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Expanding across multiple markets means navigating jurisdictions, each with its own codes and requirements. Burnham Nationwide gives you one project manager for the entire rollout, backed by 40,000+ multi-site permits pulled in 3,000 cities nationwide.
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Planning to add office pods? Send a dimensioned floor plan to your local fire official before placing the order. Interpretations vary widely by jurisdiction, and the 2027 IFC adds new requirements for modular rooms once adopted. More from Chris Chwedyk: hubs.ly/Q04BWdQq0
Nearly 40,000 affordable units in California are designed and permitted but stalled for lack of funding. This November, voters will decide on Prop. 1, an $11.25 billion housing bond with $7.2 billion aimed at affordable rental construction. More: hubs.li/Q04BVmdz0
Phased permitting keeps complex projects moving. On high-rises, mixed-use developments, and data centers, Burnham helps construction teams secure permits for initial work while detailed design continues. Less waiting, more building.
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Our LA team toured the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, where Burnham managed the full permitting scope: core and shell, site grading, and interior build-outs. Walking through the finished building felt like stepping inside a futuristic spaceship.
Fire treatment is not fire resistance. No after-market coating turns a combustible material into a noncombustible one. The Code Group's Christopher Chwedyk explains what actually defines a construction type: hubs.li/Q04z-x5p0
California recently signed new housing laws aimed at faster approvals for townhomes, lower ADU fees, and taller residential buildings near major transit hubs.
Read the full breakdown: hubs.li/Q04zNFZ50
Got It Done: Shake Shack, East Meadow, NY 🍔
Our team secured Town of Hempstead and Nassau County Health Department approvals for this out-of-ground new construction project on Hempstead Turnpike.
Simply Getting It Done.
From coast to coast, Burnham Nationwide is Getting It Done. 🧡 Our team has worked in 3,563 unique cities and counting. Wherever you're building, chances are we've already been there.
5 years of Peggy Kienzle! 🎉 As Office Manager, Peggy touches every office from Chicago to Los Angeles. "She keeps order around here, and we'd be lost without it," says CEO Carson Kyhl. Happy anniversary, Peggy!
10 years of Bryan Santos! 🎉 Bryan supports our app users across all four time zones. "When something breaks, he's the one who hears about it. He's patient every time," says CEO Carson Kyhl. Happy anniversary, Bryan!
Did you know NYC outdoor dining is going year-round? In August, seasonal limits were lifted on roadway cafes and allows winter enclosures for sidewalk cafes. Planning to winterize your setup? Burnham's NYC team is ready to help you get your outdoor dining permits approved.
Got It Done: Dave's Hot Chicken, Mohegan Lake, NY 🍗
Our New York team secured approvals from the Town of Cortlandt and Westchester County Department of Health for the remodel of an existing restaurant space at 3150 East Main St.
Planning a restaurant project? Let's talk.
Chicago tobacco license applicants: once your fee is paid, the City posts notice and alerts the ward alderman and local police commander. That starts a 35-day window for written objections.
Know your timeline. Full breakdown on our blog: hubs.li/Q04xXF3v0
New federal law is pushing states to open more doors for manufactured housing. A new Pew Charitable Trusts playbook lays out five fixes: zoning parity, infill, mortgage access, community protections, and better data.
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Guidance from Burnham's Louie Greenebaum for anyone looking at a Chicago tobacco license: do the zoning and distance homework before signing a lease, and build the 35 to 90 day review window into the opening timeline. Latest blog: hubs.li/Q04xH1zH0
Our Chicago team wrapped up summer with a well-earned afternoon at Brewhouse.
Permit expediting and code consulting move fast, and this crew keeps projects on track day in and day out. Taking time to celebrate together is part of how we keep doing that well.
Twenty-five years later, we remember. Today we honor the lives lost on 9/11 and the first responders who ran toward danger to save others.
Vote in AIA Chicago's 2026 People's Choice Awards! We've supported: Haven on Lincoln, United Yards, Aspire Center, Shedd's Experience Evolution, Sankofa Village Wellness, 1000M, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg, Atrium Club at 25 E Washington. Vote by Sept 16. hubs.li/Q04x6NnK0
