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Housing permits · California

Pasadena, CA building permits: new housing

427 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +153% on the year before, with $115M of construction value.

427
Housing units, last 12 months+153% vs. prior 12: $115M
Construction value: 72%
In 5+ unit buildings309 units: 3.0
Units per 1,000 residentspop. 141,045

New housing units permitted per month

Nearby places

Los Angeles18,596
Los Angeles County Unincorporated Area2,147
Irvine1,678
Santa Monica837
Tustin806
Long Beach583
Arcadia580
Orange County Unincorporated Area528
Palmdale508
Garden Grove424
Huntington Beach

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	3 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	28 units	18 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	7 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	40 units	35 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	12 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	27 units	22 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	243 units	233 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	11 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	26 units	17 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	14 units	5 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	9 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	13 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	10 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	25 units	9 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	6 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	8 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	54 units	45 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	110	110	$33.7M
2 units	1	2	$501K
3–4 units	2	6	$1.6M
5+ units	7	309	$79.1M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	428	325	$109M
2024	149	49	$46.8M
2023	57	0	$16.7M

Key facts

Pasadena, CA permitted 427 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $114,962,196 in construction value.
That is +153% compared with the 12 months before (169 units).
110 were single-family homes and 309 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (7 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $306,352.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 54 units were permitted.
It ranked #52 of 521 permit-issuing places in California by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 428 units were permitted ($109M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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Los Angeles County29,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA35,439
California111,592