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Re:Downtown San Francisco Luxury Apartment Tower Loses Half ... by adamredwoods on Friday October 20, 2023 @04:20PM (#37961048)
By now I would think most builders can expect 1-2 years for obtaining permits. Not ideal, but it's similar in other large metros.
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Re:Downtown San Francisco Luxury Apartment Tower Loses Half ... by JumpCrisscross on Friday October 20, 2023 @05:10PM (#37961578)
> By now I would think most builders can expect 1-2 years for obtaining permits

It takes 6 to 12 months in New York [1]. In the meantime, 90-day temporary COIs are issued.

Permitting hell is a California specialty.

[1] https://propertyclub.nyc/article/certificate-of-occupancy-ny...

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Re:Downtown San Francisco Luxury Apartment Tower Loses Half ... by jen20 on Friday October 20, 2023 @08:33PM (#37963014)
That is certainly not the case in Austin. There's no reason SF can't replicate that if they even try a little bit.
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Re:Downtown San Francisco Luxury Apartment Tower Loses Half ... by lazide on Friday October 20, 2023 @08:43PM (#37963079)
SF has been actively tarpitting permits for a very long time. The last thing they want is speedy or effective.
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Re:Downtown San Francisco Luxury Apartment Tower Loses Half ... by iancmceachern on Friday October 20, 2023 @08:50PM (#37963124)
"San Francisco's process for issuing building permits is notorious for being one of the most cumbersome in the country. The city takes an average of ten months to issue a permit, compared to six months in Los Angeles and New York City." https://starboardcre.com/editorials/governor-newsom-wants-to....
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