In January, the City of Altoona issued 7 commercial and 2 residential building permits representing over 12,000 square-feet of new or improved space and over $1.7 million invested.
| Commercial PermitsNOW | Business | Type | Valuation | SF | |
| 301 Center Pl SW, STE C | Keller Williams Realty | Commercial Alteration | $50,000 | 2,250 | |
| 1427 34th Ave SW | Vintage Cooperative of Altoona | New Commercial | $715,192 | ||
| 706 8th St SW | Dawson Chiropractic | Monument Structure for Signage | $4,000 | 19 | |
| 3300 Adventureland Dr | Burger King | Commercial Alteration | $400,000 | 3,532 | |
| 3734 8th St SW | McDonald’s | Commercial Alteration | $85,000 | 1,800 | |
| 408 8th St SW, STE B | Iowa Legends Roofing and Remodeling | Commercial Alteration | $18,000 | 1,462 | |
| 2195 50th Ave NW | Midam Substation | Approach | |||
| TOTAL | $1,272,192 | 9,063 |
| Residential PermitsNOW | Builder | Type | Valuation | Units | SF | |
| 2620 7th Ave CT SW | Jerry’s Homes Inc | SFD | $260,152 | 1 | 1,200 | |
| 526 17th ST SE | Greenland Homes | SFD | $196,616 | 1 | 1,397 | |
| TOTAL | $455,768 | 2 | 1,597 |