As Los Angeles struggles with a worsening housing shortage, San Diego offers a telling contrast. The city has been far more successful at attracting apartment construction, thanks in part to a development environment industry insiders describe as clearer, faster and more predictable. San Diego’s regulatory framework includes fewer fees, less rent control, more consistent planning and a streamlined approval process. “It is easier to build in San Diego than Los Angeles because

In the immediate aftermath of last January’s devastating Los Angeles firestorm, state and local leaders vowed to fast-track rebuilding. For California, where housing construction is notoriously slow and expensive, the scale of destruction posed a singular test. One year later, much of the visible wreckage is gone. Burned homes, ruined appliances and contaminated soil have largely been removed. Residents whose houses survived have begun returning, reconstruction permits have b

A drywall contractor on two major affordable housing projects in San Diego County has been caught cheating its workers, and the U.S. Department of Labor  just made sure they’ll pay for it. Escondido-based Innovative Wall Systems, Inc., doing business as Alta Drywall , has agreed to pay $790,000 in back wages, liquidated damages, and civil penalties after investigators uncovered systematic wage theft affecting 580 workers for one of the region’s largest and most well-known aff

Residents have begun moving into Julia West House, Oregon’s tallest mass timber building and one of the first “Type IV-B” towers built since the state adopted its mass timber building code in 2018. Rising 12 stories and standing just over 44 meters tall, the project delivers 90 fully furnished apartments—60 studios and 30 one-bedrooms—for residents earning 30 percent or less of the area median income, defined as $26,070 for a single person in 2025. The development sits on a

California lawmakers have approved SB 79 , the Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, which would allow multifamily housing near...

Developers of Denver’s tallest condominium project in more than a decade are pushing back against safety concerns after allegations...

Arnold Apodaca As the scourge of wage fraud continues to plague the construction industry, it is essential to police effectively and...

A California environmental law often blamed for slowing housing production could be bypassed by two new bills now moving swiftly through...

More than 100 undocumented immigrants were arrested Thursday at construction sites in Tallahassee, including at an apartment project near...

Construction on the massive One Beverly Hills development has reached a new milestone, marked by a seven-hour concrete pour that placed more than 3,800 cubic yards of cement. The $10-billion project from Cain is rising just west of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards. When complete, the 17-acre site will feature a 10-story, 78-suite Aman hotel with a 100,000-square-foot private club, roughly 200,000 square feet of commercial space, parking for about 1,900 vehicles, and as

The Contractors State License Board (CSLB), in partnership with the Kern County District Attorney’s Office and the California...

BDN was recently provided with video evidence that underage workers are being employed by construction crews working for...

New Legislation in Oregon aims to hold general contractors accountable for their subcontractors' actions, specifically making them liable...

Turner has served as site manager since last year's groundbreaking and now they have gotten called up to start construction on the mixed...

Posted 03/09/2024 Mayor Bass today announced from Paris, France that the City of Los Angeles has secured $9.34 million in congressionally...

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $305,977 in back wages and damages for 47 people employed by a Palmdale construction company...

The Biden administration is turning to developers for assistance in alleviating the housing crisis in the United States. On Friday, the...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill designed to prevent cities in Orange County from unlawfully selling surplus land that is in...

Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bills 423, 4, and 593. The new laws massively boost affordable...

Wellnest, a service provider and developer, has initiated construction on a new temporary housing facility in Exposition Park designed...