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      <amendmentNo>9</amendmentNo>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>12/31/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
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        <issuerName>Century Communities, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerCusip>156504300</issuerCusip>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <common:street1>8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 650</common:street1>
          <common:city>Greenwood Village</common:city>
          <common:stateOrCountry>X1</common:stateOrCountry>
          <common:zipCode>80111</common:zipCode>
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        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(d)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>Dale Francescon</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>X1</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>2170957</soleVotingPower>
        <sharedVotingPower>31000</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>2170957</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>31000</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>2201957</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
      <classPercent>7.5</classPercent>
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      <comments>(1) Consists of 298,422 shares of Common Stock held directly by Dale Francescon and 250,000 shares of Common Stock held by the Dale Francescon Roth IRA. Also includes 1,264,762 shares held by DF Century, LLC and 160,000 shares of Common Stock held by the James R. Francescon 2020 Trust.  Dale Francescon, the sole member of DF Century, LLC, has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by DF Century, LLC. Dale Francescon, the sole trustee of the James R. Francescon 2020 Trust, has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the James R. Francescon 2020 Trust. Includes 190,056 shares of Common Stock issued on February 4, 2026 upon the vesting and settlement of a performance share unit award based on the accomplishment of a three-year cumulative adjusted pre-tax income goal for a three-year performance period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025 and 7,717 shares of Common Stock issued upon the settlement of related dividend equivalent rights.

(2)	These shares are held by the DCF Family Foundation. Dale Francescon shares voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the DCF Family Foundation.

(3)	This percentage is based on 29,050,515 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of December 31, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2026.</comments>
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        <issuerName>Century Communities, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 650, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>Dale Francescon</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The principal address for Dale Francescon is:
8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 650
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Dale Francescon is a citizen of the United States of America.</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>Dale Francescon:  The information required by Items 4(a)-(c) is set forth in Rows 5-11 of Dale Francescon's cover page and is incorporated herein by reference.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Dale Francescon</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Dale Francescon</signature>
        <title>Dale Francescon</title>
        <date>02/13/2026</date>
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