Columbia Appliance is building an 11,289-square-foot warehouse at 1801 Heriford Drive. The new freestanding, one-story structure is just a half mile from the business’s main location at 1805 Westfall Drive. 

The new building, located just east of Columbia Honda has a valuation of $1.56 million, according to the building permit issued by the city’s building and site development office in March 2023. Russ Palmer, sales manager at Columbia Appliance, said the structure will provide more warehouse space for the local business. Oakridge Contractors LLC is the general contractor for the project. 

The project is visible from I-70 to the north between the Providence and Rangeline exits. 

Meanwhile, Columbia’s building and site development office issued 182 building permits in September 2023, totaling a valuation of $47,668,934. 

September’s building permit total includes: 

• Commercial (new), 1, valuation $14.14 million. 
• Commercial (alteration), 13, valuation $3.46 million. 
• Commercial (addition/renovation), 1, valuation $14.66 million. 
• Single family residential, 21, valuation $9.91 million. 
• Residential (addition), 2, valuation $101,049. 
• Residential (alteration), 12, valuation $700,129. 
• Townhouses, 5, valuation $1.53 million. 
• Re-roof, 118, valuation $3 million. 
• Deck, 6, valuation $90,545. 

Five more townhouses are going up in the East Campus neighborhood next door to the six that “What’s Going Up?” reported going up in October. All are in Fyfer’s Subdivision and the five additional townhouses are located at 1615 University Avenue. Four of the townhouses there are designed as 2,375-square-foot units, each with a valuation of $327,210. One unit will be 1,350-square-feet with a value of $224,208. 

Combined with the six townhouses at 1617 University Avenue, the total valuation of both projects is $3.4 million. The permit lists “owner contractor” for the construction. 

The top dollar project on the re-roofing list is a new roof and spot replacement of wet insulation for Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing at 4780 Discovery Ridge Drive. The city placed a valuation of $859,263 on the project that lists Centimark Corporation as the contractor. 

Broadway Lodging Phase 2 has the green light to begin at 1104 E. Walnut St. The new, 80-room hotel will be behind The Broadway hotel at 1111 E. Broadway. At 73,275 square feet, the project has a valuation of $14.14 million. It will include 7,816 square feet of meeting space. 

Two big projects at Columbia Area Career Center at 4203 S. Providence got building permits in September. A commercial addition of 35,000 square feet has a valuation of $14.66 million. Reinhardt Construction is the general contractor. 

A second permit is for renovations to the CACC horticulture building to create two classrooms. The project valuation is $350,000 involving 2,430 square feet. The contractor is Brown & Root Industrial Service. 

Among the permits for single family homes, the top-dollar permit lists a valuation of $1.18 million for a 6,363-square-foot house on W. Arrowhead Lake Drive. Anderson Homes is the contractor. 

Next up on the price scale: A 6,128-square-foot home on Lightpost Drive at Old Hawthorne. The permit lists a valuation of $825,257. 

The U Centre on Turner, a student apartment complex at 625 S. Fourth St. next to the MU campus, will get a pool, spa, and deck replacement. Heintz Pool & Spa is the contractor for the $1.1 million project. CBT

Source: Columbia Building and Site Development (como.gov/community-development/building-site-development/building-permit-reports/)