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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in West LA / Sawtelle.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 113 |
| Information-Only | 93 |
| Item Pickups | 91 |
| Homeless Encampment | 33 |
| Graffiti Removal | 26 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 20 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 20 |
| Park Amenity and Facilities Repair | 17 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Park Amenity and Facilities Repair | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Homeless Encampment | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Report Water Wasting | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Public Street Receptacles | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | Aug 10 | $15.1M |
| Apartment | Aug 27 | $3.0M |
| Retail | May 15 | $1.9M |
| Medical Clinic | Jun 4 | $1.8M |
| Duplex | Jul 1 | $1.0M |
| Duplex | Jun 3 | $950.0K |
| Apartment | Jul 14 | $800.0K |
| Shoring (Temporary) | Aug 10 | $780.0K |
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 14 new permits in West LA / Sawtelle, $356.7K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90025 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 1990 S BUNDY DR 100 | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office |
$100.0K |
| Oct 15 | 10474 W SANTA MONICA BLVD | Alteration / repair · Commercial Telecommunication Transmitter - wireless |
$80.0K |
| Oct 13 | 11766 W WILSHIRE BLVD 1050 | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office |
$58.0K |
| Oct 16 | 10700 W SANTA MONICA BLVD #310 | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office |
$40.0K |
| Oct 15 | 12114 W OHIO AVE | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Apartment |
$22.5K |
| Oct 14 | 1209 S AMHERST AVE | Alteration / repair · Apartment Condo-Multi Family |
$20.0K |
| Oct 16 | 1640 S SEPULVEDA BLVD | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office |
$10.0K |
| Oct 16 | 1625 S GRANVILLE AVE # 203 | Alteration / repair · Apartment Condo-Multi Family |
$8.5K |
| Oct 12 | 2052 S KERWOOD AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$6.6K |
| Oct 13 | 2002 S FAIRBURN AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.9K |
| Oct 14 | 12203 W TEXAS AVE 1-3 | Alteration / repair · Apartment Condo-Multi Family |
$2.5K |
| Oct 14 | 2131 S OVERLAND AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.4K |
| Oct 16 | 1510 S SALTAIR AVE 1-162 | Grading · Apartment Grading - Non-Hillside |
$865 |
| Oct 15 | 11100 W SANTA MONICA BLVD STE 550 | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office |
$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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