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Building department projects, permits and code-enforcement plans for 2025
Summary
Building department head Nick reviewed staffing, four‑year permit and enforcement trends, upcoming projects (505 South Street, Broad Hollow, Frost Lane) and 2025 plans to digitalize records and expand fire-safety inspections.
Nick, the building department head, told the council the department’s mission is to protect health and safety through codes and permitting and introduced his staff including assistant inspectors and a recently hired fire inspector. He said the department has stepped up evening and weekend code enforcement and has already issued hundreds of quality-of-life violations citywide.
Nick presented four‑year permit, violations and revenue figures and projected issuing over 1,200 permits and conducting 1,500 fire-safety inspections in 2025. He reviewed active projects including 505 South Street (Riverview Place, 51 residential units), a Broad Hollow mixed‑use project and infill work on Smith Street and Frost Lane. Council members asked about staffing and salary columns; the manager and comptroller clarified some recommended numbers originated in the comptroller’s spreadsheet rather than department-head requests.
