Connecticut homebuilders pulled more municipal permits to erect new housing in February, marking the seventh consecutive monthly increase, new data shows.
There were 370 single- and multifamily permits issued last month in 104 towns and cities, up 23% from 301 in Feb. 2019, according to the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), citing U.S. Census Bureau data.
Among communities sampled, the most permits were issued last month in Fairfield (97 permits issued), Shelton (34), Simsbury (33) and East Lyme (25).
Fairfield has recorded the largest number of permits issued in 2019 — 101.
The new housing construction data comes a month after DECD reported a nearly 14% bump in permits in January compared to a year earlier.
It remains to be seen how the COVID-19 coronavirus could disrupt housing construction activity nationwide as the outbreak has forced people to shelter at home.
Home construction has already been slowed in certain parts of California, which has recorded more than 2,100 cases of COVID-19, according to multiple media reports.
