CITY OF BRENHAM ISSUES $67.9 MILLION IN PERMITS IN 2022
City of Brenham building permits tallied at $67,981,152 in total for the year of 2022.
values by month in 2021 and 2022.
(City of Brenham)
The value and number of permits, at 432, fell shy of 2021’s 439 permits for $93,309,754.
Homebuilding maintained a similar pace last year as it did the year prior. In 2022, 181 new homes were permitted for $31,659,236, compared to 190 new homes for $34,297,073 in 2021. Residential renovations and additions last year outdid 2021, combining for 151 permits on $6,082,174 this past year while totaling 149 permits on $3,742,003 two years ago.
A major difference between the two years was new multi-family residential permits: 2022 saw none, but 2021 had three for $16,109,370.
issued by the City of Brenham in each month of
2021 and 2022.
(City of Brenham)
On the commercial side, there were 13 new commercial building permits for $12,591,169 in 2022, down from 2021 when there were 21 permits for $15,290,810. Commercial renovations and additions in 2022 calculated at 65 permits for $16,726,852, while the year before had 61 permits for $23,191,986.
Notable permits during the month of December included a $538,430 permit for interior remodeling of restrooms at Brenham National Bank, a $520,000 permit for a new home in the 2400 block of Oak Hollow Lane, a $500,000 permit for buildout of a James Avery store in the Brenham Crossing shopping Center, and a $300,000 permit to remodel the building at 1200 South Austin Street for Busy Bees Daycare.
The city issued 18 permits in December for $2,617,056, down from 41 permits for $4,498,597 in December 2021.