Dave Dentinger - Blackburn News Sarnia, Jan. 13, 2020Sarnia�s building stats ended 2019 with a bang.The permit for Tricar Group�s 15-storey, 123-unit apartment tower on the former Sarnia Gazette property was issued by city hall in December.The permit to London-based Carvest Properties Limited for 275 Front St. N., amounts to $28.5 million.A $7.3 million permit was issued for Lambton College�s two-storey addition to the south building in the area of the pedestrian bridge entrance, and there was another sizeable permit for Lambton Mall. It�s for $944,000 for an Old Navy store.There were 554 building permits issued last year with a total value of about $110.4 million. December�s $41.8 million pushed the yearly total beyond the $92.9 million recorded in 2018.Permits for single family homes ended the year well behind 2018�s pace. There were six in December for a yearly total of 58, compared to 83 last year.
