Multifamily Home Permit Futures
Multifamily housing permits hit a 1990 high in June, the latest month for which information is available. In fact, the June total of 1,377 is the highest monthly amount since April, 1988.
June, combined with a healthy April, helped put the first six months of this year 14% ahead of the comparable period for 1989. It is, however, well behind the six-month totals for 1986-88.
Major increases from 1989 in the unincorporated areas as well as the cities of Irvine, Orange and Garden Grove account for much of the change from last year despite significant declines in Anaheim, Fullerton, Mission Viejo and Huntington Beach. Here’s the city-by-city outlook:
Jan.-June Jan.-June 1989-’90 City 1989 1990 Change Unincorporated areas 2,055 3,103 +1,048 Irvine 171 736 +565 Orange 68 378 +310 Garden Grove 108 248 +140 Cypress 12 78 +66 Westminster 12 53 +41 Brea 14 52 +38 Costa Mesa 17 53 +36 Stanton 0 14 +14 Los Alamitos 5 14 +9 Fountain Valley 0 0 No change Laguna Beach 0 0 No change La Palma 0 0 No change Seal Beach 0 0 No change Villa Park 0 0 No change Yorba Linda 0 0 No change San Juan Capistrano 4 0 -4 Buena Park 84 67 -17 La Habra 20 0 -20 Placentia 35 0 -35 Tustin 111 68 -43 Santa Ana 147 85 -62 San Clemente 142 12 -130 Newport Beach 174 32 -142 Huntington Beach 245 46 -199 Mission Viejo 221 0 -221 Fullerton 339 64 -275 Anaheim 735 234 -501 Dana Point N/A 59 -- Laguna Niguel N/A N/A -- COUNTY TOTAL 4,719 5,396 +677
N/A: Individual city information not available; total included in “unincorporated areas.”
Source: Construction Industry Research Board