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Affordable housing initiative drives surge in residential unit permits in New York City

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New York officials credit a first-quarter surge in residential unit permits in the first quarter to a property tax-break program for developers. Along with a strong economy, the Affordable New York initiative helped triple New York City’s residential permits compared with the same period in 2016.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

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Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory “bird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. The County Department of Inspections, Licenses and Permits statistics indicate it would apply to less than 1% of permits issued each year.

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The New, Slow Reality of Renovations

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The New, Slow Reality of Renovations. When New York City permitted residential home construction in their first reopening phase, workers picked up where they left off on renovations, but it would not be the same jobsite welcoming them back. cbroderick. Mon, 07/06/2020 - 09:21.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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When office-to-residential conversion works 0 qpurcell Wed, 06/28/2023 - 13:29 Office Buildings The cost and design challenges involved with office-to-residential conversions can be daunting; designers need to devise creative uses to fully utilize the space.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Small Cob.

Natural Building

Small Cob Buildings without Permits! I would like to introduce you to a new member of the team of architects and designers at www.DreamGreenHomes.com : John Fordice. I looks like new york city will be building green soon too. November 23, 2009. He is presenting a series of small (under 120 sq. Myah2007 said.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

AUSTIN, DENVER, NEW YORK CITY HAVE TOP STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS. Austin, TX, Denver, CO and New York City topped our metro leaderboard for Startup Ecosystems. In 2018, approximately 2,200 single-family residential permits were issued in Buckeye. NORTHERN VA IS DATA CENTRAL.

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Housing Outlook: Is This a Recession … or Not?

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Residential building permits dropped by 15,594, or 10.1% Perry is an award-winning freelance writer based in New York City. “Some period of 2022 or 2023 is likely to be designated as a recession.”. Other Indicators Point to a Housing Slowdown. Several other metrics also point to a decline in housing activity.

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