Monthly permit report

Portland commercial building permits, July 2025

Biggest projects in July 2025

By declared value.

4310 S Macadam Ave
Issued Jul 22 · 5 permits
$4.7M
SINGLE PDF: ALTERATION TO EXISTING 4-STORY BUILDING AND GUARDHOUSE. INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF SELECTED EXISTING EXTERIOR WINDOW GLAZING WITH SECURITY GLAZING AND INTERIOR CHANGE ON…
commercialBuilding · ElectricalContractor not published
597 N Dekum St
Issued Jul 1 · 2 permits
$4.4M
Exterior brick cleaning & repair, replace windows, replace roof, repair and replace mech equipment. Convert closet and portion of lobby to office in 2000 Addition. Convert 2nd…
multifamilyBuilding · HVAC / MechanicalContractor not published
5119 Se Martins St

In July 2025, Portland issued 1,198 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 259 projects, declaring $17.1M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (558 permits), then electrical (321).
The largest project was at 4310 S Macadam Ave, with $4.7M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 7 days of application.

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