The West Orange-Cove school district had the largest construction project in the city of Orange in July, according to building permits. The district received a permit for $293,000 worth of renovation work at the football stadium on Green Avenue at 15th Street.
Overall, July was slow for construction and remodeling projects. In the commercial category, Hibernia National Bank, 3738 16th Street, installed two new ATMs worth $40,000 total.
For residential improvements, a homeowner in the 1600 block of Englewood Drive took out a permit for a $24,000 addition. A house on Echo Loop is getting $23,000 worth of remodeling to repair damage after the March Sabine River flood. The city council earlier waived building permit fees for residences and businesses repairing flood damage.
The City of Orange Housing Authority got a permit to demolish the old Arthur Robinson apartments on Burton Avenue.
Also, the city issued a permit for a $6,700 residential storage building on Dawnwood and a $1,400 permit for a $1,400 addition to a concrete driveway on Ridgemont Drive.
Two permits were issued for residential mechanical work for installing air conditioning-heating units for a total of $21,291.
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