The largest building permit issued by city hall in March was $875,000 for a recreational building at 34 Highland Road near the hospital.
Permits for the month were valued at $1.713 million, a decline of $6.9 million from that month last year.
Other commercial permits in March were $70,000 for a retail store in the mini mall on Main Street opposite the Civic Centre Plaza; $25,000 to convert a house at 887 Ninth Avenue Northwest into commercial space; and $50,000 in alterations to a building at 610 Main St. North.
Permits for the first three months of the year at $4.17 million are way off last year’s total of $9.94 million.
One single family residence worth $655,000 was started in Iron Bridge compared to two last March. Four new houses have been started this year versus two last year in the first quarter.
Ron Walter can be reached at [email protected]
