Two large projects are on the horizon that should boost 2026 building permit statistics, said the city's chief building official. Marie has issued fewer building permits this year than during the same time in 2025, but the value of construction work across the city appears lower. City statistics for the first six months of the year show 499 permits have been issued, with a construction value of $74.3 million. Article contentThe difference lies mostly with the value of building permits. “It’s the construction value that is lower, but last year we had the South Market development which included multiple units and that increased those values in the data,” he said.