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

BD+C

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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Metro Reports: Center for Native Arts and Cultures, Prose Apartments, Cathedral Park Cohousing, and more

Next Portland

Next Portland covers the highlights of the Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed each week. The property, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#07000759, July 2007), was built in three phases between 1908 and 1929. Metro Reports have moved to Portland Maps Reports.

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Philadelphia councilmen move to crack down on contractors working without licenses, permits

BD+C

Two Philadelphia city councilmen are trying to crack down on the "underground economy" of developers and contractors who work without licenses and permits, pay cash under the table, and operate unsafe job sites. A 2007 controller's investigation determined that the city was losing between $2.1 million and $7.4 read more.

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A New Generation of Earthship Owners Looks For Climate Solutions in the Past

Dwell

Reynolds, the subject of a 2007 documentary, Garbage Warrior , is a large and polarizing figure in and outside the community.

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EntreArchitect Behind The Design 008: Soaring Wings by Winn Wittman

EntreArchitect

This was 2005-2007. What was the process for permitting? I handled permitting myself. It was published in: Luxe Magazine (cover) Summer 2007 ?Kitchen Kitchen and Bath Design News July 2007 (plus cover) ?Natural Natural F/X October 2007 (Cover) ?Signature Signature Pools and Outdoors Summer 2007 ?Spaces

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Everything You Need to Know About Being On a Home Renovation TV Show

Dwell

This means footing the bill for everything from the materials to the permits to the dumpsters, not to mention the porta potty workers use on-site. They scouted her house, took measurements, and ultimately decided they’d turn a blank, box-like concrete space she hadn’t been able to figure out what to do with into a theater.

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

Community Architect

For the I-35W Interstate bridge collapse of 2007 in Minnesota it took only 13 months to rebuild. Yet, the speed will largely depend on how un-bureaucratically the usual time eating hurdles, such as public procurement rules, NEPA related environmental studies, and tidal water related permits can be lowered or removed.