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Chicago issues caisson permit for 400 Lake Shore Drive

Archinect

According to Urbanize Chicago , a caisson permit has been issued, and below-grade work is scheduled to kick off early next year. The blog reports that once that work is done, "above-grade work will start in Q1 2025 and continue through Q2 2027. Landscaping and the final completion of the tower is expected for Q3 2027."

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Marilyn Monroe’s Final Home Is Temporarily Saved From Demolition

Dwell

Los Angeles preservation aficionados flew into action when news of an impending demo permit hit last week. When news of a recently issued demolition permit for Marilyn Monroe’s one time Los Angeles home hit the web late last week, fans and preservation aficionados alike immediately got up in arms.

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The Walk-Up

Brandon Donnelly

Today on the blog, I thought we’d feature a new fourplex being developed here in Toronto at 2343 Gerrard Street East called The Walk-Up. Thankfully, this form of housing has been permitted (as-of-right) in Toronto since May 2023. In other words, it is exactly the kind of housing solution that Toronto needs a lot more of!

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Toward more multi-family housing

Brandon Donnelly

As has been argued before on this blog , we need to not only electrify our transport network, but we also need to change how we get around. This first one shows new housing permits in the metro areas of Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington DC, according to their urban, suburban, or exurban status. But here’s the other thing.

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Updated ADU Laws: SB 897 and HCD’s ADU Handbook

Santa Cruz Architect

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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Okay, fine, I support your laneway house

Brandon Donnelly

They are, as many of you know, permitted as-of-right. We went straight to building permit. But of course, that would run counter to many of the objectives that we regularly cover on this blog: more housing, revitalized laneways , and so on. That’s how MLH was ultimately built. The build aspires to go above and beyond.

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Architecture is Awesome #23: Walls

SW Oregon Architect

(Photo of the National Parliament House of Bangladesh by Rossi101 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons) This is another in my series of posts inspired by 1000 Awesome Things , the Webby Award winning blog written by Neil Pasricha. Framed walls permit large openings, such as porticos, doors, or windows.