Columbus commercial building permits, September 2025

Columbus building permits in September 2025: key facts

• In September 2025, Columbus issued 1,005 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 306 projects, declaring $32.9M of work.
• The busiest trade was MEP (510 permits), then fire protection (151).
• The most active contractor was Danite, with 34 permits.
• The largest project was at 260 Dickenson St, with $2.7M declared.

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