diff --git a/cpp/src/parquet/file_writer.cc b/cpp/src/parquet/file_writer.cc
index 6f5610b934d81..d8d1116c67741 100644
--- a/cpp/src/parquet/file_writer.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/parquet/file_writer.cc
@@ -140,37 +140,35 @@ class RowGroupSerializer : public RowGroupWriter::Contents {
 
     const int32_t column_ordinal = next_column_index_++;
     const auto& path = col_meta->descr()->path();
+    const ColumnProperties& column_properties = properties_->column_properties(path);
     auto meta_encryptor =
         file_encryptor_ ? file_encryptor_->GetColumnMetaEncryptor(path->ToDotString())
                         : nullptr;
     auto data_encryptor =
         file_encryptor_ ? file_encryptor_->GetColumnDataEncryptor(path->ToDotString())
                         : nullptr;
-    auto ci_builder = page_index_builder_ && properties_->page_index_enabled(path) &&
-                              properties_->statistics_enabled(path)
+    auto ci_builder = page_index_builder_ && column_properties.page_index_enabled() &&
+                              column_properties.statistics_enabled()
                           ? page_index_builder_->GetColumnIndexBuilder(column_ordinal)
                           : nullptr;
-    auto oi_builder = page_index_builder_ && properties_->page_index_enabled(path)
+    auto oi_builder = page_index_builder_ && column_properties.page_index_enabled()
                           ? page_index_builder_->GetOffsetIndexBuilder(column_ordinal)
                           : nullptr;
-    auto codec_options = properties_->codec_options(path)
-                             ? properties_->codec_options(path).get()
-                             : nullptr;
+    const CodecOptions* codec_options = column_properties.codec_options()
+                                            ? column_properties.codec_options().get()
+                                            : nullptr;
 
-    std::unique_ptr<PageWriter> pager;
+    CodecOptions default_codec_options;
     if (!codec_options) {
-      pager = PageWriter::Open(sink_, properties_->compression(path), col_meta,
-                               row_group_ordinal_, static_cast<int16_t>(column_ordinal),
-                               properties_->memory_pool(), false, meta_encryptor,
-                               data_encryptor, properties_->page_checksum_enabled(),
-                               ci_builder, oi_builder, CodecOptions());
-    } else {
-      pager = PageWriter::Open(sink_, properties_->compression(path), col_meta,
-                               row_group_ordinal_, static_cast<int16_t>(column_ordinal),
-                               properties_->memory_pool(), false, meta_encryptor,
-                               data_encryptor, properties_->page_checksum_enabled(),
-                               ci_builder, oi_builder, *codec_options);
+      codec_options = &default_codec_options;
     }
+    DCHECK_NE(nullptr, codec_options);
+    std::unique_ptr<PageWriter> pager = PageWriter::Open(
+        sink_, properties_->compression(path), col_meta, row_group_ordinal_,
+        static_cast<int16_t>(column_ordinal), properties_->memory_pool(), false,
+        meta_encryptor, data_encryptor, properties_->page_checksum_enabled(), ci_builder,
+        oi_builder, *codec_options);
+
     column_writers_[0] = ColumnWriter::Make(col_meta, std::move(pager), properties_);
     return column_writers_[0].get();
   }
@@ -292,36 +290,34 @@ class RowGroupSerializer : public RowGroupWriter::Contents {
       auto col_meta = metadata_->NextColumnChunk();
       const auto& path = col_meta->descr()->path();
       const int32_t column_ordinal = next_column_index_++;
+      const ColumnProperties& column_properties = properties_->column_properties(path);
       auto meta_encryptor =
           file_encryptor_ ? file_encryptor_->GetColumnMetaEncryptor(path->ToDotString())
                           : nullptr;
       auto data_encryptor =
           file_encryptor_ ? file_encryptor_->GetColumnDataEncryptor(path->ToDotString())
                           : nullptr;
-      auto ci_builder = page_index_builder_ && properties_->page_index_enabled(path)
+      auto ci_builder = page_index_builder_ && column_properties.page_index_enabled()
                             ? page_index_builder_->GetColumnIndexBuilder(column_ordinal)
                             : nullptr;
-      auto oi_builder = page_index_builder_ && properties_->page_index_enabled(path)
+      auto oi_builder = page_index_builder_ && column_properties.page_index_enabled()
                             ? page_index_builder_->GetOffsetIndexBuilder(column_ordinal)
                             : nullptr;
-      auto codec_options = properties_->codec_options(path)
-                               ? (properties_->codec_options(path)).get()
-                               : nullptr;
 
-      std::unique_ptr<PageWriter> pager;
+      const CodecOptions* codec_options = column_properties.codec_options()
+                                              ? column_properties.codec_options().get()
+                                              : nullptr;
+      CodecOptions default_codec_options;
       if (!codec_options) {
-        pager = PageWriter::Open(
-            sink_, properties_->compression(path), col_meta, row_group_ordinal_,
-            static_cast<int16_t>(column_ordinal), properties_->memory_pool(),
-            buffered_row_group_, meta_encryptor, data_encryptor,
-            properties_->page_checksum_enabled(), ci_builder, oi_builder, CodecOptions());
-      } else {
-        pager = PageWriter::Open(
-            sink_, properties_->compression(path), col_meta, row_group_ordinal_,
-            static_cast<int16_t>(column_ordinal), properties_->memory_pool(),
-            buffered_row_group_, meta_encryptor, data_encryptor,
-            properties_->page_checksum_enabled(), ci_builder, oi_builder, *codec_options);
+        codec_options = &default_codec_options;
       }
+      DCHECK_NE(nullptr, codec_options);
+      std::unique_ptr<PageWriter> pager = PageWriter::Open(
+          sink_, properties_->compression(path), col_meta, row_group_ordinal_,
+          static_cast<int16_t>(column_ordinal), properties_->memory_pool(),
+          buffered_row_group_, meta_encryptor, data_encryptor,
+          properties_->page_checksum_enabled(), ci_builder, oi_builder, *codec_options);
+
       column_writers_.push_back(
           ColumnWriter::Make(col_meta, std::move(pager), properties_));
     }