979 new building permits were filed in Columbus, OH over the trailing 7 days, with $55,663,086 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
979
▼ 5.4% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$55,663,086
$152,920 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
1,035
permits filed previous week
Of 12,067 Columbus permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Issued | 11,858 | 98.3% |
| Final Inspection Approved | 209 | 1.7% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Columbus, OH logged 979 permits in the last 7 days versus 1,035 the week before — a 5.4% decrease, so intake is easing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metro Development | 35 | $17,374,637 |
| 2 | ECO PLUMBERS INC | 30 | — |
| 3 | COLUMBUS/WORTHINGTON AIR | 29 | — |
| 4 | RSHD COLLEGE PARK LLC | 20 | $612,000 |
| 5 | TACKETT ELECTRIC | 18 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,3 Family | 615 | 62.8% |
| Multi Family | 172 | 17.6% |
| Commercial | 138 | 14.1% |
| Graphics | 54 | 5.5% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 1,2,3 Family | 5293 POPLARWOOD RD | COLUMBUS/WORTHINGTON AIR | — |
| 2026-08-01 | 1,2,3 Family | 1584 HAWTHORNE PARK | L P PLUMBING | — |
| 2026-08-01 | 1,2,3 Family | 2822 TRISTRAM PL | 614 Contractors LLC | $8,670 |
| 2026-08-01 | 1,2,3 Family | 7122 BLUFFSTREAM CT | BRADLEY BUILDERS INC | $25,500 |
| 2026-08-01 | 1,2,3 Family | 1472 PICARD RD | PROPERTY TECH INDUSTRIES LLC | — |
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