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February Shatters Permit Record for 2nd Month in a Row
Mar 4, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Gibbs, Lee County Community Development Department
FORT MYERS, FL (March 4, 2005) - Lee County's Community Development Department issued a record 782 single-family home permits in the month of February - shattering January's record of 746. January and February were the first time more than 700 home permits had been issued in a month. The 400 mark was broken in April 2003; 500 mark in August 2003; 600 mark in April 2004; and 700 mark in January 2005. February is the highest monthly total ever and a 68 percent increase over February 2004. Lee County's Community Development Department released its February statistics today. The totals are for unincorporated Lee County, City of Bonita Springs and Town of Fort Myers Beach. Both Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach contract with the county to do their permitting services. The value of the 782 single-family home permits was $170.4 million. The county also issued permits for 144 duplex units and 614 multi-family units. The value of the multi-family units alone was $331 million in February. In the first two months of 2005, the county already has permitted $1.07 billion in construction activity, compared to $407 million in the first two months of 2004. Permitting value in Lee County experienced a record increase in 2004, surging $1 billion to hit the $3 billion mark. In 2003, permit value was $2 billion; in 2002 it was $1.5 billion. Single-family permitting for the last 23 months is: 2003 2004 2005 To learn more about the department and its services, visit http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/. |