Sarnia building permits had a big boost in August.
City hall issued a $16 million permit to Hyde Construction Limited for an apartment building at the former site of Sarnia General Hospital. The hospital, built in 1896 was demolished in 2018.
The four-storey apartment building on Mitton Street North will have 59 units.
A $4 million permit was also issued for demolition of a building on Confederation Line near Upper Canada Drive.
A total of 59 permits valued at just over $24.5 million were issued last month, bringing the year-to-date total to just over $60.1 million.
Four permits were issued in August for single-family homes, for a total of 18 so far this year.