{"id":27019,"date":"2025-12-22T14:57:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/?p=27019"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:00:35","slug":"construction-starts-pull-back-20-5-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/company-news\/construction-starts-pull-back-20-5-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Starts pull back 20.5% in November"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dodge Starts \u2013 November 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/toWCv3TQxr0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108121154 BCX0\">A lack of megaprojects normalized activity.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BOSTON, MA \u2014 December 22, 2025 \u2014<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Total construction starts were down 20.5% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.22 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nonresidential building starts fell by 13.4%, residential starts increased 13.3%, and nonbuilding starts dropped 43.7% over the month. On a year-to-date basis through November, total construction starts were up 5.1% from last year. Nonresidential starts were up 4.7%, residential starts were down 4.9% and nonbuilding starts were 17.5% higher over the same period. For the 12 months ending November 2025, total construction starts were up 5.7% from the 12 months ending November 2024. Residential starts were down 3.6%, nonresidential starts grew 4.8%, and nonbuilding starts were up 18.0% over the same period. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cA lack of megaproject activity contributed to a weak November for construction starts,\u201d stated Eric Gaus, Chief Economist at Dodge Construction Network. \u201cThere were only 2 structures over a billion dollars. Looking through the noise of the last two months, the trajectory of the last half of 2025 has been much better than the first half.\u201d <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Residential<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Residential building starts\u00a0rose by 13.3% in\u00a0November\u00a0to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of\u00a0$368\u00a0billion. Single family\u00a0starts\u00a0increased 3.1%, while multifamily starts\u00a0jumped 35.6%. On a year-to-date basis through\u00a0November, residential starts are down\u00a04.9% \u2013 with single family starts down\u00a012.8% and multifamily starts up\u00a012.4%.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the 12 months ending\u00a0November\u00a02025, total residential starts fell\u00a03.6%. Single family starts fell\u00a011.2% compared to the 12 months ending\u00a0November\u00a02024, and multifamily starts increased\u00a012.4% over the same period.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The largest multifamily structures to break ground in\u00a0November\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were the $391\u00a0million\u00a0Residential Mixed Use, in Seattle, WA, the $228\u00a0million\u00a0Marine Drive Apartments\/Parking &#8211; Phase 1\u00a0in\u00a0Buffalo,\u00a0NY\u00a0and the $224\u00a0million\u00a0Namdar Mixed-Use Residential-Swimming Pool-Parking Phase 2\u00a0in\u00a0Miami,\u00a0FL.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nonresidential<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nonresidential building starts\u00a0decreased 13.4%\u00a0in\u00a0November\u00a0to\u00a0a seasonally adjusted annual rate of\u00a0$485\u00a0billion. Commercial starts were\u00a0down 25.8%,\u00a0alongside\u00a0declines\u00a0in offices and data\u00a0centers (-40.5%\u00a0m\/m) and\u00a0hotels\u00a0(-33.2%\u00a0m\/m). Meanwhile,\u00a0parking\u00a0garages\u00a0(30.5% m\/m),\u00a0retail stores\u00a0(8.3% m\/m)\u00a0and\u00a0warehouses\u00a0(6.4% m\/m)\u00a0posted growth\u00a0between\u00a0October\u00a0and\u00a0November. Institutional starts\u00a0improved\u00a0\u00a011.4%, driven by gains in\u00a0public\u00a0(+78.8% m\/m)\u00a0and education buildings (+32.1% m\/m)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0but\u00a0offset by declines in\u00a0amusement\u00a0(-51.1.8% m\/m) and\u00a0dormitories\u00a0(-45.9% m\/m). Manufacturing activity\u00a0remains\u00a0volatile,\u00a0falling 50.7% in\u00a0November.\u00a0On a year-to-date basis through\u00a0November, nonresidential starts are\u00a0up\u00a04.7%\u00a0compared to\u00a0the first\u00a0eleven\u00a0months of\u00a02024. Commercial\u00a0and industrial\u00a0starts are\u00a0up\u00a011.6%\u00a0and\u00a0institutional\u00a0starts are\u00a0down\u00a02.0%\u00a0over the same period.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the 12 months ending\u00a0November\u00a02025, total nonresidential starts were\u00a0up\u00a04.8%\u00a0compared to the 12 months ending\u00a0November\u00a02024. Commercial starts were up\u00a019.9%, institutional starts\u00a0declined 1.5%, and manufacturing starts were down\u00a013.7%\u00a0over the same period.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The largest nonresidential building projects to break ground in\u00a0November\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were the\u00a0$1.8\u00a0\u00a0LAX\u00a0Terminal 5 Renovation &amp; Reconstruction\u00a0in Los Angeles, CA., the\u00a0$800\u00a0million\u00a0Amazon &#8211; Southern Site &#8211; Data Center\u00a0in\u00a0Olive Township, IN,\u00a0and\u00a0the $797\u00a0million\u00a0New UCSF Benioff Children&#8217;s Hospital Campus\u00a0in\u00a0Oakland,\u00a0CA.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nonbuilding\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nonbuilding\u00a0construction\u00a0starts declined 43.7% in\u00a0November\u00a0to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of\u00a0$362 billion.\u00a0Miscellaneous nonbuilding (-70.4% m\/m)\u00a0drove the\u00a0declines, along with\u00a0utilities (-61.4 m\/m) and Highway and bridges (-4.9%). Environmental public works\u00a0starts\u00a0rose\u00a0by\u00a06.8% over the month.\u00a0On a year-to-date\u00a0basis through\u00a0November, nonbuilding starts were up\u00a017.5%,\u00a0alongside gains in miscellaneous nonbuilding (+42.6% m\/m), utilities (+49.5%), highways and bridges (+1.7%)\u00a0while\u00a0environmental public works\u00a0declined 1.4%.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For the 12 months ending\u00a0November\u00a02025, total nonbuilding starts were up\u00a018.0%. Environmental public works improved by\u00a02.0% compared to the 12 months ending\u00a0November\u00a02024. Highway and bridge\u00a0starts\u00a0were up\u00a02.1%, miscellaneous nonbuilding starts were up\u00a040.6%\u00a0and\u00a0utility\/gas starts increased\u00a047.8% over the same period.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The largest nonbuilding projects to break ground in\u00a0November\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">included the\u00a0$1.7\u00a0billion\u00a0Entergy Meta Substations &#8211; 500kv Line (Sarepta to Mt Olive)\u00a0in\u00a0Rayville,\u00a0LA\u00a0the $922\u00a0million\u00a0Easley Renewable Energy Solar Array 400MW\/650MW BESS\u00a0in\u00a0Dester Center,\u00a0CA\u00a0and the $900\u00a0million\u00a0The New Castle Bluff Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant\u00a0in\u00a0St Louis, MO.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Regionally,<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0total construction starts in\u00a0November\u00a0rose\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Northeast (+17.9%), and\u00a0the West (+3.7% m\/m). Starts\u00a0declined in the\u00a0South Central\u00a0(-49.2% m\/m),\u00a0Midwest (-7.7% m\/m),\u00a0and the\u00a0South Atlantic\u00a0(-8.4% m\/m)\u00a0between\u00a0October\u00a0and\u00a0November.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-Monthly-Chart-300x156.png\" alt=\"Dec25 Monthly Chart\" width=\"712\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-Monthly-Chart-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-Monthly-Chart-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-Monthly-Chart.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-YTD-Chart-300x156.png\" alt=\"Dec25 YTD Chart\" width=\"716\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-YTD-Chart-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-YTD-Chart-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-YTD-Chart.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-Dodge-Index-300x156.png\" alt=\"Dec25 Dodge Index\" width=\"720\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-Dodge-Index-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-Dodge-Index-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.construction.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Dec25-Dodge-Index.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lack of megaprojects normalized activity. &nbsp; BOSTON, MA \u2014 December 22, 2025 \u2014\u00a0Total construction starts were down 20.5% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.22 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts fell by 13.4%, residential starts increased 13.3%, and nonbuilding starts dropped 43.7% over the month. 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