New McDonalds Restaurant boosts construction tally

The construction of a new McDonalds Restaurant at its current location of 815 N. I-27, a project projected to cost $1 million, has boosted local building activity to almost triple last years pace.

According to the February building permit report, issued this week by the City of Plainview Building and Zoning Department, local construction during the first two months of 2015 stands at $1,207,500. That compares to just $329,291 for the same period in 2014.

For the month, total permitted construction stands at $1,160,885 with 48 permits of various types issued. At 34, the bulk of those projects are for signs. The remainder includes four demolitions, three commercial accessory structures, one commercial remodel, one garage/carport, two residential accessory building, a residential addition and one small new residential structure.

Although a spokesman for the local McDonalds Restaurant franchise was not available on Tuesday, Kelly Carpenter, Plainviews new community development manager, offered a few details about that project.

They will be constructing a new structure at the existing site, she said Tuesday. And I expect it to be a quick turnaround.

She did not have a timetable for the project. According to city records, contractor for the project is Claymoore. McDonalds Restaurant also secured permits for 25 signs for the same location.

The remaining sign permits were issued to AJA Properties LLC, for two signs at 2608 Olton Rd for Jan Alford; Hazel Hestand for Honey Bee Hair Salon at 504 S. Broadway; AAA Signs of Amarillo for 1408 S. I-27; Burns Family Trust for 1001 N. I-27 #830; and four signs at 1220 S. I-27 for Reagor-Dykes.

Commercial demolition permits were issued to Methodist Hospital Plainview (Covenant Health Plainview) for 2404 Yonkers, Gary Oliver for 2408 W. Fifth and Margaret Speck Lowe for 930 Broadway. A residential demolition permit was taken out by Wells Fargo Bank for 317 Milwee.

Emilio Arzabala received a residential addition permit for 1311 Joliet; Clifton Jernigan, residential accessory building, 1612 S. Cedar; Juana A. Garcia, garage/carport, 1110 W. 29th St.; Carl Smiley, new residential building, 411 W. 17th St.;Plainview ISD, commercial portable buildings and accessory buildings, 2600 W. 20th St. and 2501 Joliet; and Apex Collision Center, commercial remodel, demolition and fence, 2601 Olton Rd.

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New McDonalds Restaurant boosts construction tally