Columbus commercial building permits, November 2025

Columbus building permits in November 2025: key facts

• In November 2025, Columbus issued 1,059 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 406 projects, declaring $76.9M of work.
• The busiest trade was MEP (516 permits), then general building (249).
• The most active contractor was American Power & Light, with 49 permits.
• The largest project was at 5242 Hawes St, with $10.6M declared.

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