New residential projects driving construction gains in Houston region



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The value of construction projects started in the Houston area fell by 4.8 percent in November from the same period in 2017, while the residential component showed a 22.8 percent gain, a Dodge Data & Analytics report showed.

Construction projects started in the Houston area totaled $1.19 billion in November, down from $1.25 billion the previous year, according to a Greater Houston Partnership report based on the Dodge Data numbers.

New residential projects, which include single-family and apartment construction, totaled $850.2 million in November, up from $692.2 million in November 2017.

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Nonresidential projects fell to $338.6 million in November, down 39 percent from $556.8 million in November 2017. Such projects consist of office, retail, hotels, warehouses, manufacturing, educational, health care, religious and other buildings.

For the 12 months ending in November, starts totaled $20.6 billion, up 14.2 percent from the corresponding period the previous year.

Among the region's biggest projects are Coca-Cola's manufacturing/distribution facility in the Greenspoint area, JSW Melt and Manufacture Steel Plate Mill in Baytown and the Reverie at River Hollow apartments by Martin Fein Interests near Uptown Park.

The Dodge Data numbers reflect projects in the 10-county Houston metro area.