New home, addition permits lead in Kingsport for September

KINGSPORT — The city of Kingsport issued 28 permits for September, according to the building department's latest reports. Combined, the estimated construction costs for permits for the month were valued at $5,807,860 — with no permits issued in the Hawkins County portion of Kingsport during that timeframe. That number is down from September 2025's total of 60 permits and a decrease from the 37 permits issued in August 2026. It also marks a decrease from the 47 permits issued by the city in September 2024. Residential-related permits had the highest number of all permits issued in September 2026, totaling 22 of the 28 permits. New residential and home addition permits were tied with six related permits each. Of the new residential permits, five were for single family detached homes, and one was for a manufactured/modular home. Four of the home addition permits were designated for decks, while two were just listed as for residential purposes. Not far behind, there were five residential repair/remodel permits issued during the month of September. Other residential permits included two for demolition, two for in-ground pools and one for an accessory structure. Overall, the estimated construction costs for residential permits in September were valued at $3,169,334. Commercial permits There were six commercial permits issued during the month. Two of those were repair/remodel permits, two were for additions, one was for demolition and one was listed as a permit for an accessory structure for a commercial or industrial utility building. Estimated construction costs for these permits were valued at $2,638,526. More information about those permits were listed in the report and in city records as the following: Commercial or industrial utility building accessory structure permit at 550 W. Industry Drive for Domtar Commercial addition permit at 1517 Jessee St. for Ross N. Robinson Middle School new exterior freezer Commercial addition permit at 1701 N. John B. Dennis Highway for replacing two decks Commercial demolition permit at 1717 Charles St., reason unspecified Commercial repair/remodel permit at 435 Press St. for Hosiery Mill Hotel renovations Commercial repair/remodel permit at 3020 N. John B. Dennis Highway for renovations of former restaurant for a butcher shop The project permit with the highest price tag was for the Hosiery Mill Hotel renovations, with construction costs for the permit valued at $2.3 million.