Building permits issued by the city’s Building Department took a dip in April in both numbers and valuation compared to a year ago. The city issued 163 permits last month compared to 182 in April 2020 shortly after the COVID-19 virus pandemic lockdown began. The valuation this year came in at … [Read more...] about April building permits take a dip
Building Permits
Residential construction keeps on growing
The City of Mesquite Building Department issued 45 permits for single family residential construction in February that continues the boom in new home construction that began last fall. That’s an increase from February 2020 when 27 permits were issued in this category. Valuations of the … [Read more...] about Residential construction keeps on growing
Building permits settle back down in January
After a sizzling end of 2020, the number of building permits settled back down in January and in fact, came in much lower than a year ago. The City of Mesquite Building Department issued 104 permits last month with a valuation of $4.943 million. In January 2020, 168 permits were issued with a … [Read more...] about Building permits settle back down in January
Housing permits soar at end of the year
With all the doom and gloom associated with the year 2020, new housing construction in Mesquite was quite a bright spot in November and December. The City of Mesquite issued 46 building permits in November for new single family residences and 44 more in December. The valuation of the 90 permits … [Read more...] about Housing permits soar at end of the year
Building permit numbers drop, valuations stay steady
The number of building permits issued by the City of Mesquite building department took a precipitous drop in August falling from 168 a year ago to 106 this year. However, the valuation of those permits remained fairly steady at $6.341 million this year compared to $6.564 million last … [Read more...] about Building permit numbers drop, valuations stay steady
Construction in Mesquite thrives amidst virus pandemic
Construction throughout Mesquite thrived in July even with COVID-19 pandemic restrictions still in place. The City of Mesquite Building Department issued 154 permits in July compared to 166 permits issued in July 2019. The majority of the reduced number of permits were for miscellaneous signs, … [Read more...] about Construction in Mesquite thrives amidst virus pandemic
June building permits take big drop
The value of building permits issued by the City of Mesquite Building Division in June dropped by almost $3 million in June in a year-over-year comparison. The city issued 146 permits valued at $10.484 million in June 2019. This year, the city issued 152 permits valued at $7.517 million. Most … [Read more...] about June building permits take big drop
Building permits hold up under shutdown
The building industry in Mesquite held up well in May according to the City of Mesquite Building Department in spite of a general business lockdown attributed to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. A year ago, the city of Mesquite Building Department issued 11 permits for new homes with a valuation of … [Read more...] about Building permits hold up under shutdown