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Building Permits

Following are Allen County building permits for commercial and residential buildings and additions of $30,000 or more issued recently. The residential building cost is the builder’s estimate and does not include land. The commercial building value is the total cost.

Fort Wayne

St. Joe Township

GA Largent Midwest, 6100 Stellhorn Road, commercial tear-off, $127,000

Washington Township

Shawnee Construction & Engineering, 1415 W. Dupont Road, commercial masonry remodeling, $500,000

Lawrence Building Corp., 4933 Lima Road, commercial steel, $60,000

Taylor Brothers Construction Co. Inc., 3801 Coldwater Road, commercial steel remodeling, $850,000

Carriage Place Homes Inc., 9510 Courtyard Cove, residential wood-frame building, $130,000

Allen County

Perry Township

Westport Homes of Fort Wayne Inc., 12562 Shearwater Run, residential wood-frame building, $137,675

Springfield Township

Jesse Lengacher, 11002 Cuba Road, residential wood-frame, $35,000