Missing Middle Construction at highest volume in 2025
Last year saw the highest construction volume for multifamily missing middle housing starts. Over the course of 2025, there were 19,000 such starts, up 6% compared to 2024’s 18,000. Last year marked its missing middle construction’s best year since 2007.
For the fourth quarter of 2025, there were 5,000 2- to 4-unit housing construction starts. The missing middle construction sector includes development of medium-density housing, such as townhouses, duplexes and other small multifamily properties.
