College Station building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
College Station is home to Texas A&M and, with neighbouring Bryan, forms a steady student-housing and new-construction market in the Brazos Valley. Its permit portal carries ZIP, coordinates and valuation on every record, and the accessory-permit type captures the garage apartments common around campus.
Igni is tracking 368 residential and building permits in College Station, TX. The most active ZIP is 77845. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Sep 24, 2026. All records come from data.cstx.gov (Socrata), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
368
Permits tracked
0
ADU permits
2
Distinct ZIP codes
Sep 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77845 | Residential | — | $337,770 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $402,000 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $750,000 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $450,000 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| 77840 | Residential | — | — | Sep 22, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $142,275 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $174,675 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $181,875 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $237,600 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $168,825 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $138,975 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $188,325 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $265,800 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $195,900 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $206,175 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $280,125 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $296,775 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $167,250 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $223,050 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| 77845 | Residential | — | $179,775 | Sep 11, 2026 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
Permit activity in College Station
Igni counted 484 permits issued in College Station over the last 12 months (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026) — down 16.8% on the 582 in the 12 months before.
Forecast hidden — not accurate enough for this series. How we forecast
| Permit type | Last 12 months | Year over year |
|---|---|---|
| All permits | 484 | Down 16.8% |
| Residential building | 462 | Down 16.9% |
| Commercial building | 22 | — |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 0 | — |
| ADU | 0 | — |
Monthly figures
| Month | Permits | 10th–90th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2023 | 39 | — |
| Oct 2023 | 41 | — |
| Nov 2023 | 34 | — |
| Dec 2023 | 25 | — |
| Jan 2024 | 75 | — |
| Feb 2024 | 111 | — |
| Mar 2024 | 105 | — |
| Apr 2024 | 61 | — |
| May 2024 | 57 | — |
| Jun 2024 | 54 | — |
| Jul 2024 | 45 | — |
| Aug 2024 | 60 | — |
| Sep 2024 | 48 | — |
| Oct 2024 | 41 | — |
| Nov 2024 | 39 | — |
| Dec 2024 | 44 | — |
| Jan 2025 | 84 | — |
| Feb 2025 | 45 | — |
| Mar 2025 | 40 | — |
| Apr 2025 | 53 | — |
| May 2025 | 70 | — |
| Jun 2025 | 51 | — |
| Jul 2025 | 37 | — |
| Aug 2025 | 30 | — |
| Sep 2025 | 45 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 52 | — |
| Nov 2025 | 55 | — |
| Dec 2025 | 67 | — |
| Jan 2026 | 31 | — |
| Feb 2026 | 46 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 42 | — |
| Apr 2026 | 27 | — |
| May 2026 | 24 | — |
| Jun 2026 | 27 | — |
| Jul 2026 | 32 | — |
| Aug 2026 | 36 | — |
Counts are permits issued per calendar month as College Station 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 College Station?
Based on 1,663 College Station permits applied for between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026, the typical (median) permit was issued 12 days after application, and the middle half of permits took 6–28 days. One in ten took longer than 71 days.
| Permit type | Median | Typical range | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 12 days | 6–28 days | 1,663 |
| Residential building | 12 days | 6–26 days | 1,610 |
| Commercial building | 109 days | 69–188 days | 53 |
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 — Texas
Texas has no statewide zoning or ADU mandate, so accessory-dwelling rules are set city-by-city; a 2025 statewide ADU-by-right bill did not become law. Austin's HOME reforms now allow up to three units on most single-family lots.
Reform is local: Austin's HOME initiative cut minimum lot sizes and allowed more units per lot, while 2025 state laws eased lot-size minimums and commercial-to-residential conversions.
Data source
Sourced from data.cstx.gov (Socrata). Public records (TX PIA).
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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.