Alexandria, MN…$50 million in construction last year!
Last year, 2009, the Alexandria Building Department issued 1,244 permits on construction projects worth more than $50.2 million. That compares to 1,057 issued in 2008 on projects valued at $55.2 million. And in 2007, the projects totalled $56.9 million.
The A.B.D. (Alexandria Building Department) said that 22 new homes were constructed within the city and its code administration area worth $4.3 million. That compares to 39 new homes built in 2008 with an estimated valuation of $6.4 million.
More people decided to remodel their home though…during 2009, 550 single-family dwellings were remodeled, repaired or underwent renovation. The value of that renovation was estimated at nearly $4.8 million. That’s ajump from 2008 when 385 permits were issued at an estimated value of $4.5 million. A lot of the increase was at least partially caused by many re-siding and re-roofing permits that were issued as the result of a hail storm that caused significant damage.
Commercial building slipped a bit in 2009. The city issued 15 building permits for new commercial projects valued at $21.5 million. The numbers were higher in 2008 – 28 permits for projects valued at $24.6 million.
Commercial renovation was up, the city issued 76 permits for that type of work – 19 more permits than in 2008. These projects added nearly $10.3 million to the total building valuation in 2009 – more than twice the $4 million those kinds of projects added in 2008.
Permits fees for building, plumbing and mechanical work continue to bring significant revenue into the city. Permit fees collected by the A.B.D. totalled $287,511 in 2009; down from $318,187 in 2008. The building department, however, collected another $24,192 from Alexandria township for contract building code administration services.
As is the case in past years, most of 2009′s building activity took place within the city – nearly $43.3 million, or 86 percent of the total.
The total of projects administered in adjoining townships by the A.B.D. is; $2.42 million in Alexandria Township, $1.68 in Hudson Township($758,130 in 2008), $2.66 in LaGrand Township and $100,303 in Lake Mary Township.
TOP TEN COMMERCIAL PROJECTS THAT RECEIVED BUILDING PERMITS FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA IN 2009
- Douglas County Jail $10.1 Million
- Alexandria Area YMCA $7.8 Million
- The Legacy Apartment.Phase II $7.14 Million
- Alex City Water Treatment Plant $2.8 Million
- Alex City New Park Department $1.3 Million
- Douglas Machine’s expansion $1.27 Million
- Central Specialties Ofc. Bldg. $1 Million
- Veterans Administration Clinic $995,000
- Standard Iron addition $850,000
- Alex Tech College, re-roofing $581,000
Source: Echo Press and Alexandria City Building Department
