{"id":30098,"date":"2025-04-22T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T22:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/the-9-largest-commercial-construction-starts-of-march-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T22:55:17","slug":"the-9-largest-commercial-construction-starts-of-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/the-9-largest-commercial-construction-starts-of-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9 largest commercial construction starts of March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">4 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1745352973\/news\/text_to_speech\/commercial-construction-starts-march-2025_dypqvl.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/total-construction-starts\/construction-starts-improved-3-in-march\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Total construction starts ticked up 3%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion, according to the report. Nonresidential building starts, such as office, hotel and healthcare projects, jumped 6%, while nonbuilding activity, such as highways, bridges and utility plants, surged 9% during the month.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>But on a year-to-date basis, nonresidential starts trail last year\u2019s pace through the first quarter by 9%, according to Dodge. Commercial and institutional groundbreakings, however, remain up 3% compared to the same period in 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Yet that <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/abandonments-project-stress-constructconnect\/744831\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>momentum may soon taper off<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, said Eric Gaus, chief economist at Dodge Construction Network.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cConstruction activity grew over the month, but sector-specific data continued to show mixed trends,\u201d said Gaus. \u201cRising <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-planning-snaps-growth-streak\/745069\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>delays in the planning pipeline<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> suggest that developers are already bracing for impact, grappling with higher tariffs, dwindling federal funding and ongoing labor shortages.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Trade policy and concerns over the broader economy will likely further slow building activity in the months ahead, said Gaus. That pessimism emerged in the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/tariff-fallout-hits-contractor-confidence\/745438\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>latest backlog report<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which showed that more than 40% of contractors now anticipate a decline in profits over the next six months.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Gaus said he expects these headwinds to grow as long as the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/developers-delay-billions-projects-uncertainty\/745939\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>uncertainty remains<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. Even so, that has not stopped some of the country\u2019s biggest projects from moving ahead.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Here are the nine largest U.S. projects to break ground in March, according to Dodge\u2019s latest report:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $3.5 billion Sunrise Offshore wind farm in Montauk, New York.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $2.1 billion Greenlink West Transmission Line in Yerrington, Nevada.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $1 billion Johnson &amp; Johnson biologics manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $1 billion Four Seasons Private Residences Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $800 million Capital One Arena modernization in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $756 million Rail Tie Wind project in Tie Siding, Wyoming.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $750 million Amazon robotics fulfillment center in Wilmington, North Carolina.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $357 million Flatiron Building Condominiums in New York City.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The $276 million The Villa Miami Condominiums in Miami.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Starts growth<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Commercial starts provided a boost in March with groundbreakings up 21% month over month, largely due to strong activity in retail, office and warehouse projects. Manufacturing also posted a sharp rebound, up 122% after a sluggish February. Institutional construction, however, dropped 12% as dormitory, government and transportation starts slowed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Total construction starts are slightly down in March compared to last year.\" data-imagemodel=\"177980\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/FNLoNkv1dPOPLgr8QpbS3IyGKApXd9OssnmFvzgReYI\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9BLXNjcmVlbnNob3Qtb2YtYS1ncmFwaF9fQUktZ2VuZXJhdGVkLWNvbnRlbnQtbWF5LWJlLWluY29ycmVjdC0yLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Courtesy of Dodge Construction Network<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>On the infrastructure side, nonbuilding starts jumped 9% in March, driven almost entirely by a 159% spike in utility and gas projects. That helped offset a 10% drop in highway and bridge work and a 26% decline in environmental public works. So far this year, nonbuilding activity is up 16%, led by strength in the utility sector and consistent growth in road and bridge construction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Total construction starts ticked up 2.9% in March 2025\" data-imagemodel=\"177981\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/7rXTi6tAaQpSN6zVbSPyXvqM026m_ZssXzydMsOa4zM\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9BLXNjcmVlbnNob3Qtb2YtYS1ncmFwaF9fQUktZ2VuZXJhdGVkLWNvbnRlbnQtbWF5LWJlLWluY29ycmVjdC0zLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Courtesy of Dodge Construction Network<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Residential activity, on the other hand, continued to soften in March. Year to date, residential starts dropped 5%, with single-family and multifamily starts down 4% and 6%, respectively, compared to the first three months of 2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/commercial-construction-starts-march-2025\/746048\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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