Q: I need to convert part of my garage to an extra bedroom and am afraid to apply for a building permit. My home was built in the early 1920s, and the garage has no clearance to the property line.

The Department of Community Development has been working on a zoning proposal that aims to encourage small businesses and ...

The latest plan from the W.R. Berkley Corporation calls for demolition of its office building at 475 Steamboat Road.

Millions of homeowners make improvements to their homes every year, fully convinced they're adding value, comfort, or functionality. The trouble is, a surprising number of those improvements quietly ...

A proposed law to let contractors build houses on relatively small lots in Connecticut is hitting opposition from small towns and suburbs that call it misguided and an unwelcome intrusion by state ...

One goal is to make downtown more walkable and appealing to visitors and connect the area to the entertainment district.

Michigan needs deregulation and new tax benefits to curtail the state's housing shortage, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.

Rene Taudal Poulsen and Susana Borras unpack the value of the public sector in driving shipping’s green transition ...

Round Rock City Council unanimously approved a 23.43-acre industrial rezoning near McNeil Road and I-35 with added neighborhood protections.

In her final annual address, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer laid out plans to create a new affordable housing tax credit and limit ...

The Auburn Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a series of variance requests — including a proposal for a 1,900-square-foot financial institution at 10 Osborne St. — when it meets at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 ...

The Green Party has won a special election in England, a big boost for the small party and a blow to Prime Minister Keir ...