New construction in Lakeville is going gangbusters! According to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities which tracks 102 communities, Lakeville is the most active, ranking first for this year!

Through the end of July, Lakeville issued 208 residential building permits valued at $64.6 million. In the same time period in 2012, there had been 140 residential building permits issued with a value of $40.6 million.

Commercial and industrial permits are also up from the same period in 2012. As of the end of July there were $8.5 million in permits compared to $8.1 million in 2012.