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Construction in Henderson and Henderson County so far this year is running nearly double that of last year, when COVID-19 concerns evidently put a temporary pinch on new home construction.

Through the first five months of this year, construction value has totaled $13.4 million (including $5.4 million in the city and $8.0 million in the county), compared with $7.7 million during the same period in 2020.

Housing construction was seriously pinched during the spring of 2020, with no permits sought for building new homes in the city in neither April nor May 2020, and none ought in the county in May 2020.

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While housing is rebounding, last month also saw a host of commercial projects, including:

Eight permits were issued for new single-family residences last month (including five in the city and three in the county), compared with none in May 2020.

The city housing starts last month included a pair of new homes being built by Henderson Habitat for Humanity at 10 Holliday Ct. and 1014 Pringle St.

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So far this year, permits have been issued for constructing 29 new homes (including 15 in the city and 14 in the county), compared with 20 during the same period last year.

The construction value of the housing starts so far this year (not including the cost of real estate and certain other improvements) has averaged $191,200 in the city and $304,536 in the county.

The total value of all construction last month totaled nearly $3.1 million (including $1.9 million in the city and $1.2 million in the county), compared with only $509,382 in May 2020.

Here are lists of building permits issued by the city and county last month:

Commercial remodeling: KAH III LLC, 500 N. Green St., $290,000; JTCT Holdings LLC, 128-132 Second St., $100,000; JRN Inc., 2236 U.S. 41-North, $250,000; and Gardenside Center LLC, 2606 Zion Rd., Unit H, $164,000.

Commercial demolition: Terry Spainhoward, 1124 Atkinson St., $15,000.

Single-family residence demolitions: Marshall and Terry W. Arnold, 228 Watson Ln., $3,000; Jeremy S. Glenn and Brian K. Webb, 232 Watson Ln., $5,500; Jerold T. and Sandra Williams, 137 Kentucky 2084-North, $3,450; and Luffy Enterprises LLC, 16 Gum St., $1,000.

New duplex: Marshall and Terry W. Arnold, 228 Watson Ln., $193,000.

Duplex remodeling: Yoga Here & Now LLC, 1228 Washington St., $50,000.

Single-family residential accessory: LL Henderson LLC, 2127 Locust Dr., $10,000; James E. Solomon, 2360 U.S. 60-East, 1 cent; and Julianne Goodman, 507 Fair St., $7,000.

Single-family new residences: HCM LLC, 1450 Arrow Way, $151,000; Black Pearl Properties LLC, 77 S. Partridge Run, $120,000; Brandon Homes LLC, 923 Trail Dr., $268,000; Henderson Habitat for Humanity, 10 Holliday Ct., $130,000; and Henderson Habitat for Humanity, 1014 Pringle St., $115,000.

Single-family residential remodeling: Sindy Newman, 228 Rooney Dr., $20,000; and Paradise Ventures LLC, 2037 Peggy Dr., $2,000.

Signs: William F. (Jr.) and Martha O. Polk, 1309 S. Green St., $5,000; and Popps Bros., 2236 U.S. 41-North, $7,800.

Total: $1.9 million

New residences: Danny and Lisa Pittman, 9089 East Street Loop, $295,000; Richard Welden, 19661 Upper Delaware Rd., $200,000; and Valada McKinney, 9410 Kentucky 136-East, $199,500.

Room addition: Adam Glick, 14160 U.S. 41-Alternate, $41,400.

Manufactured homes: Rachel Talley, 8627 B.F. Overfield Rd., $80,000; and Audrey Ingle, 3096 Kentucky 136-West, $132,604.

Garages/utility buildings: Danny and Lisa Pittman, 9089 East Street Loop, $50,000; Herman Nelson Jr., 8505 Kentucky 1078-North, $15,635; Brian Powell, 3868 Peachtree Dr., $26,000; Rob Woodring, 8749 Tscharner Rd., $40,000; and Chad Vowels, 15088 Upper Delaware Rd., $35,000.

Miscellaneous: Rob Woodring, 8749 Tscharner Rd., $56,300.

Total: $1.2 million

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