BRENHAM ISSUES $90.8 MILLION IN BUILDING PERMITS IN 2020
The City of Brenham’s building permits for 2020 were up over $50 million from the previous year.
(courtesy City of Brenham)
The city issued a total of 311 permits for $90,834,963 in 2020, compared to 264 permits for $38,809,845 in 2019.
By and large, the largest of all categories for 2020 was new commercial buildings, as 18 permits were taken out for $53,250,541. In 2019, six permits were issued for $15,707,482.
Commercial renovations saw a decline from 2019 as 41 permits were issued for $3,053,560 in 2020, compared to 58 permits for $13,067,320 the year prior.
Homebuilding nearly doubled in 2020 as 94 permits were issued for $12,368,655, while 55 permits were taken out for $6,796,654 in 2019.
The largest individual permit in December was issued to Mike Hopkins Distributing for $4,674,792, for a warehouse addition. The improvements are contracted to Collier Construction.
Six new homes were permitted in December for $595,884.
During the month of December, 25 permits were issued by the city for $5,849,992. In December of 2019, 12 permits were issued for $1,047,491.