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Year‑end planning and preservation review: $57M in 2025 building activity, dozens of demolitions and 104 abated unsafe cases

Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Madison · January 20, 2026
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Mayor Dewey and planning staff presented a year‑end report showing roughly $57 million in building activity for 2025, nearly 300 permits issued, multiple voluntary demolitions of unsafe or vacant structures, and progress on PACE and vacant/abandoned‑structure cases; staff highlighted success stories downtown and committed continued enforcement and outreach.

Mayor Dewey and planning staff gave a year‑end review of permitting and preservation work that showed roughly $57 million in commercial and residential building activity for 2025 (an increase of about $10 million from 2024), nearly 300 permits issued, and significant progress on abating unsafe and vacant structures.

Planning staff reviewed voluntary demolitions of long‑vacant,…

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