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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Echo Park / Silver Lake.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Graffiti Removal | 209 |
| Item Pickups | 161 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 157 |
| Information-Only | 113 |
| Service Not Complete | 35 |
| Homeless Encampment | 28 |
| Landscape Maintenance | 24 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 16 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Only | Jul 20 | $8.0M |
| Apartment | Aug 28 | $2.5M |
| Shoring (Temporary) | Jul 16 | $1.4M |
| Music School or Studio | May 29 | $1.0M |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Sep 3 | $1.0M |
| Retail | Jul 7 | $900.0K |
| Office | Oct 1 | $560.0K |
| Duplex | Jul 9 | $437.0K |
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 25 new permits in Echo Park / Silver Lake, $326.8K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90026 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 653 N LA FAYETTE PARK PL | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$120.0K |
| Oct 13 | 1315 N CORONADO TER | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$50.0K |
| Oct 15 | 1357 N QUINTERO ST | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Garage - Private |
$40.4K |
| Oct 16 | 827-827 1/2 N BENTON WAY | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$15.0K |
| Oct 15 | 1903 W BERKELEY AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$13.0K |
| Oct 16 | 330 N BURLINGTON AVE # 1-2 | Addition · Apartment Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$12.0K |
| Oct 14 | 739 N EAST KENSINGTON ROAD | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$12.0K |
| Oct 16 | 1338 N MCCOLLUM ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$11.5K |
| Oct 15 | 1452 W CALUMET AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$8.1K |
| Oct 16 | 825 N BENTON WAY | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$8.0K |
| Oct 15 | 735 N MALTMAN AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$6.0K |
| Oct 12 | 354 N RENO ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.6K |
| Oct 16 | 1658 N REDESDALE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$3.6K |
| Oct 12 | 222 N LAKE SHORE TER | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$3.6K |
| Oct 14 | 744 N SILVER LAKE BLVD | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$3.4K |
| Oct 12 | 2131 W SANTA YNEZ ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$3.2K |
| Oct 14 | 1724 N EASTERLY TER | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.5K |
| Oct 12 | 1475 N WESTERLY TER | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.0K |
| Oct 12 | 1377 N MALTMAN AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.0K |
| Oct 12 | 826 N KODAK DR | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.0K |
| Oct 14 | 2167 N VESTAL AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$1.8K |
| Oct 15 | 1357 N QUINTERO ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Retaining Wall |
$1.1K |
| Oct 16 | 1308 N LUCILE AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$1.0K |
| Oct 15 | 805-809 1/2 N KODAK DR | Alteration / repair Apartment |
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| Oct 13 | 352 N RENO ST | 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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