Denver building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
Denver, Colorado's Front Range capital, falls under HB24-1152, which requires larger Front Range cities to allow an ADU wherever single-family homes are permitted. Denver's residential-permit layer has no ZIP field, so Igni reverse-geocodes each record's point to a ZIP from the city's ArcGIS open data.
Igni is tracking 2,010 residential and building permits in Denver, CO. The most active ZIP is 80210. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Oct 31, 2026. All records come from City & County of Denver ArcGIS open data (Esri), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
2010
Permits tracked
0
ADU permits
25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80212 | Residential | — | $20,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 80211 | Residential | — | $20,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 80219 | Residential | — | $40,000 | Oct 17, 2026 |
| 80218 | Residential | — | $9,725 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| 80205 | Residential | — | $1,000 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| 80223 | Residential | — | $10,000 | Apr 9, 2026 |
| 80123 | Residential | — | $20,000 | Oct 18, 2026 |
| 80206 | Residential | — | $50,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 80220 | Residential | — | $16,000 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| 80224 | Residential | — | $70,000 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| 80231 | Residential | — | $11,801 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| 80231 | Residential | — | $12,000 | Dec 30, 2025 |
| 80211 | Residential | — | $6,000 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| 80206 | Residential | — | $4,106 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| 80210 | Residential | — | $15,500 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| 80209 | Residential | — | $160,000 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| 80206 | Residential | — | $15,250 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| 80206 | Residential | — | $34,000 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| 80211 | Residential | — | $20 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| 80216 | Residential | — | $50,000 | May 12, 2026 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
Permit activity in Denver
Igni counted 3,804 permits issued in Denver over the last 12 months (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026) — down 2.3% on the 3,893 in the 12 months before. The forecast expects about 1,734 over the next 6 months.
Forecast: seasonal naive, typical error ±10% in backtests one to six months ahead. How we forecast
| Permit type | Last 12 months | Year over year | Forecast, next 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 3,804 | Down 2.3% | ≈ 1,734 |
| Residential building | 3,804 | Down 2.3% | ≈ 1,734 |
| Commercial building | 0 | — | — |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 0 | — | — |
| ADU | 0 | — | — |
Monthly figures
| Month | Permits | 10th–90th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | 369 | — |
| Nov 2023 | 393 | — |
| Dec 2023 | 339 | — |
| Jan 2024 | 346 | — |
| Feb 2024 | 282 | — |
| Mar 2024 | 328 | — |
| Apr 2024 | 344 | — |
| May 2024 | 363 | — |
| Jun 2024 | 300 | — |
| Jul 2024 | 341 | — |
| Aug 2024 | 316 | — |
| Sep 2024 | 303 | — |
| Oct 2024 | 368 | — |
| Nov 2024 | 256 | — |
| Dec 2024 | 309 | — |
| Jan 2025 | 374 | — |
| Feb 2025 | 321 | — |
| Mar 2025 | 309 | — |
| Apr 2025 | 340 | — |
| May 2025 | 308 | — |
| Jun 2025 | 313 | — |
| Jul 2025 | 355 | — |
| Aug 2025 | 345 | — |
| Sep 2025 | 295 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 394 | — |
| Nov 2025 | 237 | — |
| Dec 2025 | 298 | — |
| Jan 2026 | 292 | — |
| Feb 2026 | 263 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 291 | — |
| Apr 2026 | 342 | — |
| May 2026 | 285 | — |
| Jun 2026 | 292 | — |
| Jul 2026 | 461 | — |
| Aug 2026 | 340 | — |
| Sep 2026 | 309 | — |
| Oct 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 385 | 305–479 |
| Nov 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 232 | 187–288 |
| Dec 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 291 | 235–384 |
| Jan 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 285 | 232–387 |
| Feb 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 257 | 217–345 |
| Mar 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 284 | 253–381 |
Counts are permits issued per calendar month as Denver 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 Denver?
Based on 9,183 Denver permits applied for between Nov 2023 and Aug 2026, the typical (median) permit was issued 36 days after application, and the middle half of permits took 7–113 days. One in ten took longer than 241 days.
| Permit type | Median | Typical range | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 36 days | 7–113 days | 9,183 |
| Residential building | 36 days | 7–113 days | 9,183 |
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 — Colorado
Colorado's HB24-1152 (2024) requires larger Front Range municipalities to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit, by administrative approval, wherever single-family homes are permitted — generally from June 30, 2025.
HB24-1313 (2024) requires qualifying transit-oriented communities to plan for greater housing density near rail and frequent-bus corridors, rather than imposing a statewide duplex mandate.
Data source
Sourced from City & County of Denver ArcGIS open data (Esri). Public records (Colorado Open Records Act).
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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.