Non-Residential Construction Report — 2021
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Two projects with over 100,000 square feet were constructed in 2021. West Whiteland and Tredyffrin Townships had the highest number of the major projects (over 10,000 square feet).
| Building Square Feet | Title | Municipality | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315,000 | West Chester University The Commons | West Chester Borough | Institutional |
| 107,900 | Springer Property | New Garden Township | Commercial |
| 99,998 | Agricultural Support Building | Sadsbury Township | Commercial |
| 88,000 | Proposed Self Storage Facility | West Whiteland Township | Commercial |
| 76,542 | Greystone Elementary School | West Goshen Township | Institutional |
| 58,835 | G.A. Vietri, Inc. | Valley Township | Industrial |
| 43,050 | Tasty Baking | Oxford Borough | Industrial |
| 33,936 | Barclay Friends | West Chester Borough | Institutional |
| 31,796 | Downingtown Stem Academy | Downingtown Borough | Institutional |
| 25,013 | East Goshen Elementary School Building Addition | East Goshen Township | Institutional |
The number of projects in 2021 decreased sightly from 2020 to 36 projects. 2021 and 2019, both with 36 projects, were tied for the fewest projects from 2016-2021.
From 2016-2020, commercial projects represented the majority of new non-residential development at 56%. Agriculture building projects were least common, at 4% of total projects.
| Year | Total | Agricultural | Commercial | Industrial | Instituional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 56 | 6 | 36 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 53 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 15 |
| 2018 | 83 | 3 | 44 | 8 | 28 |
| 2019 | 36 | 1 | 19.5 | 5 | 10.5 |
| 2020 | 43 | - | 23 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 36 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 |
