Building Permits
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Building Permits, from most recent to least.
DC Council Bill Aims to Encourage More Constructive Relationships Near Construction Sites
Nena Perry-Brown | April 12th 2021
The proposed legislation encourages ample notice and use of voluntary construction management agreements in certain cases.... read»
DCRA Releasing "Permit Wizard" to Guide Applicants Through the Permitting Process
Nena Perry-Brown | March 4th 2021
The service is currently available for residential projects.... read»
Doubling Applications and Revenue: The Second Year of DC's Velocity Program
Nena Perry-Brown | April 10th 2020
Two years after DCRA unrolled its permit expediting programs, UrbanTurf is taking another look at its successes.... read»
Too Much Digging, Not Enough Underpinning Caused Trinidad Building Collapse
Nena Perry-Brown | February 13th 2020
A DCRA representative attended a recent ANC meeting to explain why the building collapsed and what will happen next.... read»
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The Graph That Illustrates DC's Housing Production Versus Population Growth
Nena Perry-Brown | February 10th 2020
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development released a graph this weekend adding perspective to the city's recent wave of hou... read»
DC Pilots New Option For Homeowners Who Want to Expedite Building Permits
Nena Perry-Brown | November 6th 2019
This summer, DCRA initiated Project X which offers an expediting process for single family homes and residential or commercial projects smaller than 1... read»
Nationwide Housing Starts At 12-Year High
Nena Perry-Brown | September 18th 2019
Construction began on 1.36 million housing units in August , the highest monthly total since June 2007.... read»
The ADU Approval Process in DC is Inefficient, But DCRA is Not Solely to Blame
Nena Perry-Brown | September 6th 2019
UrbanTurf learned more about some of the pitfalls of the ADU approval process from an architect with years of experience guiding clients to completion... read»
Housing Construction Lags Behind Job Creation in DC, Per Report
Nena Perry-Brown | August 1st 2019
A new report states that construction of new housing has kept pace with job-induced demand in the DC area, but not so much in DC proper.... read»
175 Applications and $6.2 Million: One Year of DC's Velocity Program
Nena Perry-Brown | March 20th 2019
Today, UrbanTurf takes a look at what DCRA's expediting programs have accomplished thus far.... read»
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