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Top 10 Project Starts in the U.S. – August 2021
The accompanying table records the top 10 project starts in the United States for August 2021.
There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs have often received a fair amount of media coverage. Therefore, people in the industry are on the lookout for when jobsite work actually gets underway. And, as showcase projects, they highlight geographically where major construction projects are proceeding.
Also, total construction activity is comprised of many small and medium-sized projects and a limited number of large developments. But the largest projects, simply by their nature, can dramatically affect total dollar and square footage volumes. In other words, the timing and size of these projects have an exaggerated influence on market forecasts.
Click here to download the Construction Industry Snapshot Package – August 2021 PDF.
Click here for the August 2021 Industry Snapshot article, July’s Nonresidential Construction Starts -3% M/M, +11% Y/Y & -7% YTD.
Click here for the Nonresidential Construction Starts Trend Graphs – August 2021.
Top 10 project starts in the U.S. – August 2021
| LOCATION (East to West) |
TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Sq. Ft. |
Dollars |
| South Carolina | ||||
| Greenville | Residential | Greenville County Square Project | 1,100 | $1,100 |
| (6 structures; 1137 units) 302 University Ridge | ||||
| KDS Properties | ||||
| Missouri | ||||
| Kansas City | Commercial | Google Data Center “Project Shale” – Hunt Midwest Business Center | 475 | $600 |
| (1 structure) N Arlington Ave & NE Parvin Rd | ||||
| Hunt Midwest Enterprises Inc. | ||||
| Kansas City | Residential | Twin Creeks Village Mixed-Use | 2,712 | $375 |
| (7 structures; 4 stories; 1362 units) 9400 N Platte Purchase Dr | ||||
| MD Management | ||||
| Texas | ||||
| Sweeny | Industrial | Chevron Phillips Chemical 1-Hexene Sweeny/Old Ocean | * | $400 |
| (1 structure) 21441 Loop 419 | ||||
| Chevron Phillips Chemical | ||||
| Arizona | ||||
| Mesa | Commercial | Facebook Data Center – Phase 1 | 970 | $800 |
| (1 structure) E Elliot Rd & S Ellsworth Rd | ||||
| Facebook Inc. – Corporate Headquarters | ||||
| Oregon | ||||
| Portland | Residential | SOWA Willamette Blocks 41 Through 45 Mixed-Use | 1,200 | $452 |
| (3 structures; 1232 units) SW Bond Ave | ||||
| Alamo Manhattan LLC | ||||
| Prineville | Commercial | Facebook Inc. Data Center Expansion – Buildings 10 & 11 | 900 | $380 |
| (1 structure) 735 SW Connect Way | ||||
| Facebook Inc. – Corporate Headquarters | ||||
| Portland | Institutional | Benson High School Modernization CM/GC | 165 | $330 |
| (1 structure; 2 stories) 546 NE 12th Ave | ||||
| Portland Public Schools | ||||
| California | ||||
| Los Angeles | Civil/Engineering | I-5 North Capacity Enhancement Project | * | $390 |
| (1 structure) Multiple Locations | ||||
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||
| Palm Desert | Commercial | Coachella Valley Arena | 300 | $290 |
| (3 structures; 10,000 seats) Cook St & Varner Rd | ||||
| Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians | ||||
| TOTALS: | 7,822 | $5,117 |
*A square footage measure does not apply for alteration, some forms of industrial (e.g., petrochemical), and engineering/civil work.
Data source and table: ConstructConnect.
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