MOOSE JAW — A $16.2 million permit for an industrial building by GATX led local building permit values in July.
The structure is being built on the current GATX property at 2200 Caribou Street West.
GATX does repair, upgrading, blasting, lining and painting of rail freight cars and tank cars.
The permit from city hall brought July values to $20.1 million. Last July’s permits were worth $494,000.
Other major permits for the month were $700,000 for an industrial building at 1453-24th Avenue southeast; $1.5 million for an industrial building at the Moose Jaw Co-op chemical/fertilizer store at 551-13th Avenue northeast; and $300,000 for improvements to the Hillcrest Apostolic Church on Main Street North.
Two homes worth $995,000 were issued permits, one in Iron Bridge, one in West Park. Value of a third home was not provided.
Home building is lower this year, with only five buildings with 24 units valued at $5.4 million. That compares with 14 buildings and 41 units worth $9.8 million last year.
Ron Walter can be reached at [email protected]
