A total of 1,680 building permits were issued in August for projects across East Baton Rouge Parish, an 18% drop from the 2,047 permits issued last August. That’s according to a report released today by the city-parish Department of Public Works. The report says 42 commercial developments received a permit during the month, down from 71 last August. Just one commercial project valued over $1 million got a permit: a 7,000-square-foot office building at 3111 Florida Blvd., valued at $1.4 million. On the residential side, 137 projects were permitted in August—down from 175 last year. Year-to-date, total permitting is off 11%, with 13,227 issued through August this year and 14,900 issued during the same period last year. You can check out the complete August permit report for yourself here.
EBR building permits tumble 18% in August
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