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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in West Adams.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Item Pickups | 144 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 124 |
| Information-Only | 109 |
| Graffiti Removal | 65 |
| Service Not Complete | 31 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 22 |
| Tree Emergency | 11 |
| Homeless Encampment | 9 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Dead Animal Removal | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Clinic medical or dental | Jul 27 | $8.5M |
| Museum non-profit | Jun 29 | $1.6M |
| Retail | Jun 5 | $1.5M |
| Duplex | Jun 17 | $950.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | May 28 | $577.5K |
| Duplex | May 28 | $577.5K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Jul 17 | $500.0K |
| Duplex | Jul 17 | $500.0K |
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 16 new permits in West Adams, $448.7K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90016 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 3423 S BUCKINGHAM ROAD | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$100.0K |
| Oct 15 | 5430 W SMILEY DR 1-8 | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$65.0K |
| Oct 15 | 5217 W VILLAGE GRN | Alteration / repair · Apartment Condo-Multi Family |
$65.0K |
| Oct 14 | 3020 S PALM GROVE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$65.0K |
| Oct 15 | 3421 S BUCKINGHAM ROAD | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$60.0K |
| Oct 15 | 5232 W WESTHAVEN ST | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$50.0K |
| Oct 15 | 3519 S SYCAMORE AVE | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$20.0K |
| Oct 12 | 3780 S BUCKINGHAM ROAD | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$8.1K |
| Oct 14 | 5803 W BOWCROFT ST #1 | Alteration / repair · Apartment Condo-Multi Family |
$5.0K |
| Oct 14 | 2804 S RIMPAU BLVD | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.6K |
| Oct 14 | 2123 S HARCOURT AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$3.0K |
| Oct 11 | 2842 S ALSACE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$1.5K |
| Oct 15 | 3421 S BUCKINGHAM ROAD | Demolition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Garage - Private |
$1.0K |
| Oct 14 | 2222 S BUCKINGHAM ROAD | Swimming pool / spa · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Pool/Spa - Private |
$501 |
| Oct 14 | 5639 W COLISEUM ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
— |
| Oct 14 | 2943 S CHESAPEAKE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
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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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