Brighton Growth

With plentiful land at affordable prices, Brighton has attracted residential development that ranges from townhomes to executive housing. Over the past decade, Brighton and communities within a 10-mile drive have issued a combined 2,400 building permits a year on average.

Residential Growth

Year	Housing Units
2006	415
2005	628
2004	514
2003	521
2002	954
2001	478
2000	519
1999	741
1998	306
1997	186
1996	181
1995	160
1994	90
1993	47
1992	62
1991	10
1990	4

Brighton has issued building permits for nearly 5,300 residential units since 1997, an average of 526 units each year.

During that time, a number of developers have recognized opportunities in the local multi-family market. Five major projects broke ground in 2002, and more multi-family development followed, providing housing affordable to a wide range of buyers.

Single-family housing construction has remained strong. New housing ranges from the high $100,000's for town homes to more than $500,000 for executive housing. Buyers find that Brighton still provides a significant value when compared with homes in other parts of the Denver metro area.

The table below shows housing permits by jurisdiction from 2001 to 2006. Generally, housing permits convert to occupied housing units within 6 to 9 months. During the past six years:

The primary trade area has averaged 2,400 new units per year. Almost half of those permits were issued in Commerce City, while Brighton captured 25%.
The secondary trade area has averaged an additional 600 units per year.
A total of more than 18,000 new residential units have been permitted in the trade area.

Building Permits, Brighton Trade Area

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2001-06 Total	2001-06 Average
Brighton	478	954	514	521	628	415	3,510	585
Lochbuie	22	110	79	76	137	182	706	118
Ft. Lupton	20	32	14	13	22	16	117	20
Commerce City	800	1,004	1,201	1,750	1,645	818	7,218	1,203
Uninc. AdCo	601	614	390	430	450	266	2,751	459
Uninc. Weld Co.	59	59	58	50	55	51	331	55
Primary Trade Area	2,079	2,773	2,256	2,840	2,937	1,748	14,633	2,438

Tri Town Area

Frederick	317	280	293	225	310	146	1,571	262
Firestone	395	327	272	244	248	195	1,681	280
Dacono	21	24	56	67	105	76	349	58
Secondary Trade Area	733	631	621	536	663	417	3,601	600
Total	2,812	3,404	2,877	3,376	3,600	2,165	18,234	3,039

Trade Area Growth Potential

More than 161,600 people in 56,500 households live within a 10-mile drive of Brighton, and that trade area is growing rapidly. Within the next 20 years, we project that it will grow to 319,400 residents in 109,100 households.
Nearly 52,600 new residential units are under construction, have been approved or are being planned within that radius. They willl result in 157,800 new residents.
Within the city of Brighton, more than 15,800 new housing units are under construction, have been approved or are in the planning process.
Nearly 24,500 new residential units have been permitted in northern Commerce City, the majority within five miles of Brighton.
More than 4,000 new units are planned in Lochbuie, northeast of Brighton.
In unincorporated Adams County, just west of Brighton, more than 8,300 dwelling units are under construction or have been approved.

To view the full Brighton Trade Area Report click here.

Brighton Approved/ Under Construction

About 40 percent of the 6,175 units approved in Brighton have already been constructed. Another 11,800 dwelling units are in the entitlement process. Nearly half (4,500) will be within the Prairie Center project.

Name	Total # of units	# Built
Brighton Crossing Filing #1	280	220
Brighton Crossing Filing #2	1,080	33
Brighton Crossing #3	422	66
Brighton East Farms 1 & 2	1,015	680
Brighton East Farms 3	327	1
BPK #4 Amended	102	95
Clover Meadows II	70	64
Cottonwood Country Homes	3	0
Homestead	132	0
Indigo Trails	369	129
Jacob’s Run 1st, 2nd, and 3rd filing	69	69
Park Place	80	5
Pheasant Ridge	412	298
The Preserve	246	54
Sugar Creek Filing #1	278	204
Sunflower Meadows	180	20
The Village (Northgate)	361	312
Bromley Farms	475	0
Brighton Reserve	10	0
Brighton Village Senior Housing	60	60
Chapel Hill #2	50	0
Cherry Meadows	104	104
Parkview Patio Homes	14	0
Corbin Kidder	36	0
Total	6,175	2,414

Brighton In Progress

Name	# of Units	Types	Status
Adams Crossing	2,181	SFD/MF	In Process
BEF Multifamily North	179	MF	In Process
Bridge Crossing	291	SFD/SFA/COM	In Process
Brighton Lakes	1,750	SFA/MF/COM	In Process
Brighton West Village	150	SFD/ COM	In Process
Case Farms	1,000	SFA/MF/COM	In Process
Hishinuma	720	SFA/MF/COM	In Process
Kennoy Properties	28	SFA	On Hold
Mountain View Filing 1	215	SFD/ SFA	In Process
Mountain View Filing 2	197	SFD	In Process
Neff Property	269	SFD/SFA	In Process
Pheasant Ridge Townhomes	109	MF	On Hold
Prairie Center	4,500	SFD/SFA/MF/COM	Approved
Springs Ranch	123	SFD	In Process
Thoroughbred Run	150	-	In Process
Total	11,862

Commerce City Area

Commerce City has approved nearly 24,500 units, all of which are within a five-minute drive of Brighton. They will be located in Commerce City's “Northern Range” area, which is located between the Rocky Mountain Arsenal and E-470.

Name	# of Units
Aspen Hills	236
Belle Creek	1,054
Buffalo Mesa	625
Cutler	636
Dunes Park	824
Foxton	524
Fronterra Village	1,080
North Range Village	272
Reunion	15,316
River Oaks	> 500
River Run	1,195
Stillwater	223
The Village	1,582
Potomac Farms	417
Total	24,484

Lochbuie Area

Silver Peaks

4,000

Approved/ Under Construction

Adams County Area

Todd Creek Farms

8,300