Building Permits: Business Renovations, Downtown Redevelopment

Here's the latest batch of building permits issued by the Kent Community Development Department:

• Fifth Third Bank, 1597 S. Water St., interior renovation of existing space and enclosure of front porch for Fifth Third Bank, $280,000
• Western Reserve Public Media, 1750 Campus Center Drive, new 1,000 gallon above-ground generator tank, $10,000
• Fairmount Properties, 100 E. Erie St., Suite 126, tenant build-out for Georgio's Pizza, $50,000
• Genghis Properties, 176 E. Main St., rehabilitation of old Kent hotel, no cost listed
• Ed Burch, 1570 Enterprise Way, 2,500 square feet of unheated building addition to existing 10,000 square feet building, $20,000
• Randall and Marica Brooks, 500 S. Francis St., 9 feet by 10 feet front deck, $5,400
• Joe and Linda Diestel, 234 Bowman Drive, 12 feet by 18 feet three-season room, $25,000
• Caven McLoughlin, 348 Dodge St., repair porch and porch roof, $3,000