Contractors pulled 101 permits to build single-family houses in unincorporated Lee County in February – up from 79 permits in January and 82 in February 2014, according to statistics released today by the Lee County Department of Community Development.

February’s single-family permits were valued collectively at nearly $22.8 million.

Also during February, 74 multi-family units collectively valued at nearly $5.4 million were permitted, compared to 358 in January and 24 in February 2014, according to the county.