THE BIGGEST TRICK
VIEWPOINT
A decade ago,
the renovator was seen
as a community hero.
Now you are viewed
as a threat,
says the author,
who brought many
buildings such as
the one pictured
above back to life
in Boston's South End.
by Carl Lizio
of the TRADE:
Getting a Permit
There's a new element-perhaps monster
would be a better word-in your
projects whose costs overshadows all
the familiar day-to-day costs; it's more
expensive than the worst overrun nightmares
and causes longer delays than the
bitterest of winters. This article started
out to be about the tricks of the trade in
renovating I've picked up over the last
fifteen years. Today, though, the biggest
"trick" of all is getting your approvals
and permit to build. Often the