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How to Avoid 3 Common Commercial Construction Scheduling Delays

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Unrealistic Expectations for Construction Permit Review. One of the first ways a project can get jammed up early on in the construction process is if the client is unrealistic about the length of the municipality’s permitting process. It’s also important to remember that permitting processes vary from city to city.

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3 Secrets to Successful Landmark-Status Building Construction Projects

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In fact, we’re in the middle of one of those projects right now as Englewood Construction relocates American Girl’s flagship store in New York City from its current 5th Avenue address to a well-known landmark property – 75 Rockefeller Plaza. Plan for Extra Permitting Hoops.

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Manhattan developers could be forced to demo 20 floors from top of luxury condo

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Legal action taking aim at permits being granted in an alleged zoning loophole could put the nearly complete project's financing in jeopardy and affect at least 20 other projects in New York City.

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QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits | ENR.

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QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits. New York City building permits are sprouting up with QR codes that instantly unlock vast amounts of project information. The idea here is quick and easy, and [it has a] pointed purpose," says Robert LiMandri, New York City Dept. 08/16/2012.

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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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Sunbelt Cities Topping the Charts in Real Estate Growth Over the Past Half Century

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Over 60 million homes and apartments permitted in the U.S. has seen over 41 million single family units and almost 19 million multifamily units permitted. million building permits were issued each year. Houston issued over 166,000 single family home permits and 272,000 multifamily permits between 1980 and 2023.

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Stop-work orders in New York City up sharply this year

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The New York City Department of Buildings issued 23% more stop-work orders between January and June this year (4,580) than it did during the same period last year (3,738). The increased rate of stop-work orders (70%) has surpassed that of new construction permits (25%) by almost three times from 2012 to 2016. .