August 2018 – Monthly Development Review

Published on September 5, 2018

An expansion of the VBC was among the top non-residential permits issued last month. Residential permits and CO’s decreased year-over-year.

Residential Permits (new construction) in Huntsville city limits:

In August, 97 housing units were permitted, all single-family. The top tract for building permits last month was 113 (Green Mountain/Owens Cross Roads), where 19 units were permitted. This is an 11% decrease over August 2017, when 109 housing units (104 single- and 5 multi-family) were permitted.

Residential Certificates of Occupancy (new construction) in Huntsville city limits:

90 housing units were granted certificates of occupancy (CO’s), all single-family. The top tracts for CO’s in the month of August were 112 (Martin-Zierdt) and 113 where 18 housing units were added each. This is a 32.6% decrease from August 2017, when 135 housing units (99 single- and 36 multi-family) were granted CO’s.

Non-Residential Permits Over $100,000 in Huntsville city limits

Orange: Contract amount greater than $1 Million
Green:  Contract amount between $500,000-$999,999
Blue: Contract amount between $100,000-$499,999
Contract amounts are approximated. Data source: City of Huntsville Inspections Department

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