Phoenix building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
Phoenix is Arizona's capital and largest city, subject to the state's 2024 HB 2720 ADU and HB 2721 middle-housing reforms for cities above 75,000 residents. Phoenix's planning permits arrive without a ZIP field, so Igni reverse-geocodes each one from its location before applying typed ADU classification.
Igni is tracking 5,433 residential and building permits in Phoenix, AZ. The most active ZIP is 85086. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Oct 31, 2026. All records come from City of Phoenix ArcGIS open data (maps.phoenix.gov), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
5433
Permits tracked
0
ADU permits
41
Distinct ZIP codes
Oct 31, 2026
Newest permit
Recent permits
A sample of the freshest permits in this jurisdiction — ZIP and city only (no street addresses).
| ZIP | Permit type | ADU type | Valuation | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85027 | Other | — | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 85027 | Other | — | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 85022 | Other | — | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 85022 | Other | — | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 85032 | Other | — | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 85032 | Other | — | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 85085 | Other | — | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 85085 | Other | — | — | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 85086 | Commercial | — | — | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 85086 | Commercial | — | — | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 85029 | Other | — | — | Oct 28, 2026 |
| 85009 | Other | — | — | Oct 28, 2026 |
| 85085 | Other | — | — | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 85040 | Other | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 85043 | Other | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 85043 | Other | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 85331 | Other | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 85086 | Other | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 85032 | Other | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 85254 | Other | — | — | Oct 30, 2026 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
Permit activity in Phoenix
Igni counted 21,115 permits issued in Phoenix over the last 12 months (Nov 2025 – Oct 2026) — down 14.2% on the 24,596 in the 12 months before. The forecast expects about 10,560 over the next 6 months.
The source's volume stepped up around August 2024 (×4.1) — likely a change in what the city publishes, so we don't compare year over year across it.
Forecast: trailing mean, typical error ±30% in backtests one to six months ahead. How we forecast
| Permit type | Last 12 months | Year over year | Forecast, next 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 21,115 | Down 14.2% | ≈ 10,560 |
| Residential building | 285 | Up 19.2% | ≈ 144 |
| Commercial building | 3,287 | Down 10.3% | — |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 9,034 | Down 27.2% | — |
| ADU | 0 | —* | — |
* No year-over-year figure: the source's volume for this permit type stepped up within the last two years — likely a change in what the city publishes — so the two 12-month windows are not comparable.
Monthly figures
| Month | Permits | 10th–90th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2023 | 388 | — |
| Dec 2023 | 399 | — |
| Jan 2024 | 521 | — |
| Feb 2024 | 478 | — |
| Mar 2024 | 681 | — |
| Apr 2024 | 615 | — |
| May 2024 | 785 | — |
| Jun 2024 | 781 | — |
| Jul 2024 | 904 | — |
| Aug 2024 | 1,309 | — |
| Sep 2024 | 1,745 | — |
| Oct 2024 | 2,240 | — |
| Nov 2024 | 1,778 | — |
| Dec 2024 | 1,919 | — |
| Jan 2025 | 2,030 | — |
| Feb 2025 | 1,747 | — |
| Mar 2025 | 2,076 | — |
| Apr 2025 | 2,355 | — |
| May 2025 | 2,244 | — |
| Jun 2025 | 2,154 | — |
| Jul 2025 | 2,219 | — |
| Aug 2025 | 2,089 | — |
| Sep 2025 | 2,251 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 2,411 | — |
| Nov 2025 | 1,875 | — |
| Dec 2025 | 2,224 | — |
| Jan 2026 | 1,858 | — |
| Feb 2026 | 1,783 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 1,916 | — |
| Apr 2026 | 2,082 | — |
| May 2026 | 1,398 | — |
| Jun 2026 | 1,335 | — |
| Jul 2026 | 1,097 | — |
| Aug 2026 | 885 | — |
| Sep 2026 (provisional) | 871 | — |
| Oct 2026 (provisional) | 1,011 | — |
| Nov 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 1,760 | 808–1,869 |
| Dec 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 1,760 | 765–1,760 |
| Jan 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 1,760 | 740–1,760 |
| Feb 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 1,760 | 733–1,760 |
| Mar 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 1,760 | 731–1,760 |
| Apr 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 1,760 | 729–1,780 |
Counts are permits issued per calendar month as Phoenix publishes them to its open-data feed — not a complete census; a change in what the city publishes moves them too. The current month is left out, and the most recent months are provisional. A forecast is a statistical estimate with a range, not a prediction for any project. Informational only.
How long do permits take in Phoenix?
Based on 45,600 Phoenix permits applied for between Nov 2023 and Aug 2026, the typical (median) permit was issued 6 days after application, and the middle half of permits took 1–37 days. One in ten took longer than 233 days.
| Permit type | Median | Typical range | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 6 days | 1–37 days | 45,600 |
| Residential building | 9 days | 2–66 days | 690 |
| Commercial building | 15 days | 4–57 days | 8,059 |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 5 days | 1–17 days | 19,190 |
Typical, not guaranteed: individual permits vary with project scope, application completeness and plan-review workload. Days are calendar days from application to issuance; applications still pending are counted as not-yet-issued rather than dropped. Informational only, not legal advice. How we calculate approval times.
Housing law — Arizona
Arizona's HB 2720 (2024) requires municipalities with more than 75,000 residents to permit at least one accessory dwelling unit on lots where single-family homes are allowed; cities that did not adopt conforming rules by January 1, 2025 must allow ADUs on all residential lots.
Arizona's HB 2721 (2024) requires cities over 75,000 to allow 'middle housing' — duplexes through fourplexes and townhomes — by right near central business districts, with compliance by January 1, 2026. A separate 'Starter Homes Act' did not become law (vetoed in 2024, stalled in 2025).
Data source
Sourced from City of Phoenix ArcGIS open data (maps.phoenix.gov). Public records (Arizona Public Records Law).
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Informational only, not legal advice. Headline counts reflect all permits Igni has tracked for this jurisdiction; the table shows recent activity. Housing law changes — verify current statutes before relying on this.