Columbus commercial building permits, January 2025

Columbus building permits in January 2025: key facts

• In January 2025, Columbus issued 994 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 296 projects, declaring $6.6M of work.
• The busiest trade was MEP (582 permits), then fire protection (147).
• The most active contractor was The Waterworks, with 46 permits.
• The largest project was at 100 E Capital St, with $1.9M declared.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 28, 2026. How we count