Building Permits Issued: FY1985 - FY20061
| Year2 | Number of Permits | Value of Construction (Real Dollars) |
Value% Residential3 | Value% Commercial3 | Value of All Construction (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars) | Value of Residential Construction (2005 Dollars) |
Value of Commercial Construction (2005 Dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY1985 | 1,845 | $142,381,619 | 27% | 73% | $238,111,685 | $64,290,155 | $173,821,530 |
| FY1986 | 1,866 | $133,090,381 | 44% | 56% | $219,047,169 | $96,380,755 | $122,666,415 |
| FY1987 | 2,982 | $201,222,034 | 46% | 54% | $328,730,908 | $151,216,218 | $177,514,691 |
| FY1988 | 2,021 | $289,218,235 | 33% | 67% | $465,172,498 | $153,506,924 | $311,665,574 |
| FY1989 | 1,590 | $247,169,263 | 14% | 86% | $375,969,783 | $52,635,770 | $323,334,014 |
| FY1990 | 1,964 | $178,232,594 | 32% | 68% | $259,487,849 | $83,036,112 | $176,451,737 |
| FY1991 | 1,979 | $83,572,870 | 24% | 76% | $120,089,250 | $28,821,420 | $91,267,830 |
| FY1992 | 1,318 | $145,693,744 | 21% | 79% | $206,662,773 | $43,399,182 | $163,263,590 |
| FY1993 | 1,621 | $143,324,133 | 29% | 71% | $200,087,288 | $58,025,313 | $142,061,974 |
| FY1994 | 1,678 | $178,799,112 | 24% | 76% | $239,211,539 | $57,410,769 | $181,800,770 |
| FY1995 | 1,749 | $162,701,784 | 18% | 82% | $210,345,059 | $37,862,111 | $172,482,948 |
| FY1996 | 1,665 | $185,204,825 | 33% | 67% | $230,170,106 | $75,956,135 | $154,213,971 |
| FY1997 | 1,984 | $388,057,114 | 25% | 75% | $477,234,584 | $119,308,646 | $357,925,938 |
| FY1998 | 2,098 | $457,469,219 | 34% | 66% | $551,461,188 | $187,496,804 | $363,964,384 |
| FY1999 | 2,571 | $321,834,613 | 31% | 69% | $387,166,163 | $120,021,510 | $267,144,652 |
| FY2000 | 2,514 | $720,646,992 | 29% | 71% | $854,709,596 | $247,865,783 | $606,843,813 |
| FY2001 | 1,946 | $825,695,634 | 28% | 72% | $967,603,510 | $270,928,983 | $696,674,527 |
| FY2002 | 1,885 | $462,909,241 | 31% | 69% | $542,827,171 | $168,276,423 | $374,550,748 |
| FY2003 | 1,953 | $844,862,605 | 33% | 67% | $986,138,374 | $325,425,664 | $660,712,711 |
| FY2004 | 1,922 | $412,337,048 | 40% | 60% | $474,080,226 | $189,632,090 | $284,448,135 |
| FY2005 | 2,034 | $559,360,429 | 21% | 79% | $593,648,148 | $124,666,111 | $468,982,037 |
| FY2006 | 2,044 | $963,635,840 | 20% | 80% | $963,635,840 | $192,727,168 | $770,908,672 |
| 1. This chart does not take into account changes, if any, in regulations that affect the requirement to notify the Inspectional Services Dept. of planned construction. | |||||||
| 2. Note that Fiscal Years (FYs) start on July 1 of the previous calendar year and end on June 30 of the year enumerated. | |||||||
| 3. Percentage break out between commercial and residential is approximate. | |||||||
| 4. Values adjusted using national Producer Price Index (PPI) for Materials and Components for Construction, maintained by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Index figure used for adjustment is annual figure for year ending during fiscal year. Thus, FY 2006 value based an annualized PPI for 2005. | |||||||
| Sources: Cambridge Inspectional Services Dept., 2006; Cambridge Community Development Dept. 2006; U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006. | |||||||
For More Information
For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.
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