Building While Giving offers additions and ADUs for South Denver Metro homeowners

Building While Giving is targeting homeowners in Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Littleton and Lone Tree who want more space without moving. The Denver contractor pairs additions and ADUs with a giving model that sends 5% of project profit to a nonprofit chosen by the homeowner.

Why it matters: - Denver-area home prices remain high, with the year-to-date median close price for detached homes in the metro at $650,000 through September, matching the past two years. - More homeowners are staying in place longer, which is increasing demand for ways to add space without buying a new home. - Colorado’s ADU law has made it easier to add accessory dwelling units in many jurisdictions, expanding the pool of viable projects. - Building While Giving links home expansion with local giving, which may appeal to homeowners who want a practical remodel and a charitable impact from the same project.

What happened: - Building While Giving is helping families in Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Littleton and Lone Tree add space where they already live. - The Denver-based residential remodeling contractor designs and builds second-story additions, garage conversions, attached and detached ADUs, and main-floor additions. - On every project, 5% of the company’s profit goes to a nonprofit chosen by the homeowner. - The company says homeowners can read more about home additions and ADU construction in the south Denver metro on its website: More information.

The details: - Building While Giving builds detached and attached ADUs for families, including units intended for a family member or a long-term renter. - Second-story “pop-top” additions add a full level without expanding the home’s footprint or giving up yard space. - Finished garage suites convert unused garage space into a private suite with heating and upgraded electrical. - The company plans layouts and selections with homeowners before construction and handles the permit process. - House Bill 24-1152, signed in May 2024, requires subject jurisdictions, including municipalities of 1,000 or more residents within a metropolitan planning organization’s area, to allow one ADU alongside a single-unit detached home wherever such homes are permitted. - The ADU rule took effect June 30, 2025, and approval runs through an administrative process rather than a public hearing. - The homeowner can choose any registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit for the donation tied to the project. - The nonprofit can be local or global.

Between the lines: - The pitch is aimed at owners who want to keep their neighborhood, school and routines while solving space problems. - The model also taps into a broader affordability constraint: if moving is expensive, remodeling becomes more attractive. - The giving feature is a differentiator in a crowded remodeling market, turning a construction project into a charitable transaction as well. - Roberto Diaz, the company’s founder, framed the business as a way to help families stay near the people and places they know while supporting a cause they care about.

What’s next: - Building While Giving says it is expanding into Castle Rock. - The company also works in Colorado’s Vail and Breckenridge areas. - Homeowners can reach the company at (720) 968-7874.

The bottom line: - For South Denver Metro homeowners squeezed by high prices and limited space, additions and ADUs offer a way to stay put while making room to grow.