Although the number of building permits added to a file open for public review at the Leelanau County Construction Code Authority office jumped by 40 over the latest two-week reporting period, the largest group of permits, a dozen, were filed only to note that units in the BayView condominiums in the Village of Suttons Bay that were constructed two years ago under a different "builder of record" had finally passed inspection.

Even with the additional paperwork on BayView, the number of building permits on file so far this year is down about 20 percent from this time in 2007. During the same period between 2006 and 2007, the numbers were down 21 percent. The 40 permits filed most recently brought the year-to-date total number of permits issued to 175.

The estimated construction values associated with the permits are similarly depressed, in part because the BayView final inspection paperwork lists a nominal “construction value” of just $1 per permit. In all, the 40 permits issued most recently had a combined estimated construction value of $1,781,060, bringing the year-to-date total to $18,515,093.

Although the raw dollar figure is higher than last year, a change in the formula used to calculate values between 2007 and 2008 has resulted in an “adjusted” construction value estimate that is about 7 percent behind last year’s estimated value at this time. Between the same periods in 2006 and 2007, estimated construction values dropped by about 17 percent.

Following is a list of projects for which permits have been issued, listed by the community in which the work is being done:

VILLAGE OF NORTHPORT: Busch Holdings, partial demolition of commercial building at 201 N. Mill St., $1; William B. and Suzanne Moffett (Parker Stark Builders), interior alteration to commercial building at 107 W. Nagonaba St., $202,564; CM Bunker and JM Covert, one-story addition to storage building at 629 S. Plum Ln., $12,000; James B. and Caire E. Zevalkink (Patterson Construction), two-story residential detached garage at 10152 N. Shore Dr., $48,000; Jane R. and James R. Allen Trust (Ralph A. Korson), residential second story addition to detached garage at 559 S. Shore Dr., $6,790,

VILLAGE OF SUTTONS BAY: St. Michael’s Church, demolition of Parish Center at 104 S. Elm St., $1; William Bellinger Trust (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 718 N. St. Joseph Ave., K1, $1; Leo C. and Karen L. Kohler (Livingston Building Co.) final inspection on commercial building at 718 N. St. Joseph Ave., K2; Suttons Pointe Development, L.L.C. (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 718 N. St. Joseph St., K3, $1; Suttons Pointe Development, L.L.C. (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 718 N. St. Joseph St., K4, $1; BayView condominiums (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 704 N. Dockside Circle C-Co, $1; Suttons Pointe Development L.L.C. (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 704 N. Dockside Circle C3, $1; Suttons Pointe Development, L.L.C. (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 704 N. Dockside Circle C4, $1; Suttons Pointe Development (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 704 N. Dockside Circle C5, $1; Suttons Pointe Development L.L.C. (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 704 N. Dockside Circle C6, $1; Francis and Valchine C. Gustafson (Livingston Building Co.), final inspectoin on commercial building at 720 N. St. Joseph Ave., J2, $1; Suttons Pointe Development, L.L.C. (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 720 N. St. Joseph Ave., J3, $1; Suttons Pointe Development, L.L.C. (Livingston Building Co.), final inspection on commercial building at 720 N. St. Joseph Ave., J4, $1.

BINGHAM: Allen R. and Kitty L. Schaedel (Baldwin Homes), partial finish of residential basement at 5877 S. Calle St., $9,760; Jeffrey and Elizabeth Proudfoot, one-story residential storage building at 4442 S. Scenic View Dr., $15,360.

CENTERVILLE: James A. and Susann W. Schaberg (Stallman Builders), two-story residence on crawlspace at 3030 E. Gousty Knowe, $166,590.

ELMWOOD: Sanborn Family (Best Built Barns), commercial storage building at 9308 E. Lakeview Hills Rd., $69,019; Montgomery J. Hegewald (Walton Weber Rodes Poolside), residential in-ground swimming pool at 9541 E. Walkabout Ln., $60,960; Richard W. Shumsky Trust, addition and interior alteration to one-story single-family residence at 12829 S. Roseland Dr., $21,800; Jeffrey V. Kyff Turst (Kirk Hubbell), one-story addition on basement to single family residence at 10275 E. Twin Oaks Dr., $25,200.

EMPIRE: Dianne M. Stabnick, two-story single family residence with garage at 10625 S. Golden Valley Rd., $157,400; Thomas C. Brown, detached storage building at 7689 W. Osborn Rd., $17,280; Margaret L. Dye Trust (Walton Weber Rodes Poolside), residential in-ground swimming pool at 8485 W. Cohodas Rd., $35,640; Craig R. Weisse, one-story addition on crawlspace to single-family residence at 6519 W. Echo Valley Rd., $32,840.

GLEN ARBOR: Kristine Yared Trust (Dehaan Homes), two-story single family residence on crawlspace with attached garage and deck at 5687 S. Sheridan Ln., $353,650; Kristine Yared Trust (Dehaan Homes), demolition of single-family residence at 5687 S. Sheridan Ln., $1.

KASSON: Susan Bejaoui, addition of residential deck at 8950 S. Maple City Rd., $3,920.

LEELANAU: John W. and Jamie R. Houdek, one-story residential detached garage at 7755 N. Matheson Rd., $32,000; Mark Ross, greenhouse addition to single family residence at 11260 E. Elnora Dr., $17,280; Porter H. and Anita V. Abbott (Biggs Construction Service), one-story residential detached garage at 7280 N. Gills Pier Rd., $12,800; Stuart A. and Lori A. Genschaw (Dehaan Homes), two-story single-family residence on crawlspace with attached garage and porch at 8634 N. Dawn Haven Rd., $249,850.

LELAND: Jeffrey J. and Jill M. Hennig, final inspection on residential addition at 1012 S. Manitou Tr., $1; Stephen and Frances Valentine (Anthony DiVergilio) demolition of single-family residence at 509 S. Lake St., $1.

SOLON: West Side Community Church (Peninsula Construction), detached masonry sign at 4975 E. Traverse Hwy., $500.

SUTTONS BAY: Stephen A. and Donna M. Witmer (Raymond L. Paddock), two-story single-family residence on basement with porches and deck at 200 S. Lake Leelanau Dr., $229,840.