Columbus commercial building permits, May 2025

Columbus building permits in May 2025: key facts

• In May 2025, Columbus issued 1,257 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 379 projects, declaring $44.6M of work.
• The busiest trade was MEP (535 permits), then general building (250).
• The most active contractor was Lifetime Quality Roofing, with 94 permits.
• The largest project was at 5535 Winchester Pike, with $3.9M declared.

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