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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Downtown LA (South Park).
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Information-Only | 774 |
| Graffiti Removal | 88 |
| Program Research | 35 |
| Homeless Encampment | 28 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 23 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 22 |
| Item Pickups | 15 |
| Dead Animal Removal | 7 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Homeless Encampment | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Information-Only | Closed |
| Oct 19 | Information-Only | Closed |
| Oct 19 | Information-Only | Closed |
| Oct 19 | Information-Only | Closed |
| Oct 19 | Graffiti Removal | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Graffiti Removal | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Graffiti Removal | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Community Center operated by governmental agency | Jul 24 | $375.0M |
| Hotel | Aug 28 | $22.0M |
| Office | Sep 21 | $19.5M |
| Community Center operated by governmental agency | Sep 9 | $3.0M |
| Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure | May 12 | $3.0M |
| Shoring (Temporary) | Aug 25 | $2.0M |
| Retail | Jun 2 | $1.5M |
| Retail | Jul 29 | $1.4M |
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 4 new permits in Downtown LA (South Park), $236.0K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90015 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 519 E WASHINGTON BLVD | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office |
$220.0K |
| Oct 16 | 777 W CHICK HEARN CT | Sign · Onsite Wall Sign |
$15.0K |
| Oct 14 | 1123 S MAIN ST | Alter/repair (non-building) · Commercial Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure |
$501 |
| Oct 13 | 1114 S MAIN ST | New (non-building) · Commercial Use of Land |
$501 |
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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