124 new building permits were filed in Boulder, CO over the trailing 7 days, with $5,600 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
124
▼ 22.0% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$5,600
$1,120 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
159
permits filed previous week
Of 943 Boulder permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 925 | 98.1% |
| Closed | 9 | 1.0% |
| Letter of Completion | 7 | 0.7% |
| Pending at Applicant | 1 | 0.1% |
| Payment Pending | 1 | 0.1% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Boulder, CO logged 124 permits in the last 7 days versus 159 the week before — a 22.0% decrease, so intake is easing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENERGY TRANSITION PARTNERS INC dba | 7 | — |
| 2 | MEARS BROADBAND LLC | 5 | — |
| 3 | IQ SEWER TECH LLC | 4 | — |
| 4 | Contractor of Record Not Designated | 4 | — |
| 5 | ADB COMPANIES | 3 | $1,000 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Permit | 32 | 25.8% |
| Right-of-Way Permit | 29 | 23.4% |
| Electrical Permit | 18 | 14.5% |
| Building Permit - Single Family Detached | 11 | 8.9% |
| Roofing Replacement Permit | 9 | 7.3% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Electrical Permit | 4775 SPINE RD | BC BUILDERS LLC | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Mechanical Permit | 320 HOLLYBERRY LN | BLUE SKY PLUMBING & HEATING | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Utility Permit | 1835 RANGE ST | APEX PLUMBING INC | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Fire Permit | 1800 28TH ST | ALARM DETECTION SYSTEMS | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Building Permit - Single Family Detached | 5646 RIM ROCK CT | CHRISTOPHER'S HEATING AND COOLING | — |
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