ENR's Southwest City Scoop: Reno-Sparks

Total construction spending expected to increase by slightly more than 9% in 2020

The non-residential sector will show strong growth, while the residential and non-building sectors weaken.

City Grill

Arlo Stockham
Community Development Director
City of Reno

“A lot is popping” in Reno, thanks to a strong local economy, Stockham says. Because available land is at a premium, “we are seeing a lot of higher-intensity, infill development,” along with numerous student housing, apartment and multifamily housing projects, he adds. Major subdivisions are being built in Reno’s growing suburbs, including Stonegate’s planned 5,000 homes and a planned 3,000 units in the Mortensen-Garson neighborhood. There is also a lot of demand for smaller-scale distribution warehousing in the city, Stockham says.

Firm in Focus

Broadbent & Associates
5450 Louie Lane, #101, Reno, Nev.
President: Douglas G. Guerrant
Founded: 1987
What’s New: The environmental engineering firm recently completed a multiyear wastewater project with Storey County in the historic mining town of Virginia City, Nev.