Brandon Donnelly

JANUARY 23, 2024

Here is a mapping, from the University of Toronto’s School of Cities , showing the number of “closed” building permits issued in Toronto between 2013 and 2023 for both rear-yard suites (laneway houses and garden suites) and secondary suites (like basement apartments). This happened to me with Mackay Laneway House.

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The Architecture Designs

MAY 10, 2022

It has recently been confirmed by the UK government that they will be implementing a new permitted development right (PDR) which will enable many business and commercial properties (defined as Class E) to be converted to residential use (defined as Class C) without planning permission being required.

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Dwell

MARCH 11, 2025

. $128,625 Existing Building $13,263 Foundation $18,289 Structural $5,726 Finishes $8,674 Electrical $6,941 Plumbing $3,344 HVAC Equipment $8,144 Kitchen $9,579 Millwork $2,231 Appliances $15,675 Windows & Glazing $3,597 Metalwork $4,410 Furnishings & Decor $3,528 Permitting $23,822 Contractor Fee $17,338 Architect Fee $22,145 Other Labor $10,601 (..)

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Permits Contractor Foundation Renovation 72

BD+C

JULY 30, 2020

After a two-year permitting and approval process, a fix is finally set to move forward with SGH as the engineer-of-record. San Francisco’s Millennium Tower fix approved, moving forward (BD+C) . SGH evaluated whether the building required structural reinforcement to restore its integrity or seismic resistance to original levels.".

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Santa Cruz Architect

JANUARY 17, 2023

In 2020, California became the first state to require new homes to be equipped with solar panels to offset the use of grid electricity as part of its goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. It’s important to note that these standards only apply to ADUs for which permitting was submitted after January 1, 2020.

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Santa Cruz Architect

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

ADU and JADU (Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit) permits can’t be denied for nonconforming zoning conditions, building code violations, or unpermitted structures on the property, unless they pose a threat to public health and safety. Concurrent Permit Review. Cities must review and issue demolition permits at the same time as ADU permits.

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Dwell

AUGUST 23, 2022

In 2020, Los Angeles started to get serious about accessory dwelling units. After California passed the regulation in 2020, they called up their good friend (and former neighbor) David Thompson. Let these bite-sized home offices, in-law flats, rental units, and other backyard houses give you a few big ideas for your own space.

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Dwell

JULY 7, 2022

After California passed a regulation in 2020 to ease the permitting of ADUs, they called up their good friend (and former neighbor) David Thompson. Photo: Yoshi Makino Joanna and her restauranteur husband, Steve Vernetti, have lived in their 1917 bungalow in Hancock Park for over 20 years.

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Home Permits Regulation Windows 122

Next Portland

MARCH 26, 2022

A building permit is under review for 7124 N Mohawk Ave, designed by Wright Architecture. Next Portland covers the highlights of the Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed each week. This post covers January 10th, 2020 to January 16th, 2022. w/ 22-102953-MT. w/ 22-102953-MT.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

APRIL 2, 2025

And that was both from a permitting and cost standpoint, and also just an aesthetic standpoint, says Chip Haskell, a vice president and civil engineer at Haley Ward who worked alongside Coplon. We really tried to maintain what had already been disturbed. Anytime youve already got a scar, you might as well reuse it. Photo by Trevan Hiersche.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

There hasn’t exactly been an explosion of new accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Chicago since its city council passed an ADU pilot ordinance in 2020, which allows for new coach houses and basement or attic renovations to add additional units in certain parts of the city.

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Sustainability IT Utilities Permits 137

SW Oregon Architect

JANUARY 7, 2024

Lane County voters passed a general obligation bond in May 2020 to fund the project, as well as assortment of campus-wide improvements addressing classroom needs, safety and accessibility deficiencies, workforce retraining, and Career Technical Education.

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Dwell

JULY 26, 2024

After 10 years in the Pacific Northwest, Isaac French, 27, moved back to his home state of Texas to marry his wife, Helen, in 2020. Isaac French designs and constructs a 568-square-foot dwelling complete with an office, art studio, kitchenette, and sleeping loft. It was also built on site."

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The Spaces

AUGUST 20, 2024

North Korea was the first country to shut its international borders and adopt lockdown measures but in December 2024, its government will finally allow international tourists to visit the country for the first time since January 2020, specifically its northeastern city of Samjiyon. Photography: Laika ac from USA / CC SA.20

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Dwell

AUGUST 9, 2024

When construction was slated to start in March of 2020, Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray relied on common materials and loved ones to get the job done. Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray had been living in New York City for a decade when they stubbornly accepted an all-too-familiar fact: they couldn’t afford to buy a home. "We

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Home Building Real Estate Permits 109

Dwell

JULY 24, 2024

Before: Exterior Before: Seamus and Kara McGuire bought this classic double shotgun home in New Orleans for $460,000 in 2020, with plans to remodel and merge the side-by-side units into one 1,900-square-foot home for their family of four.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The project was completed in 2020 and is located on the South Fork of Long Island , in the town of Sagaponack. The architecture of Lathhouse is conceptually inspired by the eponymous lath house; a traditional gabled farm structure made primarily of wood laths or slats spaced to reduce sunlight while permitting ventilation, said Birdseye.

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Next Portland

MARCH 25, 2022

Next Portland covers the highlights of the Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed each week. This post covers January 3rd, 2020 to January 9th, 2022. The proposed use is for oncology/cancer care, with other permitted accessory uses. Metro Reports have moved to Portland Maps Reports.

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Westeck News

JANUARY 19, 2024

About the BC Codes 2024 BC Codes 2024 are largely based on the National Codes 2020 with some BC-specific variations to reflect the province’s geography, climate, local government needs, industry practices, and provincial priorities. Buildings with permits in place under the BC Codes 2018 will generally not be affected by the new BC Codes.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 6, 2022

This method permits the articulation and development of public spaces, in particular the “Coulée Verte” and the urban alleys within the heart of the plot. This arrangement permits an appreciation of the views, far and near, of the surrounding countryside. Photo © Gaetan Chevrier. Photo © Gaetan Chevrier. Source by ALTA.

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Dwell

JUNE 26, 2023

Jon Staff, founder of cabin rental company Getaway, and his partner Michael Thorton purchased an overgrown bayside lot in the Cherry Grove community of Fire Island, New York, in February 2020. We closed on the lot in February 2020. Justin Kaneps Starting the Process Jon : We inherited the plans and permits for the house.

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Brandon Donnelly

MARCH 9, 2023

The result is that the city is now permitting close to 1,000 ADUs per year (2022 figure). And for the first time ever, this figure now exceeds the number of permits issued for single-family houses. And since they were launched in September 2020, these plans have been permitted 130 times.

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Chicago Architecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Construction at 1000M in August 2020 (Courtesy of YoChicago!). That future got a little brighter a couple of weeks ago, when the City of Chicago issued a revised construction permit: The north-facing wall of 1006 South Michigan Avenue. Pre-bricking.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In 2018, Texas-based 3D-printing company ICON collaborated with housing nonprofit New Story to unveil the Chicon House , the first permitted 3D-printed home in the United States, at Austins SXSW festival. Some using the technology to build say it can help with the affordable housing crisis, but its not the cure-all its sometimes framed as.

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Housing Technology Technology Construction 76

Santa Cruz Architect

APRIL 10, 2022

Prior to 2017, local jurisdictions often used confusing and burdensome permitting requirements to impede ADU/JADU construction. What Guidelines Must Local Jurisdictions Follow in Permitting an ADU/JADU? Many towns banned garage conversions, or forced owners to continue residing on converted properties.

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Permits Building Regulation Safety 79

Dwell

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When Langley, British Columbia, architect Tim Vander Hoek founded his own firm Base Architecture in 2020, he knew an office in the second bedroom of his rental would have to be temporary, especially with he and his wife Cassy expecting a baby. a more reasonably priced aspect of his project.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The first phase took a year and a half—seven months for demolition, planning, and permitting; and ten months for building, ending in a 2014 move-in. In the next phase, they landscaped the three-quarter-acre lot, and in 2020 they built a backyard "casita" flex space for guests, an office, a home gym, and a sauna.

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2024

The house is oriented due north and setback the minimum permitted distance from the southern boundary. "A With a budget of $260,000 AUD (in 2020), Vasse House is comparable in cost to its volume-built neighbors. The house is mostly closed to the south and mostly open to the north, facing a garden across a long, skinny veranda.

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Home Structural Engineering Permits Engineering 111

Portland Architecture

DECEMBER 12, 2022

I am going through my first significant permitting process with them on our Lombard apartment building, so I have to be careful what I say here! After primarily being involved in permitting in Seattle and Washington jurisdictions, the process has been difficult, but not unreasonable.

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Dwell

MARCH 21, 2024

In 2020, Forbes published a story on the "Airbnb effect, " showing how the opening of new units has ramifications similar to gentrification, wherein existing residents are priced out of their rental market. Below is a non-exhaustive list of the ones specific to your city. Save this story for regular updates. Austin What are the rules?

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Dwell

AUGUST 9, 2024

When construction was slated to start in March of 2020, Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray relied on common materials and loved ones to get the job done. Kyle Hovenkotter and Tiffany Rattray had been living in New York City for a decade when they stubbornly accepted an all-too-familiar fact: they couldn’t afford to buy a home. "We

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Home Building Real Estate Permits 97

Westeck News

MARCH 1, 2024

BC Codes 2024 are largely based on the National Codes 2020 with some BC-specific variations to reflect the province’s geography, climate, local government needs, industry practices, and provincial priorities. Buildings with permits in place under the BC Codes 2018 will generally not be affected by the new BC Codes.

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Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Baker says the Glass Fire in 2020 started just up the road from Larkmead and burned in a U shape around the winery. “It We made it so that they could essentially redline the plans, take them to the permit agency in Santa Rosa, and get their permits without spending another $10,000 that they didn’t have on landscape design.”.

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Architecture Here and There

JUNE 24, 2022

” The high court’s Justice William Robinson upheld Superior Court Judge Brian Stern and his December 2020 ruling, reported in GoLocalProv.com, that: [A]s evidenced by the conflicting recommendations … as to consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, this issue is not entirely clear cut.

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Urban Realm

AUGUST 1, 2022

A resubmission of approved plans from 2020 will permit enabling work to be delivered without proceeding with any above-ground works in tandem with an ongoing consultation programme.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Once it was hers, there was applying for permits, cleaning out much of the home herself, and meeting with various contractors. Magdalena finally finished the full project in 2020. The project stalled.

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Dwell

MAY 27, 2024

When outdoor furniture brand Kettal partnered with Richard Neutra’s son to create two replicas of the architect’s legendary glass penthouse in 2020, the company updated the materials and construction methods to contemporary standards.

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