Brantford is back on track for a record-setting construction year

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Despite COVID-19 delays, the City of Brandfordโ€™s building department issued 94 permits with a value of just over $41 million in May 2020.

That totals more than three times the value of construction permits issued in May 2019, and far exceeds the five-year average for the month of May.

The largest construction permit valued of $15.4 million was issued to Vicano Developments Limited for a new warehouse at 15 Kraemerโ€™s Way.

47 building permits were issued for new single detached dwellings, which had a total construction value of $13.6 million.

That totals more than three times the value of construction permits issued in May 2019, and far exceeds the five-year average for the month of May.

โ€œWhile the 2020 construction year has been challenging for the construction and development community in general due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Brantford has continued to see significant record setting growth, not only for the month of May, but for the year to date,โ€ Andy McMahon, Acting Chief Building Official and Director of Building Services said in a news release.

The largest increase occurred in the Industrial Sector of construction with a total construction value of $26.049 million, compared $2.315 million in May 2019.
A significant increase also occurred in the single detached dwellings (new) sector of construction. The sector had a total construction value of $13.6 million in May 2020, compared with $7.76 million in May 2019.

Other noteworthy permits issued in May include:

  • partial permit for the construction of the site servicing, foundation and structural steel for a new truck storage garage for Brantford Power Incorporated at 150 Savannah Oaks Drive with a construction value of $6 million.
  • permit for a new warehouse building at 131 Savannah Oaks Drive with a construction value of $2.1 million.
  • permit for an addition to Grissin Bon Limitedโ€™s manufacturing building at 43 Roy Boulevard with a construction value of $1.6 million.

In addition, permits were issued for four new semi-detached buildings (eight units in total) at various locations with a total construction value of $1.2 million.

The cityโ€™s year-to-date construction value of $143.6 million is more than double last yearโ€™s total of $65.7 million for the same period. For the year, a total of 430 building permits have been issued.

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