Construction ups and downs: a burst of apartments and demolitions

In a rare change, a noticeable story in construction over the first half of the year wasn’t in buildings going up but in tearing some down.While there were 15 demolition permits issued in the first half of 2025 with a construction – or deconstruction value – of about $196,000, 2026 numbers soared with $6.2 million worth of demolition permits issued by the City of Brantford.“That’s a really high amount of demolition work going on,” said Andy McMahon, the city&