NEW RETAIL CENTER LEADS JULY BUILDING PERMITS

  

A permit for a new retail development project led the month of July for building permits issued by the City of Brenham.

The city issued a $1.1 million permit to ML Deer Construction for the civil and building shell construction of Mecom Plaza, located at 2676 Becker Drive.

Development Services Director Stephanie Doland said the future retail center is similar in scale to the commercial development that houses the Papa John’s and Golden Imperial restaurants on the Highway 290 feeder road.

Construction is expected to begin in the next six months.

Another notable permit issued in July was to the Brenham Heritage Museum for $792,915 for renovation of the historic 1916 U.S. Post Office downtown.  The museum renovations are contracted to Bullock Construction.

A total of 26 permits were issued in July for $3,091,585.  Twenty-six permits were also issued last July, but for a total of $15,019,986.

Six new homes were permitted last month for $844,670.  So far this year, the city has permitted 96 new homes for $14,633,344.

Through 2021, the city has issued 228 permits for $29,844,200.  At this time last year, the city had issued 170 permits for $69,981,501.