New construction activity remains lackluster in Henderson

© MaCabe Brown / The Gleaner A boiler evaporator weighing 211,000 pounds and measuring 20 feet wide is transported east on Kentucky 136-West toward U.S. 60-West in Henderson, Ky., Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, 2022. The oversized load was being transported to the construction site of the $600 million Pratt Paper complex on the Kentucky 425/South Bypass.

HENDERSON, Ky. − While construction proceeds briskly on construction of the Pratt Paper complex and dirt work for the Interstate 69 approach to the future Ohio River bridge, new construction activity was rather lackluster here in October.

The biggest permit of the month was one issued to Brenntag Mid-South for a warehouse addition at its chemical complex at 1405 Kentucky 136-West. Mulzer Stone obtained a $107,900 permit for a scale house at 2351 Old Geneva Road.

First Federal Savings Bank secured a permit for $92,000 of remodeling at the former Fifth Third Bank building at 2555 U.S. 41-North, where it is opening a branch, along with two signs valued at $15,000.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet received an $11,000 permit for demolition of a home at 2106 Zion Road to make way for an exit ramp for what will be northbound traffic on Interstate 69 onto Zion Road.

The city codes office last month issued two permits for new single-family residences while the county codes office issued none. That compares with five permits for new houses issued in October 2021.

So far this year, just 28 permits have been issued for new homes — 17 in the city and 11 in the county — compared with 46 during the same period last year.

The total value of new construction authorized last month was $3.7 million, compared with $2.1 million in October 2021.

So far this year, the city and county have authorized nearly $171 million of new construction, which includes a $125 million permit for the Pratt Paper corrugated box recycling mill being constructed on the Kentucky 425/South Bypass.

Excluding the Pratt permit, building permits issued so far this year totaled $46 million, compared with $25.9 million during the same period last year.

Building permits October 2022

City

Antenna: Laffoon C. and Katie M. Williams, 5665 Airline Road, $20,000.

Commercial accessory: Butler’s Automotive LLC, 1139 N. Green St., $40,000.

Commercial remodeling: Ridgeway Park Ltd., 1629 S. Main St., $75,000; Desirie Doll, 319 Sand Lane, $120; ABMN/Henderson Inc., 2826 U.S. 41-North, $10,500; and First Federal Savings Bank, 2555 U.S. 41-North, $92,000.

Manufactured home demolition: James Wint, 1606 Old Madisonville Road, $500.

Single-family residential demolition: Christian Life Church of Henderson, 14 S. McKinley St., $3,000; Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, 2106 Zion Road, $11,000; and Core Contractors LLC, 225 Tenth St., $5,000.

Manufactured homes, new: J&H Rentals, 616 Graves Dr., n/a; and James Wint, 1606 Old Madisonville Road, n/a.

Single-family residential accessory: Thomas Eugene Taylor, 2724 Browns Dr., $4,000; Edmund King, 2715 Green River Road, $3,000; and Chris E. Stevens and Robin Baker, 768 Constanza Dr., $4,000.

Single-family residential additions: Oscar T. Dieguez and Angelina M. Pascal, 510 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., $5,000; Deena Beck, 775 Sinclair Ave., $12,000; and David K. and Sharon E. Hayashi, 300 Center St., $32,000.

Single-family residences, new: David Shelton Homes, 103 Eighth St., $425,000; and Core Contractors LLC, 225 Tenth St., $80,000.

Single-family residential remodels: DSS Contracting LLC, 428 N. Elm St., $50,000; Steve R. Gibson and Steve R. Wylie, 333 S. Water St., $3,500; and Forrest D. and Donna Welch, 19 Paragon Dr., $1,500.

Signs: Tomblinson Hinkle Funeral Services, 325 First St., $1,000; Heritage Federal, 2011 U.S. 60-East, $4,200; First Federal Savings Bank, 2555 U.S. 41-North, $10,500; First Federal Savings Bank, 2555 U.S. 41-North, $4,500; and TOF LLC, 2150 U.S. 60-East, n/a.

Total: $897,320

County

Room additions: Justin Cornelius, 5590 U.S. 41-Alternate, $24,000; Rick Derby, 2055 Book Dr., $45,000; and Kevin Darnell, 3232 Tanglewood Dr., $423,000.

Commercial: Mulzer Crushed Stone, 2351 Old Geneva Road, $107,900; and Brenntag Mid-South, 1405 Kentucky 136-West, $2 million.

Sign: Audubon Metals, 3055 Ohio Dr., $500.

Manufactured home: Cazper Thompson, 14001 U.S. 41-A, $153,000.

Garages/utility buildings: Timothy Tapp, 6858 Kentucky 416-West, $3,800; Dale A Baker, 3541 Henry’s Way, $4,400; Holly Carlisle, 3931 Stillyard Road, $9,975; Edward Calvert, 5901 Hatchett Milll Road, $33,589; Mary Clary, 6036 Kentucky 1299, $3,200; and Marie Ramsey, 17524 Middle Delaware Road, $4,600.

Total: $2.8 million

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