Brant Construction included Townhouses, Luxury Homes and ‘Event Barn’

Construction Slowed in Brant County in 2024 But there Still was a steady Stream of Building Permit Issued for Townhouses, Luxury Homes and Business Development.

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Last Year, The County Issued 716 Permits for Construction Valued at $ 141.2 Million-A Return to Precandmic Levels After Four Years of Sky-High Construction in the Area.

“Our Numbers Were Down, but it was a very steady year,” Said Brant’s Chief Building Official Richard Weidhaas.

“It could be that interest for mortgages played as it but it all rests on developers. They get approval for subdivisions and sweater the trigger on getting permit. ”

A Flurry of New Housing Covering 10 Blocks Continues All Around Rest Acres Road, South of Paris, Including the First of Four Five-Storey Apartment Buildings With a Shared Parking Garage, On Hitchman Street, Near the Brant Sports Complex.

The First Building’s Construction Value is $ 12 million and a second permit for $ 1.6 million was Issued for the parking garage.

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“I Anticipate the other Three Buildings Could Get Permites Later This Year and It Will Create 208 Units Altogether.” Said Weidhaas.

Along with Rental Apartments and Townhouses, Brant Issued Permites for Luxury Homes On Bishopsgate Road, Hammond Road, McLean School Road and McPherson School Road for Work Worth $ 1- $ 2 million.

“Those permit values ​​don included the price of the land,” NODED WEIDHAAS. “They are very high-end homes.”

Another Large Project Includes The Ever-Expanding World of Stubbe’s Precast in Harley, Which Was Issued Permit for a Two New Industrial Warehouses On Muir Road South, for Its Concrete Floors and Walls, Valued at $ 4 million and $ 1.5 million.

A allowed for $ 2.7 million in Construction Value was given to Scotland AgroMart Ltd. For a Replacement Building on Oakland Road that will include a warehouse and office.

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Brantford’s Brimich Logistics, A Cold Storage FACILITY, GOT THE PERMIT FOR A $ 2.2 MILLION FOUNDATION FOR A NEW Large Warehouse on Oak Park Road.

And Brantwood Farms was Issued a $ 2 million permit for its new commercial farm building on German School Road.

Weidhaas Said One of the Most interesting Projects Approved Last Year was a Commercial “Event Barn” Being Built on St. George Road.

“It’s Basalely A New Public Hall, Although It’s Privately Owned, and Will Be for Festivals and Farming Celebrations or Weddings. It’s agricultural land that is diversifying into farming events, ”Said Weidhaas.

In 2025, Weidhaas Expects More Steady Growth, Especially in Residential Building, With a Few very Large Permits Expered for Planned Projects.

But, he Said, Much Will Depend on What Happens With Annouded Us Tariffs, Supply Deficiencies and Supply Costs That Could Slow the Pace.

The County has a housing unit goal of hitting 330 new units a year and 2024 was below that with just 259 units. However, previous recent Years Have Been Much Higher.

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