Residential construction and remodeling is thriving in Orange as building permits for three new houses and nine home remodeling were issued in January.
Usually commercial building work leads the construction work in the city, according to the permits. The Flying J Travel Plaza had the largest permit during January with a re-roofing project valued at $230,848.
Itex Construction took permits for three new houses worth a total of $495,870 in Cypresswood Village on South Highway 87. The company is also the developer of the new subdivision. The houses are on Cypresswood, Persimmon and Sequoia streets and worth $151,067, $165,148, and $179,655.
The nine permits for remodeling totaled $307,600 and included a $105,000 remodeling of a burned house on Ironwood Street and the $118,000 rebuilding of a house on Chasse Bend that also sustained fire damage.
In other commercial work, Fruit County Investments took out a $31,000 permit for remodeling at 3720 16th Street. The contractor is G&G Enterprises. A commercial storage building worth $6,500 was issued for 5309 Highway 90.
A residential permit worth $22,500 for an addition was issued for a house in the 1700 block of Huntsman Street with L&R Construction as the contractor.
A house in the 4600 block of White Oak Road is getting a new swimming pool worth $66,582 by Platinum Pools.
Permits were also issued for two residential demolitions. The one at 4301 White Cedar Road was demolished because of fire damage. The other demolition was at 1212 Cherry Avenue. The Orange Historical Preservation Commission approved the demolition request by the house’s owner.
Three permits were issued for commercial fences. Modica Brothers Tires, 3201 16th Street, is getting a $12,700 fence. The city of Orange received a permit for a $14,252 fence at Sunset Park on 16th Street. Richard Hines Inc. got a new fence worth $4,500 at 6521 Interstate 10.
Four residential fence permits were issued for a total of $12,072. Also a new garage valued at $12,500 is being built in the 1300 block of 15th Street.
In the commercial mechanical category, the new Dickey’s Barbecue under construction at 2327 Lutcher Drive got a permit for a $1,400 fire suppression system. Also a business at 602 Azalea took out a permit for a $15,466 HVAC system. Three residential permits totaling $21,200 were issued for mechanical work.
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