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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Westlake / MacArthur Park.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Graffiti Removal | 546 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 158 |
| Information-Only | 35 |
| Item Pickups | 30 |
| Homeless Encampment | 27 |
| Service Not Complete | 10 |
| Landscape Maintenance | 6 |
| Other | 2 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | 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 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | May 27 | $15.0M |
| Duplex | Jul 24 | $550.0K |
| Duplex | Jul 24 | $550.0K |
| Duplex | Jul 24 | $460.0K |
| Apartment | Sep 15 | $200.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Jun 2 | $115.0K |
| Apartment | Sep 25 | $111.0K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Oct 6 | $100.0K |
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 2 new permits in Westlake / MacArthur Park, $15.0K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 90057 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | 254 S CARONDELET ST 3 | Alteration / repair Apartment |
$8.0K |
| Oct 13 | 551 S CORONADO ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$7.0K |
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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