By Kirk Kern
There were 209 building permits issued by the city of Mesquite in September, with a total value of $10.5 million. This is an increase from the same month in 2021, when the city issued 164 permits with a value at $9.4 million.
On a year-to-date basis, the city has issued 1,955 permits valued at $111.1 million, above the year-to-date total from 2021, which was 1,508 permits valued at $86.6 million.
As usual, single-family residences made up the bulk of the September permits, with 32 issued at a value of $6.9 million. This is a decrease from September of 2021, when there were 34 permits issued with a value of $7.9 million.
Pulte Homes of Nevada issued 18 permits for single-family homes, followed by Warmington Apartment Communities with five, NRC with four, Richmond American Homes of Nevada with three, and Beazer along with Esteban and Eric Andrade with one each.
The most expensive single-family home construction permit was valued at $337,896 by NRC, while the least expensive was by Pulte Homes, valued at $153,972.
There were no permits issued for multi-family residences in September, compared to three in September 2021 with a value of $290,160.
There were zero commercial buildings permitted in September, compared to one in September 2021 valued at $361,746. There were four permit for commercial modifications in September, valued at $165,433, compared to three in September 2021, valued at $112,657.
The city issued three new business permits, compared to five in September 2021.
The city issued 17 permits for blocks walls in September, compared to 20 in September 2021. There were 12 permits for swimming pools/spas in September, while there were four in September 2021.
There were no demolition permit filed in September, with none in September 2021. There was two grading permit in September, compared to one in September 2021.
