in the City of Cincinnati: 470 plumbing, 345 HVAC, 110 remodel & alteration, 68 new home and more. That is not every permit in 45209: commercial work, trades we don't read and owner-pulled permits are not counted.
  • Who are the most active plumbers in 45209?By plumbing permits on homes in 45209, October 2023 through September 2026: Kramer Plumbing Inc (92); Apollo Heating, Air Cond. & Plumbing (62); Recker and Boerger (32). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare Cincinnati plumbers on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • Who are the most active HVAC contractors in 45209?By HVAC permits on homes in 45209, October 2023 through September 2026: Apollo Heating & A/C (84); Airtron LLC (31); Recker and Boerger (28). That is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. Compare Cincinnati HVAC contractors on finished share, speed and filed values →
  • What is a plumbing permit usually filed for in 45209?$4,421, the middle of 464 priced plumbing permits in 45209, October 2023 through September 2026, against $3,500 across Cincinnati. That is the value written on the permit at application, not a quote or the final bill.
  • Which trade pulls the most permits in 45209?Plumbing: 470 of the 1,079 permits (44%), from 96 firms.