By Kirk Kern

There were 261 building permits issued by the city of Mesquite in December, with a total value of $4.8 million. This is an increase from the same month in 2021, when the city issued 214 permits with a value at $16.2 million.

On a year-to-date basis, the city has issued 2,577 permits valued at $140.8 million, above the year-to-date total from 2021, which was 2,084 permits valued at $122.4 million.

Single-family residences accounted for 10 of the December permits, with a value of $2.1 million. This is a decrease from December of 2021, when there were 65 permits issued with a value of $14.3 million.

Pulte Homes of Nevada issued six permits for single-family homes, followed by Richmond American Homes of Nevada with two and Eagle View Contracting and LHSC Inc. with one each.

The most expensive single-family home construction permit was valued at $301,392 by Pulte Homes of Nevada, while the least expensive was by Richmond American, valued at $150,744.

There were no permits issued for multi-family residences in December, compared to two in December 2021 valued at $584,320.

There were three commercial buildings permitted in December valued at $326,925, compared to one in December 2021 valued at $445,481. There were six permit for commercial modifications in December, valued at $1.3 million, compared to three in December 2021, valued at $24,570.

The city issued three new business permits in December, compared to 10 in December 2021.

The city issued 68 permits for blocks walls in December, compared to 12 in December 2021. There were eight permits for swimming pools/spas in December, while there were 15 in December 2021.

There was one demolition permit filed in December, with none in December 2021. There was one grading permit in December, compared to four in December 2021.