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Construction starts at SOM-designed 400 Lake Shore Drive replacement in Chicago

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The 76-foot hole was partially filled by the 12-hour concrete pour required for the mat foundation for the two-tower scheme that will yield 1,100 apartments and the new DuSable Park at the three-acre site by Q3 2027. Video courtesy Related Midwest This update comes after caisson permits for the project were granted in December.

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You (Likely) Won’t Need a Permit for KitHAUS’s $38K Backyard Studio

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Since, they’ve shifted their focus to "larger ADU-style modules and smaller, non-permitted studios," Sandonato says. This backyard studio in Seattle was small enough that it didn’t require permitting. The base price on a K3 module is $38,000, plus typically about 15 percent of the final cost to build on site.

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Do Architectural Design Competitions Make a Difference?

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The city, the site said , was, "committing to the delivery of 30-100 affordable units." None of these homes have been built; no holes dug or foundations laid. It was a real plan to address housing, vacancy, affordability, and good design—all wrapped into one, thoughtful competition.

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This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property

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But as he started looking into the new codes, he found that the planning, permitting, and construction of ADUs remained prohibitively complex. So in 2019 he founded Villa, a prefab builder that could handle everything from fabrication, to permitting, to installation. There had to be a better way," Connolly remembers saying.

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Metro Reports: NW 23rd and Marshall, Zeal Lofts, 2251 SE 92nd, and more

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A building permit is under review for the NW 23rd and Marshall Apartments, designed by GBD Architects. Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights. Maintain existing SFR.

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It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower

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My engineer designed the foundation, stair system, container platform, balcony and lower deck. A site plan and septic permit were required before a building permit was issued. There was a foundation inspection, electrical inspection and a final inspection. "Every detail of the Cab (container) design was done by me.

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Budget Breakdown: In Texas, a Designer Clears Out His Overgrown Backyard to Build a $318K Studio

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It was also built on site." Isaac’s home sits on five acres in Waco, Texas, which left him with plenty of space and a healthy dose of initiative: "I just started clearing one day in the forest behind our home, which was super dense with vines and briars everywhere," Isaac says. "In

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