June construction activity in Brantford remains strong

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June construction activity in Brantford remains strong

BRANTFORD, ON – Today, the City released its June 2019 Report on Construction Activity demonstrating a construction value of $14.597 million for issued permits. The construction value in June is higher than the previous four years, and surpasses the past five-year average for the month of June.

The largest increase occurred in the new Single Detached Dwellings with a total of thirty-eight building permits and a total construction value of $11.194 million. The highest valued permit was issued to a numbered company to create dwelling units within the former St. Jude’s Church at 81 Peel Street, which had a construction value of $1.0 million.

Increases also occurred in Residential with a total of sixty-one building permits, with a construction value of $2.050 million compared to eighty-eight building permits and a total construction value of $1.684 million in June 2018. Other noteworthy building permits issued in June include a permit to complete alterations within a manufacturing building located at 111 Easton Road, which had a construction value of $0.80 million and a permit to complete alterations within the former Sears unit at Lynden Park Mall, with a construction value of $0.20 million. A total of 573 building permits have been issued to date this year, with a total construction value of $80.383 million, well above last year’s to date total of $59.377 million.

Quick Facts

  • A total of 111 building permits were issued in June, having a total construction value of $14.597 million.
  • The largest building permit in terms of construction value was issued to a numbered company, for alterations to create dwelling units within the former St. Jude’s Church at 81 Peel Street, which had a construction value of $1.0 million.
  • A total of thirty-eight building permits were issued for new single detached dwellings, which had a total construction value of $11.194 million.
  • A total of four building permits were issued for construction within the Industrial Sector, have a total construction value of $1.014 million.

Quotes

“Mid way through 2019 the momentum for building activity in Brantford remains strong, and we are very optimistic that the trend will continue throughout the balance of the year.” Russ Thomson, Chief Building Official, Director of Building Services, City of Brantford 


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Media Contact: 


Kelly Page, Communications Specialist, Communications and Community Engagement |
City of Brantford | Office: 519.759.4150 Ext. 5741 | kpage@brantford.ca