CITY OF BRENHAM ISSUES $1.36 MILLION IN BUILDING PERMITS FOR JULY
After a record-breaking month of June for City of Brenham building permits, July saw much more modest activity.

building permit values through the month of July.
(City of Brenham)
The city issued 20 permits for $1,367,705 during the month of July.
The largest individual permit was for $600,000, issued for the construction of a new residence on Oak Hollow Lane. Three new homes were permitted in the month, totaling $699,995. So far this year, 177 new home permits have been issued for $30,510,237.
Another permit of interest was issued to Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative for $60,000 to build a covered kiosk at 1909 South Market Street.
The city’s 20 permits for $1,367,705 last month fall shy of July 2024, when 27 permits were issued for $2,165,844. They are also well below the 122 permits worth $22,809,485 issued during the month of June.
Propelled by that month of June, though, the city’s permits so far this year come out to 320 for $59,733,874, compared to 189 permits for $26,287,168 through this time a year ago.
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