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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Athens / South LA.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 236 |
| Information-Only | 147 |
| Item Pickups | 127 |
| Graffiti Removal | 34 |
| Homeless Encampment | 28 |
| Service Not Complete | 25 |
| Landscape Maintenance | 18 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 12 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Public Street Receptacles | New |
| Oct 19 | Public Street Receptacles | New |
| Oct 19 | Public Street Receptacles | New |
| Oct 19 | Public Street Receptacles | Potential Duplicate |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | Jun 4 | $7.3M |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Sep 1 | $300.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | May 28 | $300.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Jul 17 | $189.5K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Sep 10 | $160.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Aug 20 | $145.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Aug 13 | $125.7K |
| Retail | Jul 7 | $125.0K |
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 12 new permits in Athens / South LA, $88.9K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90044 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | 7601 S HOOVER ST 1-4 | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$50.0K |
| Oct 15 | 1341 W 59TH ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$8.0K |
| Oct 15 | 524-526 W 85TH ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$6.0K |
| Oct 16 | 702 S ATHENS BLVD | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$5.0K |
| Oct 14 | 1308 1/2 W MANCHESTER AVE | Demolition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Demolition |
$5.0K |
| Oct 16 | 805 W 106TH ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.0K |
| Oct 12 | 1151 W 69TH ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$3.8K |
| Oct 13 | 628 W 105TH ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$3.0K |
| Oct 16 | 611 W 120TH ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.5K |
| Oct 15 | 743 W 77TH ST 1-4 | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$600 |
| Oct 15 | 934 W 74TH ST 1-8 | Alteration / repair · Apartment Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$501 |
| Oct 15 | 601 W 82ND ST | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$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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