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Cleveland building permits

Look at what Cleveland actually permits and it is mostly residential alteration, then commercial alteration and residential demolition. The segment pulling ahead right now is commercial new build, up 24% against its own prior quarter. What sets it apart is residential alteration — 2.1× as common here as in the average covered metro. Field-level data-quality flags throughout; older history via free signup or the API.
200,523 permits classified · field-DQ-cleared · refreshed nightly

262,114 permits in Cleveland. Use Explore the data below for the filterable view.61,591 of these are classified by work type but not routed to a segment, so the breakdown below counts 200,523.

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Where the value concentratesCleveland
Permit mix by segment
Reliable value by segment
Filing momentum
Prior 90d990
Last 90d1,017

+3% vs prior 90d

Based on filings in the source's current publication window — not the all-time indexed total.

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LiveLast 10 days of permits · parcel-joined · 26 IBC segments · field-level DQ flags
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Top contractors in Cleveland

Ranked by permits indexed · Each links to that contractor in Cleveland
Bob S DeskinsResidential Alteration12,618Alejandro J AvilesResidential Alteration10,536Shinard D BanksResidential Alteration5,654Conseuelo - BrownResidential Alteration4,114Nayyir Al MahdiResidential Alteration3,840Consuelo - BrownResidential Alteration3,460Kenneth - StefanResidential Alteration3,047Oscar LawrenceResidential Alteration2,938
Why this data is real

We classify permits into real segments — and label what we don't know.

Classified, not scraped

We read each permit's work-type, scope, and occupancy fields to place it in a real segment — so “commercial HVAC in Cleveland” means real HVAC work, not a keyword match.

Parcel-joined + enriched

Every permit is joined to its tax lot and geocoded, with roof & HVAC sized — you see the building, not just the address.

— and we flag what we don't know

Coverage is labeled, missing fields show —, and where there are too few reliable filings to stand behind a value we publish —, never a fabricated number.

Cleveland by segment

Sourced from the segment-distribution artifact · Each links to that segment in Cleveland
Residential Alteration136,828Commercial Alteration51,504Residential Demolition9,641Commercial Demolition1,183Commercial New Construction1,174Residential New (Single-Family)166Industrial New Construction27

19 segments: no permits in window.

Classification scopeOf 262,114 segment-eligible Cleveland permits, 200,523 are routed to a specific segment (shown in the breakdown above). The remaining 61,591 are classified by work type but not yet routed to a targeted segment — queryable as raw data via the API, not shown in the breakdown.

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