HENDERSON, Ky. − After no building permits were sought in July for new single-family residences in Henderson or Henderson County, homebuilding saw a minor rebound in August.

Permits were sought last month for six new houses, including four in the city and two in the county. That tied for the second-busiest month for housing starts this year, though homebuilding remains sluggish by historic standards. Still, last month’s activity far exceeded that of August 2022, when no permits for new houses were sought.

So far this year, permits have been awarded for 31 new houses, up from 22 during the same period last year.

No major new commercial construction projects were undertaken in August. Perhaps the most visible commercial project was the demolition of the former office building, long occupied by Ohio Valley Marine, at 601 Second St., property which is now owned by Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church.

The value of all construction in the city and county last month totaled $3.1 million, compared with $2.3 million in August 2022.

Through the first eight months of this year, the value of all construction has totaled $32.7 million, compared with $165.8 million during the same period last year. The 2022 total was hugely inflated by a $125 million permit issued for construction of the Pratt Paper complex on the Kentucky 425/South Bypass.

Here are the individual permits issued last month:

Building permits, August 2023

City of Henderson

Commercial accessory: Mike and Bobbie H. Chambers, 1020 N. Green St., $65,000.

Commercial demolition: Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 601 Second St., $14,000.

Single-family home demolition: Preeti Inc., 411 Third St., $7,000; and Preeti Inc., 312 N. Green St., $7,000.

Single-family residential accessory: Stacie L. Walker, 145 Garden Lane, $3,000.

Single-family residential additions: Donald R. and Tamara E. Bridges, 542 Canoe Creek Dr., $84,000; Randy Rodriguez, 521 Dr. Anthony M. Brooks St., $700; Emery B. Poole, 108 Pines Dr., $93,000; and Abel G. and Alatorre Brisia N. Andrade, 1100 Helm St., $5,000.

Single-family new residential construction: Alex S. and Kayla Jn Todd, 2419 Balmoral Dr., $300,000; Habitat for Humanity of Henderson, 1530 Oak St., $130,000; HCM LLC, 1451 Kayak Lane, $175,000; and James and Sharon Phillips, 601 Gray Stone Ct., $575,000.

Signs: Earnest Johnston, 2202 U.S. 41-North, $3,600; Hari Realty1 Inc., 702 N. Green St., $5,000; and Husk Signs, 2555 U.S. 41-North, $2,200.

Total: $1.5 million

Henderson County

New residences: David & Tammy Baird, 4630 N. Pleasant Valley Road, $650,000; and James C. Hicks, 16114 Kentucky 136-East, $449,670.

Room additions: Matt & Tess Schapker, 3355 Briarwood Dr., $15,000; Kirk & Tracey Hazelwood, 6400 Thornridge Dr., $198,600; and Logan T. Dodson, 7079 Pruitt Agnew Road, $165,000.

Commercial: MAKG Brothers LLC, 3949 Kentucky 416-West, $45,000.

Garages/utility structures: Joseph Thomas, 574 Jones Brothers Road, $33,930; and Chadwick Stone, 4964 Posey Chapel Road, $20,000.

Miscellaneous: Robbie Rendle, 13002 Crestwood Ct., $54,900

Total: $1.6 million

This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Homebuilding rebounded a little in Henderson during August