Columbus commercial building permits, April 2025

Columbus building permits in April 2025: key facts

• In April 2025, Columbus issued 981 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 308 projects, declaring $27.2M of work.
• The busiest trade was MEP (451 permits), then general building (201).
• The most active contractor was The Waterworks, with 30 permits.
• The largest project was at 950 Stelzer Rd, with $4.1M declared.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 29, 2026. How we count