But apartment construction rose 6 percent, to $21 billion.
During the past year, the city has seen a spate of new apartment construction, the first in about a decade.
Even with the increase, apartment construction is still down 19 percent from its level a year ago.
With more people in Houston seeking to live closer to where they work, apartment construction has recently skyrocketed.
In this way apartment construction is an advantage to the real estator.
As the industrialization of the island grew, the 20th century brought apartment construction to house the new workers.
The apartment construction began in late 2011 and was completed in early 2012.
The late 1960s experienced a large growth in new apartment construction throughout the United States.
There was a 1.9 percent decrease in apartment construction.
The increase in apartment construction was attributed to baby boomers downsizing.