By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects Lately we have been receiving calls from people who are...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects There is a housing shortage in the Bay Area and a lot of...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects In these days of housing shortages, a lot of cities and towns...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects In the April 5th issue of Engineering News Record magazine...

Recently one of our clients ran into a problem with his General Contractor. He told the contractor that the project was permitted. The...

On July 2, 2014 I posted a blog article with the same title. This is an update to that article. Now that the construction boom is the...

Many homeowners are considering adding an accessory dwelling unit to their property. ADU’s, (also known as Secondary Dwelling Units,...

We keep hearing from our clients of the bad advice that they were told when buying property. The top piece of bad advice, by far, is...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects The Bay Area is experiencing a housing availability crisis and...

One of the most common questions in our business is “What triggers the need for a building permit?” The law is not completely clear on...

How did that happen? Why didn’t someone stop it? Citizens are often taken aback when they see a building that is or has become an...

If you have a business, you should be aware of the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Your place of...