No major commercial projects permitted in June, but there were still 28 new ground up projects. Some notable projects include. - Hanover School Addition .- Wells Fargo (Austin Bluffs/Academy).- Ent Credit Union (Fountain).- Brakes Plus (Powers/Barnes).- Warehouse -22,500 sqft.

Here's a handout that can help.

Thinking about putting in a pergola for some shade?. If its larger than 200 sq ft and/or attached to your home, you'll need to submit plans & pull a permit. This includes large pergola kits from big box stores. If its larger than 200 sq ft, you need a permit. #permit #pergola

Busy licensing agenda today. The committee will hear 5 complaints today along with about 55 new license requests.

With two new apartment projects getting permitted in June, we have now topped the 2024 totals for new apartments. Through June, we have issued permits for 892 new apartment units. In all of 2024, we only issued permits for 838. #apartments #construction #growth #housing

When submitting plans and/or pulling permits you'll need to give us the estimated valuation for the project. This often leads to questions and/or mistakes so for help, see section 108.3 of the Regional Building Code for exactly what we're looking for.

Good morning. Going to be another hot one today. Get an early start and hit the shade when you can. Don’t forget to drink plenty of water. #hot #summer #construction

Talk about a cool opportunity. @CityofCOS is offering the rare opportunity to watch the sunrise from the top of Pikes Peak. Special Sunrise Openings will happen on July 12, July 18, Aug. 1, Sept. 27 and Oct. 13. Special permits required. For more info -

Plan report for June was all over the place. New single family homes were up 10%, a nice turnout around after a slow May. On the flip side, New Commercial & Multi Family plan submittals were down 36%. YTD totals for single fam are down 13%, while Commercial & Multi Fam - +4%

Found the perfect spot for your new business? Better double check the occupancy class first. Picking the wrong space could end up being a real nightmare. That's where our Commercial Property Class comes in. #FREE #commercial #smallbiz. Sign up now.

*Unique Project*. The old Parkside Office Suites at E Bijou and Parkside will soon be renovated into the Micro Apartments. (32 small units). It will be a nice infill project to clean up an old building that appears to be in rough shape. #infill #renovation #remodel #construction

June was a better month for remodelers and sub contractors. We issued 5,081 permits for projects that fall under the "residential alteration" category. We didn't have a lot of reroofs so its possible we're getting a bump in summer projects like decks and basement finishes

There’s a new affordable housing project coming to the busy Woodmen & Marksheffel area. Sunrise at Shiloh Mesa is a 50 unit, affordable apartment complex, next to Woodmen Valley Chapel. As mentioned in the past, PPRBD does not determine “affordable”. That is set by the city

This is another good add. Atl is a huge hub. Lets keep it going COS Airport. #flycos.

PPRBD offices will be closed on Friday for the 4th of July Holiday. If you plan on working over the weekend, be sure to get those permits and inspection requests in by tomorrow. Deadline for same day inspection requests is 8:30a. #4thofJuly #holiday

June permit totals are in and for the 2nd month in a row, single fam home permits have dropped. We issued 253 permits, down 35 homes compared to May. However, its up 6% compared to June 2024 when things started to slow down last year. #housing #homebuilding #newhouse #newhome

Did you know 90% of inspection requests come in through the contractor dashboard? It's easy. Highly encourage you utilize the 60 minute call ahead feature. You can even put the homeowner's phone number in if they need to give our inspectors access to property.

Here's a look at the 2025 single family home permit activity for the @townofmonument area. Monument Junction and Jackson Creek on the east side of I25 remain busy, but Forest Lakes and Willow Springs on the west side has really slowed down. #housing #growth #newhome #newhouse

Despite the addition of a couple new apartment complexes in the past two months, the total number of apartments under construction in the Pikes Peak region has dropped to 4,690 units. #apartments #construction #growth #housing #rent

Good morning. Hope you all had a great weekend. We'll kick things off this morning with a famous and frequent visitor to the Garden of the Gods. Always fun to see one of these guys while on a hike. Have a great day everyone.