By Kirk Kern
There were 159 building permits issued by the city of Mesquite in February, with a total value of $3.04 million. This is a decrease from the same month in 2022, when the city issued 186 permits with a value at $6.9 million.
Single-family residences accounted for 11 of the February permits, with a value of $2.4 million. This is a decrease from February of 2022, when there were 29 permits issued with a value of $6.0 million.
Pulte Homes of Nevada issued eight permits for single-family homes, followed by Richmond American Homes of Nevada with two and Beazer Homes with one.
The most expensive single-family home construction permit was valued at $334,766 by Pulte Homes, while the least expensive was also by Pulte Homes, valued at $156,488.
There were no permits issued for multi-family residences in February, compared to zero in February 2022 as well.
There was one commercial buildings permitted in February valued at $18,396, compared to zero in February 2022. There were three permit for commercial modifications in February, valued at $52,500, compared to zero in February 2022.
The city issued four six business permits in February, compared to two in February 2022.
The city issued 24 permits for blocks walls in February, compared to 21 in February 2022. There were five permits for swimming pools/spas in February, while there were 11 in February 2022.
There were zero demolition permit filed in February, with none in February 2022. There were zero grading permit in February, compared to one in February 2022.
