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Housing permitting cratered in 2022 after a surge last year. Here’s what happened.

Several decades worth of new projects were green-lit in 2021, but the total unit count in 2022 is projected to be the lowest since 2013.

Construction continues at 1 Dock St. in Philadelphia. Permitting of new construction projects in the city has slowed.
Construction continues at 1 Dock St. in Philadelphia. Permitting of new construction projects in the city has slowed.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer