Monthly permit report

Portland commercial building permits, August 2025

Biggest projects in August 2025

By declared value.

9475 N Horseshoe Ave
Issued Aug 5 · 14 permits
$5.3M
SINGLE PDF PROCESS/ AMAZON CONVEYOR LINE TI; MINOR DEMO, INSTALL NEW AUTOMATED CONVEYOR LINE AND FENCING, FINISHES AND ELEC
commercialBuilding · ElectricalContractor not published
2921 Se 116th Ave
Issued Aug 22 · 17 permits
$2.4M
PDOX PS - INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR UPDATES TO INCLUDE: SIDING, FINISHES, WALK-IN COOLER, NEW WALK-IN FREEZER, NEW RESTROOM, NEW SECURE VESTIBULE, AND REPLACE BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY.…
commercialBuilding · Electrical · Fire protection · HVAC / Mechanical · PlumbingContractor not published
8031 Se Carlton St

In August 2025, Portland issued 1,015 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 229 projects, declaring $18.3M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (431 permits), then electrical (296).
The largest project was at 9475 N Horseshoe Ave, with $5.3M 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