An independent record of the Pacific Palisades fire rebuild: permit counts, construction starts, timelines, costs and neighborhood-level progress, updated from public records.https://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/en-ushttps://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/palisades-permit-wait-times/https://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/palisades-permit-wait-times/We measured 1,152 real Palisades permit applications. Only one in ten met the city’s 30-day review target, and the process has not been speeding up — despite what the recent numbers appear to show.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/palisades-rebuild-status-july-2026/https://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/palisades-rebuild-status-july-2026/Eighteen months after the fire, more than a thousand permits are issued, close to a thousand homes are under construction, and the first families have moved back. Where the rebuild stands.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/how-long-palisades-rebuild-takes/https://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/how-long-palisades-rebuild-takes/Six to fourteen weeks for a permit. Ten to eighteen months to build. Fourteen to twenty-four months end to end — and the things that push a project past that.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/palisades-insurance-gap/https://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/palisades-insurance-gap/Carrier estimates in the Palisades averaged about $462 per square foot. Rebuilding costs $550 to $950. The difference has decided who rebuilt and who sold.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/chapter-7a-wui-code-2026/https://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/chapter-7a-wui-code-2026/California’s updated Wildland-Urban Interface code now governs every Palisades rebuild. What it requires, what it adds to cost, and why detailing matters more than product choice.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/like-for-like-or-build-bigger/https://palisadesfirerebuilding.com/blog/like-for-like-or-build-bigger/Rebuilding what stood before keeps you on the fast track. Building larger can cost four to six months on the coast — and on some lots, a covenant fight. How to decide.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT