Are Jacksonville's Development Patterns Changing?

The table below shows 2012 construction permits by number of units awarded, by MSA.

 1. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island

     22,100 total; 14,636 > 5 units; 602 structures; 24 units/structure; 66.23% of residential construction permits

 2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

     29,183 -- 13,626 -- 313 -- 44 -- 46.69%

 3. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

     35,810 -- 11,391 -- 303 -- 38 -- 31.81%

 4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

     14,230 -- 9,617 -- 341 -- 28 -- 67.58%

 5. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

     15,982 -- 8,829 -- 371 -- 24 -- 55.24%

 6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,

     17,583 -- 7,955 -- 141 -- 56 -- 45.24%

 7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

     14,582 -- 7,248 -- 128 -- 57 -- 49.71%

 8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach,

     10,517 -- 6,138 -- 283 -- 22 -- 58.36%

 9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

     8,126 -- 5,294 -- 106 -- 50 -- 65.15%

10. Denver-Aurora-Broomfield,* CO

     10,026 -- 5,092 -- 79 -- 64 -- 50.79%

11. Raleigh-Cary, NC

      10,156 -- 4,698 -- 139 -- 34 -- 46.26%

12. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC

      10,253 -- 4,509 -- 138 -- 33 -- 43.98%

13. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

      12,178 -- 4,258 -- 134 -- 32 -- 34.96%

14. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN

      8,790 -- 4,090 -- 52 -- 79 -- 46.53%

15. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

      8,348 -- 3,360 -- 103 -- 33 -- 40.25%

16. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

       7,089 -- 3,282 -- 154 -- 21 -- 46.30%

17. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

      4,554 -- 3,222 -- 56 -- 58 -- 70.75%

18. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

      9,277 -- 3,179 -- 151 -- 21 -- 34.27%

19. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA

      5,333 -- 3,102 -- 121 -- 26 -- 58.17%

20. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

      7,368 -- 2,828 -- 160 -- 18 -- 38.38%

21. Columbus, OH

      5,347 -- 2,709 -- 141 -- 19 -- 50.66%

22. Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI

      7,636 -- 2,527 -- 102 -- 25 -- 33.09%

23. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

      6,601 -- 2,526 -- 116 -- 22 -- 38.27%

24. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ

      7,470 -- 2,503 -- 130 -- 19 -- 33.51%

25. Jacksonville, FL

      6,104 -- 2,267 -- 78 -- 29 -- 37.14%

26. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro-Fran, TN

      6,732 -- 2,120 -- 70 -- 30 -- 31.49%

27. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

      12,553 -- 2,031 -- 135 -- 15 -- 16.18%

28. Baltimore-Towson, MD

      5,013 -- 1,689 -- 45 -- 38 -- 33.69%

29. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA

      4,761 -- 1,664 -- 89 -- 19 -- 34.95%

30. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

      2,972 -- 1,621 -- 51 -- 32 -- 54.54%

Source: http://www.census.gov/construction/bps/txt/t3yu201210.txt




Is this a result of foreclosures or could it be the start of a change in Jacksonville's future development patterns?

Article by Ennis Davis