HENDERSON, Ky. − New construction activity got off to a seasonally slow start in Henderson and Henderson County in January, with just a handful of commercial projects and no new housing starts.

January marked the fourth consecutive month in which the city codes office issued no permits for new single-family homes and the third straight month for no housing starts in the county.

Permits issued by the city codes office for new commercial construction included a $200,000 permit to Adams Construction for a new 2,100-square-foot building for East End Eddie’s Auto Sales at 1503 N. Green St. and a $175,000 permit to Lighthouse Storage of Henderson LLC for an 11,900-square-foot structure at 2429 U.S. 60-East.

The only commercial permit issued by the county codes office was a $23,000 permit to Crown Castle for an equipment upgrade to a cell tower on Kentucky 283.

But a pair of permits for commercial kitchen exhaust hoods, each valued at $30,000, were issued to Farmer & Frenchman Winery & Cafe and to MAKG Brothers for the Niagara Store.

The value of all new construction activity authorized last month totaled just $718,665, compared with more than $2.7 million in January 2023 that was dominated by major remodeling projects at the Walmart Supercenter and at the Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club at the former National Guard Armory at 735 N. Elm St.

Building permits for January 2024

City of Henderson

Commercial accessory: David Perez, 332 Yeaman Ave., $2,500.

Commercial addition: Adams Construction, 1383 Commonwealth Dr., $29,365.

New commercial construction: Adams Construction, 1503 N. Green St., $200,000; and Lighthouse Storage of Henderson LLC, 2429 U.S. 60-East, $175,000.

Commercial demolition: B&B Hauling and Excavating Inc., 1655 S. Green St., $6,000.

Manufactured home demolition: Hazex Construction Co. Inc., 1417 Kentucky Ave., $5,300.

Single-family demolition: Cecil and Jacqueline Rauch, 33 S. Alves St., $2,000.

Single-family residential additions: Gregory L. Bland, 872 Sinclair Ave., $70,000; and David J. and Tanya L. Massengayle, 818 S. Main St., $48,000.

Total: $538,165

Henderson County

Commercial: Crown Castle, 5578 Kentucky 283, $23,000.

Raze and remove: Randall Rideout, 7229 Kentucky 145, $2,500.

Manufactured home: Jeremiah & Linda Hust, 14271 U.S. 41-Alternate, $20,000.

Garage/utility structure: Casey Speakes, 6516 U.S. 60-East, $75,000.

Commercial kitchen exhaust hoods: Farmer & Frenchman, 12522 U.S. 41-South, $30,000; and MAKG Brothers, 3949 Kentucky 416-West, $30,000.

Total: $180,500.

This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: What is being built in Henderson, Kentucky?