building permits worth more than $16 million in construction issued so far in 2019

Welland has already taken in more than $16 million worth of building permits in 2019 and is expected to see growth figures similar to that in 2018. One of the areas that saw growth, and continues to see growth, in the city is in the area west of South Pelham Road and south of Webber Road, shown here.

by Nathaniel Johnson
Courtesy of The Welland Tribune

Welland is poised for another year of record growth.

Grant Munday, manager of development approvals, said the value of building permits issued in the city to date in 2019 already represents more than $16 million in construction. Thirty-six per cent of that residential growth is attributed to single detached homes.

Munday last week presented a residential growth report to council which showed the value of building permits was more than $128 million last year.

That number is the second highest in the city since 2013. In 2017, the city issued building permits for $162 million worth of construction. The value of permits issued in 2016 was more than $81 million.

Munday said 60 per cent of the housing units built last year are within 300 metres of public transit, which should lead to increased ridership.

“We had 20 apartment units created in the downtown CIP area and in the health and wellness CIP area, south of Lincoln Street, we had 55 dwelling units, including the 50 new units on King Street,” he said.

Munday said a single project at 115 Division St. resulted in a portion of an office building converted into 18 units, with the two others in a different building.

Ward 1 saw almost of its growth in the North Valley Drive area, while Ward 2 saw its growth south of Price Avenue and west of First Avenue.

Ward 3 saw the highest percentage of growth in the Gaiser Road area, west of South Pelham Road. There, 73 street townhouse units and 61 single-detached homes went up or started construction.

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