{"id":32578,"date":"2025-10-01T21:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/crane-count-drops-44-across-north-america\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:29:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:29:48","slug":"crane-count-drops-44-across-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/crane-count-drops-44-across-north-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Crane count drops 44% across North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 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\/v1759351654\/news\/text_to_speech\/crane-count-drops-44-across-north-america_cnk1qg.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<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rider Levett Bucknall\u2019s biannual Crane Count shows the number of cranes in 16 major North American cities are <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rlb.com\/americas\/insight\/rlb-crane-index-north-america-q3-2025\/?utm_source=RLB.com&amp;utm_medium=Press+Release&amp;utm_campaign=Q3+2025+Crane+Index\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>down 44%, or by 8 cranes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, when compared to the previous report in the first quarter of the year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Seven of the surveyed cities declined more than 20% from their <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/cranes-us-cities-construction-economy\/744726\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>previous count<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to the report. The drop was not universal, however, as Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and Calgary, Alberta, saw their crane counts increase.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Paired with data from the global construction consultant\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rlb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Q3-2025-QCR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Q3 Quarterly Construction Cost Report<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, the results show that increased national pricing contrasts with fragmented activity in select metro areas, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/09\/29\/3157706\/0\/en\/New-RLB-Report-Unites-Cost-and-Activity-Data-Reveals-a-Tale-of-Two-Construction-Markets.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>demonstrating a \u201cunique paradox,\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> according to a Rider Levett Bucknall news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Among major markets, New York City saw its number of cranes drop from nine to six between Q1 and Q3, per the report. The mix of crane projects in New York includes two commercial, three mixed-use and one residential job spread across different neighborhoods, which shows dispersed activity, according to RLB.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Big Apple\u2019s drop is a reversal from its gains in Q1, and indicates slowing momentum as a result of higher interest rates, financing constraints and project completions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Los Angeles also experienced a drop in cranes \u2014 decreasing from 42 to 26 \u2014 but there was also reason for optimism. RLB pegged the change to major commercial and cultural projects wrapping up and noted transportation activity has picked up modestly in the interim.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" aria-label=\"Split Bars\" data-external=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"525\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-d2FRI\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/d2FRI\/4\/\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"US crane count dips again\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The report also features crane counts for three new U.S. cities \u2014 Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; and Miami.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Amid the declines, some markets shined. For example, Denver is riding high with a 50% increase in cranes from Q1, according to the report. The spike came largely from mixed-use residential projects with ground-floor retail. In addition, the area is transitioning from its past residential boom to a more diversified construction pipeline for the area, with several large master-planned communities in the future, the report said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Other bright spots came among some growing sectors across surveyed cities. Those include education, federal and transportation, per the report. Sport, mixed-use and residential projects are also holding steady. However, markets such as commercial, civil and industrial are showing declines, according to the report.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Amid these fluctuations, contractors face a bifurcated market, the report concluded.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThe balance between declining and rising crane counts points to a transitional phase, where developers are weighing opportunities against ongoing financial pressures,\u201d wrote Taryn Harbert, RLB associate principal, in the report.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-crane-count-north-america-drops\/801745\/\" 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 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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