In December 2017, the City of Altoona issued 10 commercial and 8 residential building permits representing over 41,300 square-feet of new or improved space and over $5 million invested.
| Commercial PermitsNOW | Business | Type | Valuation | SF | |
| 2595 34th Ave NW | MidAmerican Energy | Footing/Foundation for Service Center | $643,562 | ||
| 2845 34th Ave NW | MidAmerican Energy | Footing/Foundation for Substation | $305,296 | ||
| 2639 Adventureland Dr | Kentucky Fried Chicken | Signage – Chesnut Sign Co, Inc | $2,500 | ||
| 108 8th St SW | HyVee – Starbucks | Signage – Nesper Sign Inc. | $8,800 | ||
| 739 Bass Pro Dr NW, Ste 555 | Iowa Coffee Company | Tenant Space Alterations | $500 | ||
| 1500 Ziegler Dr NW | Ziegler | Commercial Alterations | $25,962 | ||
| 3950 Prairie Fire NW | HyVee Fast & Fresh | Fuel Tanks and Assoc Piping | $609,104 | ||
| 3053 8th St SW, Ste 500 | Supercuts | Signage – ABC Sign and Display | $4,000 | ||
| 415 Center Pl SW | Mixed Use Building | Water development & assoc fees | |||
| 2535 Adventureland Dr | Culver’s | Interior & exterior remodel | $200,000 | 4,556 | |
| TOTAL | $1,799,723 |
| Residential PermitsNOW | Builder | Type | Valuation | Units | SF | |
| 2308 Stonewood Ct SW | Berkey Home Builders | SFD | $195,519 | 1 | 1,727 | |
| 2357 Stonewood Ct SW | Tyler Custom Homes LTD | SFD | $232,482 | 1 | 1,838 | |
| 307 32nd St SE | Alexander Homes LLC | SFD | $199,618 | 1 | 1,800 | |
| 2210 14th Ave NE | FusionWorks, LLC | SFD | $256,351 | 1 | 2,449 | |
| 806 35th St SW | Unique Properties | SFD | $193,979 | 1 | 1,718 | |
| 2206 Ironwood Dr SW | Homes by Fleetwood LLC | SFD | $149,240 | 1 | 1,385 | |
| 1619 Bennett’s Way NW | Element 119 LLC | SFD | $142,065 | 1 | 1,168 | |
| 415 Center Place SW | Garling Construction | MF | $1,937,508 | 24 | 23,367 | |
| 235 15th Ave NW | Savannah Homes Inc. | SFD | $145,935 | 1 | 1,292 | |
| TOTAL | 3,452,696 | 32 | 36,744 |