Our custom home's window approval took 11 months longer than planned

We're building in a historic overlay district in Savannah, and the review board kept rejecting our window designs. The builder said it would take maybe 2 months for approval, but it dragged on for over a year. We went through 5 different design submissions, changing the muntin pattern and frame color each time. The final delay added about $15,000 in extra holding costs. Has anyone else had a historic approval process completely blow their timeline?

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jordancoleman1mo ago

Historic boards are the worst for adding surprise costs.

thomas1051mo ago

Tell me about it. Just had a project go way over budget for the same reason.

skyler_anderson6523d ago

That $15k number is actually low for most historic districts.