Columbus commercial building permits, December 2025

Columbus building permits in December 2025: key facts

• In December 2025, Columbus issued 1,026 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 381 projects, declaring $429M of work.
• The busiest trade was MEP (523 permits), then general building (146).
• The most active contractor was Capital Contracting Services LLC, with 60 permits.
• The largest project was at 475 N Wall St, with $180M declared.

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