Apartment projects boost May building permits

The city of Rapid City issued permits for $32.5 million in construction work in May, pushing the total so far this year to more $100 million.

Two large apartment projects were among the biggest projects, city officials said. A full list of projects permitted in May was not available at news deadline because the city is implementing a new electronic permit-tracking system and was not able to generate the full report at the time of the Journal's request.

May permits include the $11 million Village at Founders Park apartment complex, with 126 upscale units, as well as the $3.5 million, 34-unit Rocker Square student apartment building near South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.

The projects are part of a total of 266 new residential permits permitted through May in the city, including 71 single-family homes. That is more total units than were built in each of the last three years.

Crews on Monday placed the final precast concrete panel on the Rocker Square building. Project manager Brandon Moore of J. Scull Construction Services said the project is on track for its Aug. 15 completion date. The roof is going on this week, and inside, workers are on different floors finishing framing, mechanical systems and drywall.

Everybodys kind of chasing each other up, Moore said, referring to how different tradesmen are progressing up the floors of the six-story building.

Construction on a second Rocker Square student apartment building is expected to begin within 30 to 40 days, Moore said.

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Apartment projects boost May building permits