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Non-residential Construction Increases in 2003

WARREN, MI-Non-residential construction in the metro Detroit area increased by almost 25% in 2003, fueled largely by an almost tripling of activity in Washtenaw County.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on January 23, 2004

WARREN, MI-Non-residential construction in Washtenaw County almost tripled in 2003, compared to 2002, according to a new data report. Washtenaw County reported 1.54 million sf of non-residential construction in 2002. That number increased 270% to 5.72 million sf in 2003, fueled in part by several projects at the University of Michigan and some construction in the high-tech sector in and around Ann Arbor.

For the seven-county Detroit region as a whole, commercial construction increased by 24.7%–an increase fueled largely by big jumps in Washtenaw, Livingston and Monroe counties–from 2002 to 2003; or an increase from 24.21 million sf to 30.20 million. Livingston County saw a jump of 117% and Monroe County saw a 70% increase. Bothg counties, however, accounted for less than 1 million sf of activity.

Oakland County saw an increase in commercial construction of 17.5% from 2002 to 2003, from 7.39 million sf to 8.69 million sf; Wayne County increased 2.1%, from 9.17 million to 9.36 million. The only decrease in the region was in Macomb County. In his annual economic forecast and review for Macomb County, Macomb Community College economist Jim Jacobs says the decline in Macomb actually is a bit misleading.

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