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Building permit activity in Columbia, SC

Searching Columbia permits for jobs to bid on? Skip the search. Every weekday morning we send the new projects that fit your trade, with who to call. 147 building permits issued in the 30 days through October 23, 2026, with $35.7 million in reported value: a snapshot of what's being built.

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Updated Thu, Nov 5 · 147 permits since September 24, 2026 · from official building permit records
147permits issued
$35.7Mreported value
75new homes
16commercial projects

What's being built in Columbia

Kind of workPermits issued
New homes75
Home renovations and additions47
Commercial renovations and build-outs12
Other alterations and building work9
New commercial and apartment buildings4

Largest commercial projects this month

  1. 2320 Bull St: $10.1 million. New construction of a 52060 SF Publix Grocery Interior and 1871 SF Exterior Canopy
  2. 1777 Saint Julian Pl Ste, Unit 200: $2.4 million. Carolina Dermatology - Upfit of second floor
  3. 1201 Main St Unit, Unit 1800: $1.8 million. 18th Floor- CHUBB- Suite 1800- full reno of suite
  4. 2121 Devine St: $1.4 million. Shandon Baptist- interior upfit of existing bldg. for office use; includes minor interior finishes, update of fire…
  5. 2310 Bull St: $1.2 million. New construction of a 5000 SF metal framed retail shell building. (No tenant named at time of permitting. Future upfit…
  6. 7335 Garners Ferry Rd: $1.0 million. Tacos Nyarit: New Build Restaurant, 3,626 sq ft

55 different contractors were named on these permits. A Morningline report names the people behind each new job, every weekday.

How Morningline works

  1. Overnight, we read the permits. Every new Columbia building permit, the day the city publishes it.
  2. We pick the jobs that fit your trade and research who's behind each one: the builder, the owner, the company that just bought the house.
  3. By morning, it's in your inbox: a short call list with phone numbers, so you call first.

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Construction research for Columbia contractors and suppliers

This page is a weekly snapshot. Morningline reports are daily. Every weekday morning we pick the new projects in Columbia that fit your trade, research the people behind them, and email you the list. One company per trade in each area.

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How we count

Building permits issued from September 24, 2026 through October 23, 2026, the most recent 30 days of Columbia data we hold. Source: public building permit records for Columbia. Each permit is counted once. Values are the valuations reported on the permits, leaving out obvious data-entry errors; a project filed as several permits is valued once. Contractor counts are companies named on the permits.

Our reporting on Columbia