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06/23/2026

Simply Getting It Done. SotoMethod | Dallas, TX
Burnham's Dallas team brought the same full-service approach to The SotoMethod, a boutique fitness studio opening a new location in Dallas, providing TDLR/RAS, GC placeholder services, and building permits to get this project across the finish line.

Every project has its own timeline, its own complexity, its own set of hoops. The Burnham Dallas team knows how to navigate all of it.

06/21/2026

Behind every permit that gets pulled and every plan review that clears, there's a team of people who show up every day. Several of those people are also dads, balancing job sites and school pickups, deadlines and dinner tables.
This Father's Day, we're grateful for the dads on the Burnham team. You keep things moving in more ways than one.
Happy Father's Day to all the dads in our community.

06/19/2026

Juneteenth marks freedom, resilience, and what becomes possible when barriers come down.
There's no better day for the Obama Presidential Center to open its doors on Chicago's South Side.
Burnham is proud to have been part of this project since 2017, permit by permit, structure by structure. Watching it open today means something.
More on the project:
https://hubs.li/Q04m0qWc0

06/18/2026

This morning, the Burnham New York team has a front row seat to the parade.

There is something special about watching an entire city come together to celebrate.

The NY office is ready with the confetti cannons and the gear. Doesn't hurt that Burnham/Knicks orange looks good on us.

Let's go Knicks!

06/17/2026

Burnham NY attended Open House New York's Waterfront Tour last night. Moses Gates of the Regional Plan Association led the tour and shared stories about building development and zoning constraints along the waterfront.

Steven Frankel of Dattner Architects also shared his stories of projects his team has worked on in Halletts Point.

It was an enjoyable tour with beautiful sunset views along the waterfront! Moses, we look forward to more of your "spicy takes" next time!

06/16/2026

Six people died in a stairwell on the 12th floor of a Chicago high-rise in 2003. The building was only partially sprinklered. The floor where the fire started had no sprinklers at all.

That fire became the origin story for Chicago's Life Safety Evaluation, and eventually for the Performance Compliance Method that architects and building owners use today when older buildings undergo substantial alterations.

Christopher Chwedyk's latest blog traces that history and breaks down how the scoring process works, including why the original evaluation document is one of the most critical pieces of data a building can have on file.

https://hubs.li/Q04lD4Wz0

06/15/2026

Accessible design in transient lodging is more complex than it looks.
Hotels, dorms, and short-term facilities sit at the intersection of the IBC, ADA, and Fair Housing Act. And those requirements don't always agree.
This Wednesday, Leah Riley of The Code Group breaks down where the conflicts are, what the gaps mean for your projects, and how to design lodging that actually holds up to scrutiny.
June 17 | 12 PM CT | 1 AIA HSW LU
https://hubs.li/Q04kYkXj0

06/11/2026

Got It Done in SoHo.
62 Prince St is now home to the Ray-Ban Cafe. Burnham worked with the team to secure a CO alteration for a change of use, adding a cafe to an existing retail storefront. Two uses, one address, one permit team.

06/09/2026

Denver developers: the affordable housing linkage fee increases July 1, 2026. If your agency reviews — including SUDP — aren't complete before that date, the new rate applies to your permit.
Know your timeline. We can help. See the updated fee schedule:

Learn about the development fee that helps support a permanent fund for affordable housing in Denver

06/08/2026

Kristina Paprzyca. 15 years. Hundreds of projects.

From the Starbucks Roastery on Michigan Avenue to buildings that define the Chicago skyline, Kristina has been the person making sure the details are right and the project keeps moving.

She joined Burnham one year out of college. While with us, she's grown her career, her family, and her reputation as someone clients trust completely.

Carson Kyhl says it best: "She cares. Deeply. And that makes all the difference."

That's what 15 years at Burnham looks like. We're lucky she chose us.

Happy Burnham anniversary, Kristina.