Denver Permitting - 9months so far

[Anonymous]

I've completed construction projects in every major city in the Western United States. I submitted a building remodel permit 9 months ago in Denver, and they have put every roadblock imaginable in front of us. I was not anticipating this city to be worse than LA, San Fran, or Seattle. Does anyone have a good resource for helping navigate the permitting process, or have a good land use attorney in Denver? The delay in permitting is costing us about $1,000 per day in carry cost ($100k so far), and we don't anticipate receiving a permit for another 2-4 months. I'm nervous to go into too much more detail, given how retaliatory permitting departments have been in my experience.

 

[W3 Planning and Research]

I've completed construction projects in every major city in the Western United States. I submitted a building remodel permit 9 months ago in Denver, and they have put every roadblock imaginable in front of us. I was not anticipating this city to be worse than LA, San Fran, or Seattle. Does anyone have a good resource for helping navigate the permitting process, or have a good land use attorney in Denver? The delay in permitting is costing us about $1,000 per day in carry cost ($100k so far), and we don't anticipate receiving a permit for another 2-4 months. I'm nervous to go into too much more detail, given how retaliatory permitting departments have been in my experience.

Good afternoon. I am so sorry to hear about your experience with them. I would be happy to talk privately with you and see about giving you some advice. I understand not wanting to talk in the open about it. For background, I am a former Development Services Director and currently work helping clients across the country with similar issues. I will try to send you a direct message, or please message me back here with a way to contact you privately.