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Construction/building permit statistics

Airdrie has seen a staggering increase in construction permit values in recent years. Activity has been strong in both industrial and residential construction.

Housing permits

 20232022202120202019
Single detached house 551 479  497  333  431
Semi-detached (duplex, townhouse) 640 456 126  82  94 
Low and medium density apartments 108 142 495  71  243 
Total housing permits (number of units) 1,299 1,077 1,118 486 768


Construction permit values

 20232022202120202019
Commercial/ Industrial $90,137,771 $36,535,162 $165,713,035 $16,175,150 $43,889,497
Institutional $43,069,923 $2,185,657 $585,412 $162,550 $2,549,466
Residential $326,340,763 $283,815,395 $254,822,198 $122,420,919 $179,966,050 
Mixed Use $51,165,642 -
Total $510,714,099 $322,536,214 $421,120,645 $138,758,619  $226,435,013

Source: City of Airdrie Building Inspections

Building permit application statistics

Building permit statistics are posted monthly and with a year-to-date (YTD). The lists include all permits applied for within the municipality including, residential, commercial, industrial and institutional.

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