New Residential Building Permits in Central

 Submitted by David Barrow, Assistant to the Mayor's Office

Residential building permit activity in the city of Central picked during the final months of 2010.  A total of 21 new residential building permits were issued during the months of November and December, bringing the total for the year up to 138.  In 2009, a total of 90 new residential building permits were issued. This represents a 53% increase in new home construction for 2010. The total building valuation of the 21 permits issued in November and December was $5,840,532.  The total building permit  valuation for the year was $38,295,232, up from the $24,282,485 valuation in 2009.

From these permits in November and December, two were issued in Morgan Springs subdivision with an average valuation of $166,870; three were issued in Village Lakes subdivision with an average valuation of $260,514; four were issued in Wisteria Lakes subdivision with an average valuation of $252,398; three in Village at Magnolia Square with an average valuation of $320,874; three in Bellingrath Lakes with an average valuation of $317,121; three in Woodstock subdivision with an average valuation of $211,560; and three on private lots with an average valuation of $389,117.