Ottawa Construction News staff writer
Ottawa reported almost $2.7 billion in building permits last year, a modest 3.04 per cent increase from 2016 – but at these numbers the “modest” in fact translates to an increase of $79.3 million.
In hard numbers, the data shows $2,685,832,483.20 in permits last year. The largest category, single family homes, saw 3,968 permits worth $870.1 million, for a total of 2,132 new units. There were 296 permits valued at $424.3 million for 2,084 apartment units.
In the ICI space, the city issued 539 permits for office projects, worth $326.95 million and institutional projects recorded $262.5 million from 289 permits.
December’s building permits at $103.4 million were a slight decline from $107.9 million in December, 2016.
Notable December projects include:
73 Leiken Dr. — Ron Eastern Construction Ltd. — $5,092,180
The “foundation only” permit is to construct an addition to the four-storey national RCMP headquarters, which moved to the site only a few years ago.
344 Slater St. — Minto Properties Inc. — $3,718,400
The work is for tenant fit-ups on the fifth, sixth, seventh, and 18th floors of the 18-storey office building.
394 W. Hunt Club Rd. — $3,111,853
The contractor is “not known” for this project, constructing a two-storey car dealership (Myers Infiniti).
155 Queen St. — PCL Constructors Canada Ltd. — $2.500,000
The work is described as a “tenant fit up on the first floor of an office building.”
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Click here for December 2017 building permit data https://goo.gl/x9ftHW
