Karen Baker is a San Francisco resident who came to BuildZoom for her bathroom remodel. She wanted to do a complete renovation of the space - change the flooring, put in new tiles, expand the shower, install a new vanity, and put in a new toilet. Going into it, she knew 80% of what she wanted aesthetically. She had a vision, but she did not know how to make it a reality - … [Read more...]
BuildZoom Picks: April Construction Projects (1/2)
In the past 14 days, we have filtered through almost 400,000 building permits from around the country. After spending hours looking into what construction is going on we have picked 6 projects that we think deserve a little extra attention. This week’s projects came from alerts we have created for solar projects, data centers, tech company construction, and new … [Read more...]
BuildZoom Picks: March Construction Projects
In the past 14 days, we have filtered through almost 500,000 building permits from around the country. After spending hours looking into what construction is going on we have picked 6 projects that we think deserve a little extra attention. This week's projects came from alerts we have created for large projects, university construction, Facebook construction, and multifamily … [Read more...]
Building permits show Portland marijuana industry is burgeoning
On December 21st, the City of Portland changed the law to allow the approval of marijuana business licenses before the location’s corresponding commercial building permit is finalized. As soon as the change came into effect 71 marijuana licenses went under review by the City of Portland. This indicates that the last stage for many marijuana businesses is now finishing … [Read more...]
7 Awesome Restaurant Construction Projects in Austin
Pictured: Colleen's Kitchen This week we took a deep dive into building permits to see what the future holds for Austin’s food scene. Building permits often provide the first indication that something is brewing, and after scanning through close to 11,000 building permits from Austin since the beginning of the year we found 119 related to restaurants. We picked … [Read more...]