New permits drop 23 percent

The number of new building permits issued by the city’s Department of
Buildings dropped by 22.8 percent in the first half of fiscal year
2008, from July to December 2007, according to a department report released today. The number of violations issued by the Department of Buildings increased 2.9 percent from 11,979 to 12,332 over the same period. Meanwhile, the number of permits issued for alterations increased by 4.5 percent. TRD