Houston building permits Sept. 2013
HOUSTON – Building permits issued by the City of Houston totaled $5.69 billion for the 12 months ending September 2013, a 22.9 percent increase from the $4.62 billion during the 12 months ending September 2012.
Residential permits increased 32.3 percent from $1.61 billion in the 12 months ending September 2012 to $2.12 billion in the 12 months ending September 2013.
Nonresidential permits increased 17.9 percent from $3.02 billion in the 12 months ending September 2012 to $3.56 billion in the 12 months ending September 2013. The chart below compares totals for the month of September for 2013 and 2012.
Residential includes single-family homes, duplexes and apartments.
| Sept. 2013 | Sept. 2012 | Change | Sept. 2013 YTD | Sept. 2012 YTD | Change | |
| New Residential | $186,919,137 | $180,865,944 | -3.2% | $1,430,736,019 | $1,065,320,416 | 34.3% |
| New Nonresidential | $91,043,086 | $116,944,334 | 28.4% | $1,366,998,468 | $976,965,477 | 39.9% |
| Total permits* | $421,498,067 | $469,656,360 | 11.4% | $4,403,178,060 | $3,570,808,109 | 23.3% |
*Total includes additions, alterations and conversions.
Read more at the Greater Houston Partnership.
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