GroundTally construction pulse · data as of 2026-09-13

Columbus, OH

58,825 permits on file · source: opendata.columbus.gov · updated daily
Permits issued, last 30 days
3,570
▲ 12.9% vs same period last year
Construction valuation, last 90 days
$1.0B
▼ 4.4% vs same period last year · project-level
Active contractors, last 90 days
1,819
▲ 6.1% vs same period last year
Top trade, last 90 days
other
11,230 permits

Permit velocity

Permits issued per week, trailing 13 weeks
05001,0001,5002,000Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13749
This year Same weeks last year
Table view
WeekThis yearLast year
Week of Jun 211,043848
Week of Jun 28942947
Week of Jul 5808743
Week of Jul 121,117852
Week of Jul 19898782
Week of Jul 261,035900
Week of Aug 2997820
Week of Aug 91,037810
Week of Aug 16816907
Week of Aug 23878906
Week of Aug 30968828
Week of Sep 6950590
Week of Sep 13749822

Biggest new projects

Last 30 days, section permits collapsed to projects
ValuationAddressContractorDescriptionIssued
$115.0M 3420 OHIOHEALTH PKWY ↗ OHIOHEALTH CORP Addition permit ↗ 2026-08-21
$95.0M 800 W NORTH BROADWAY ↗ DENIER ELECTRIC CO INC Fire Alarm permit ↗ 2026-09-10
$32.0M 5192 ALKIRE RD ↗ Ware Malcomb New Structure permit ↗ 2026-09-09
$20.8M 457 CLEVELAND AVE ↗ HALF BAKED HOLDINGS LLC Alteration permit ↗ 2026-09-09
$7.0M 5400 FISHER RD ↗ Peadon Finein Architecture, PLLC. Addition permit ↗ 2026-09-11
$5.5M 880 HILLIARD & ROME RD UNIT TRSH ↗ Frazier Industrial Company Alteration permit ↗ 2026-09-08
$5.5M 1174 W 5TH AVE ↗ — New Structure permit ↗ 2026-09-02
$4.1M 4349 EASTON WAY ↗ Hellyer Lewis Smith, Inc Alteration permit ↗ 2026-08-25
$3.8M 5870 BLUE JAY WAY ↗ ROMANOFF ELECTRIC INC Fire Alarm permit ↗ 2026-08-19
$3.8M 5846 BLUE JAY WAY ↗ ROMANOFF ELECTRIC INC Fire Alarm permit ↗ 2026-08-19

Permits by trade

Last 90 days, normalized taxonomy
other11,230sign379building348demolition52
Table view
TradePermits (90d)YoY
other11,230+16%
sign379-6%
building348-11%
demolition52+8%

Permit map

Each dot is one permit issued in the last 30 days

Top contractors

By permits issued, last 90 days
ContractorPermitsValuation
ECO PLUMBERS INC398$0
COLUMBUS/WORTHINGTON AIR347$0
Atlas Butler Heating and Cooling275$0
Able Roof199$3.4M
The Waterworks191$0
Rosati Windows168$1.5M
FIVE STAR HOME SERVICES152$0
Suntria134$0
AIRTRON INC122$0
PROPERTY OWNER119$974.4K

Hot ZIP codes

Permits issued, last 90 days vs same period last year
ZIPPermitsYoY
43235803 +41%
43110620 +37%
43207614 +49%
43214598 +26%
43219587 +35%
43204522 +27%
43228495 -16%
43215446 +13%