Changes in the real estate tax abatement for new residential construction will take effect on January 1, 2022.

To apply for a real estate tax abatement under the existing abatement schedule, applicants must obtain an issued building permit from L+I by December 31, 2021. Projects expecting an issued building permit by that date, were recommended to file the building permit application no later than October 1, 2021.

This deadline has led to an increased volume of Utility Plan submissions and PWD is not able to meet typical service level goals for reviews. To provide additional support to all projects, PWD will be deferring the Utility Plan approval for any project that submitted their building permit application on or before October 1, 2021. If you believe that your project is eligible for this deferral, please ensure that it is resubmitted and available in the PWD Utility Plan Review queue in eCLIPSE for sign-off by December 21, 2021. If you are unsure how to resubmit your permit in eCLIPSE, please refer to this factsheet and L+I’s online resources.

Projects who receive a deferral in the Utility Plan Review must still obtain Utility Plan Approval before any associated plumbing, fire suppression, or water/sewer connection permits will be issued and before a Final Inspection can be scheduled. The applicant must still meet all L&I requirements and PWD cannot guarantee that L&I will issue the Building Permit prior to the 12/31/2021 deadline.