By Kirk Kern
There were 169 building permits issued by the city of Mesquite in January, with a total value of $7.9 million. This is a decrease from the same month in 2022, when the city issued 187 permits with a value at $7.9 million.
Single-family residences accounted for 26 of the January permits, with a value of $5.9 million. This is a decrease from January of 2022, when there were 32 permits issued with a value of $6.2 million.
Pulte Homes of Nevada issued 14 permits for single-family homes, followed by LHSC Inc. with five, Beazer Homes with four and Richmond American Homes of Nevada, NRC and David and Tammy Giebink with one each.
The most expensive single-family home construction permit was valued at $432,666 by David and Tammy Giebink, while the least expensive was by Pulte Homes, valued at $149,214.
There were no permits issued for multi-family residences in January, compared to zero in January 2022 as well.
There was one commercial buildings permitted in January valued at $518,400, compared to one in January 2022 valued at $2,160. There were four permit for commercial modifications in January, valued at $95,680 million, compared to three in January 2022, valued at $25,625.
The city issued six business permits in January, compared to 16 in January 2022.
The city issued 16 permits for blocks walls in January, compared to 23 in January 2022. There were six permits for swimming pools/spas in January, while there were 15 in January 2022.
There was one demolition permit filed in January, with none in January 2022. There was one grading permit in January, compared to none in January 2022.
