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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Hancock Park / Koreatown.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 178 |
| Item Pickups | 101 |
| Information-Only | 95 |
| Graffiti Removal | 41 |
| Service Not Complete | 29 |
| Homeless Encampment | 13 |
| Report a Sidewalk Problem | 9 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 8 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Street Pavement Issues | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Street Pavement Issues | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Special Care Home | Oct 9 | $10.0M |
| Apartment | Oct 9 | $5.6M |
| Apartment | Jun 1 | $3.7M |
| Apartment | Oct 1 | $2.8M |
| Apartment | Oct 16 | $1.6M |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Aug 5 | $700.0K |
| Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure | May 13 | $400.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Jun 25 | $350.0K |
Note: the city publishes permits in one weekly batch, on Tuesdays, covering permits issued through the previous Saturday.
The city's latest weekly permit batch landed Tuesday, October 20 (permits issued Oct 11–Oct 17). It carries 13 new permits in Hancock Park / Koreatown, $2.0M declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90004 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | 445 N WESTMORELAND AVE 1-17 | New building Apartment |
$1.6M |
| Oct 14 | 561 N PLYMOUTH BLVD | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$250.0K |
| Oct 14 | 559 N PLYMOUTH BLVD | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$50.0K |
| Oct 13 | 246-248 N IRVING BLVD | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$50.0K |
| Oct 14 | 654 N LILLIAN WAY | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$15.0K |
| Oct 13 | 139 S CATALINA ST | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$10.0K |
| Oct 14 | 157 S LUCERNE BLVD | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$8.0K |
| Oct 16 | 224 N GRAMERCY PL | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$7.0K |
| Oct 16 | 245 S BERENDO ST | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$5.5K |
| Oct 11 | 115 S BERENDO ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure |
$3.4K |
| Oct 13 | 409 N NORTON AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure |
$1.4K |
| Oct 16 | 101 N GOWER ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
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| Oct 15 | 570 N NORMANDIE AVE 1-60 | Alteration / repair Apartment |
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Source: LADBS building permits (data.lacity.org), the most recent weekly batch. Addresses as the city publishes them; "value" is the applicant's declared job valuation ("—" = none declared). No owner or contractor names — here or in the email, ever.
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