Construction of a new fast food restaurant plus Harvey-related repairs of an apartment complex led the building permits issued by the city of Orange during May.
A new Burger King is being built at Anchor Construction at 2302 Highway 62. The project is valued at $800,000 on the building permit.
The Fox Run Apartments, 2600 Allie Payne Road, received a permit for a $2.58 million rebuilding project after the storm. The contractor is Construction Zone of Texas.
Even though more than eight months have passed since the storm flooded the city, repairs continue to begin for some owners. Four residences got FEMA trailers and one house got a travel trailer during May.
The Orange City Council has waived the building permit fees for repairs or rebuilding of storm-related damage. In May, the city issued 20 building permits to houses for Harvey reconstruction.
New home construction continues in the Cypresswood subdivision off Highway 87 South. A house valued at $276,266 is being built on Sequoia Drive in the subdivision, plus a $177,600 house is going up on Cypresswood Drive. In addition, a permit was issued for a $100,000 house in the 1300 block of John Avenue.
Aras Development with Industrial Thermal Services, 2711 Highway 87, has a permit for $100,000 worth of work to build a 50-foot furnace and slab.
Other commercial permits include North Orange Baptist Church, 4775 Highway 87 North, with a $25,000 project for improvements. St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 505 15th Street, got two permits for a total of $6,300 to repair two buildings. The New Beginning Church Outreach, 1512 15th Street, received a permit for $4,218 worth of Harvey repairs. Shawn Mark Ray took out a permit for a$2,000 remodel of 3758 16th Street.
Seven permits were issued for residential re-roofing projects that total $75,500. Three residential fence permits worth a total of $15,155 were issued. In addition, two houses are getting new carports or garages valued at a total of $15,000. The city issued seven permits for residential mechanical air conditioning-heating systems with a total value of $46,000.
Two homeowners, one on Bear Trail and one on Beverly Avenue, got permits for swimming pools worth a total of $84,100.
All the apartment complexes have raisd their rent tremendously and most if not all have passed on prices to Tennant’s even though the cost to rebuild was not all of the owners pockets but by insurance and government help. Good to see the rich get richer very biblical RIP Orange maybe next census we can be below 17,000 residents and hopefully become a small country town. This will help Orange county with great attractions such as flea markets and good ole greased pig contest.
The free market determines prices on everything including rent. If the demand for an apartment is high, the rent will be high. The reason why rent is so high here is because of out of town folks who are here for work, and the fact that not a lot of people are actually buying houses, and among other reasons as well.
Also, it turns out that typically if you charge more in rent the less likely it is that the person you are renting to is goung to damage your property.
I do understand your sentiment though. I paid rent for a long time around these parts. Then I got married and bought a house. Best decision I ever made in my life.
They are charging rent based off the apartment association they all belong to. An most of the apartments in orange are old and out dated they don’t have something as simple as washer and dryer hook ups but yet they won’t full price like a new complex very sad to see the price. Gouging
Glad you informed me the apartments we’re going to out of town workers. There is a group of people who were waiting for their old apartment to be rebuilt so they could move back in. Their rent that was $600 will eventually be $900 they are told. Same apartment newer Looking. The demand is for people who were currently living there. Rent hike for newer items is to be expected but to hike a 2 bedroom apartment rent $200 from $600 to $900 when a bulk of the cost to repair didn’t come from owners pockets. We do appreciate your information tho well over 100 families were waiting for their apartment who were told they would be called back maybe they can get a lil greene too ????