As of December 2025, 23 residential properties in Altadena had completed all rebuilding or repairs. Nearly 6,000 sustained significant damage in the Eaton Fire. The first certificate of occupancy was issued December 3, 2025, for a home on East Loma Alta Drive.
LA County issued 931 residential permits in Altadena, a 52% application rate, compared with 604 permits and a 32% rate in the Palisades. The application gap flatters Altadena. Of permits in the pipeline, 91% had cleared only zoning review. Permit approval is averaging roughly five months. Filing is not building.