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Hamilton’s Building Permits

Detailed updates on the value of building permits issued in Hamilton

Current and Historic Building Permit Values

City of Hamilton

In 2023, the City of Hamilton reported building permit values of approximately $2,550,392,065. This figure broke the previously established record for building permit values set in 2021. 2023’s permit values are approximately 137.4% of 2022’s building permit values, and 119.8% of 2021’s formerly record breaking permit values.

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Current and Historic Building Permit Values
Year2018 Annual2019 Annual2020 Annual2021 Annual2022 Annual2023 Annual
Dollars ($)126475712914085217641383480564212816639218563719642550392065

Source: City of Hamilton

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The Historic Top-5 Building Permit Years

City of Hamilton

Four of the City of Hamilton’s Top-5 years for building permit values were reported within the last five years. In 2012, the City of Hamilton’s building permit values approached $1.5 dollars. The $2 billion mark was first surpassed in 2021.

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The Historic Top-5 Building Permit Years
20232021202220122019
Dollars ($)25503920652128166392185637196414996273941408521764

Source: City of Hamilton

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Sectoral Building Permits to Date

City of Hamilton

The combined industrial and commercial building permit values for 2023 are approximately $700,049,563. These data reflect the best year on record for the City of Hamilton’s industrial building permit values and the second-best year on record for combined industrial and commercial permit values.

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Sectoral Building Permits to Date
IndustrialCommercial
2023 Total556613136143436427

Source; City of Hamilton

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