The newly constructed apartment buildings in Bulgaria during the second quarter of 2009 were 679, or 24,1% more than the first quarter of 2009.

This was announced by the press center of the National statistics institute (NSI), citing preliminary research data.

The newly constructed apartment buildings are 51,1% more than all new buildings compared to the previous quarter. Their number is 5 888.

Compared to the same period of last year, the number of constructed buildings is 6,9% higher, and the number of apartments – 30,2% higher.

The municipality of Varna has the biggest number of newly constructed apartment buildings – 157 real estates with 1 204 apartments total. The municipality of Burgas is closely following them with 134 real estates and 1 665 apartments.

Next in the chart is the municipality of Plovdiv – 43 buildings with 414 apartments, the municipality of Sofia – 40 buildings with 78 apartments, the municipality of Stara Zagora – 36 buildings with 139 apartments and the capital city Sofia itself – 35 buildings with 549 apartments.

The total usable area of the newly constructed apartments during the second quarter of 2009 is 411 thousand sq. m., or 15,9% more than the usable area during the same period in 2008. The housing area increases by 12,2%, reaching 258 thousand sq. m.

At the same time, the average usable area of a newly constructed apartment decreases from 75,5 sq. m. during the first quarter of 2009 to 69,9 sq. m. during the second quarter of 2009.

The biggest average usable area of a newly constructed apartment is registered in Vidin – 131, 6 sq. m., and Pazardjik – 128,2 sq. m. The smallest average is registered in Dobrich – 43,6 sq. m. and Smolyan – 55,7 sq. m.