Los Angeles, California Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Vol. 1 · Day 138

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San Fernando Valley · ZIP 91406 · live from official open data

Van Nuys

What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Van Nuys.

311 service requests

105
filed Monday, Oct 19 (latest complete day)
592
in the latest 7 days of data
16,861
in our database
Top request type (latest 7 days of data)Count
Illegal Dumping Item Pickup146
Item Pickups126
Information-Only99
Graffiti Removal67
Homeless Encampment22
Street Tree Inspection17
Street Pavement Issues16
Dead Animal Removal16

Most recent requests

WhenRequest typeStatus
Oct 20Item PickupsWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Barricade RemovalWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Item PickupsWorkorder Created
Oct 19Information-OnlyClosed
Oct 19Item PickupsWorkorder Created

Building permits

408
permits on record
$15.9M
total declared valuation
Biggest recent permitsIssuedValuation
Patio CoverJul 6$1.1M
OfficeJul 10$987.9K
OfficeSep 28$550.0K
Dwelling - Single FamilyMay 18$310.0K
Dwelling - Single FamilyAug 5$300.0K
Dwelling - Single FamilyMay 28$300.0K
Dwelling - Single FamilyJun 16$300.0K
Storage BuildingSep 1$295.1K

Note: the city publishes permits in one weekly batch, on Tuesdays, covering permits issued through the previous Saturday.

Newly issued in ZIP 91406 — this week's city batch

The city's latest weekly permit batch landed Tuesday, October 20 (permits issued Oct 11–Oct 17). It carries 30 new permits in Van Nuys, $1.3M declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 91406 carries.

IssuedAddressPermitDeclared value
Oct 15 16140 W RAYMER ST BLDG #1 Demolition · Commercial
Demolition
$200.0K
Oct 13 6824-6824 1/2 N DE CELIS PL Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$180.0K
Oct 13 6345 N BALBOA BLVD 1ST FLOOR Alteration / repair · Commercial
Office
$180.0K
Oct 15 7411 N GAVIOTA AVE Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$150.0K
Oct 14 16730-16732 W GILMORE ST Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$120.0K
Oct 14 17039-17039 1/2 W COVELLO ST Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
$120.0K
Oct 15 6555 N DE CELIS PL Swimming pool / spa · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Pool/Spa - Private
$70.0K
Oct 16 15801 W WYANDOTTE ST NO 101 Alteration / repair · Apartment
Condominium
$50.4K
Oct 16 6651 N BLUCHER AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$50.0K
Oct 15 7060-7062 N JELLICO AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$36.0K
Oct 15 16140 W RAYMER ST BLDG #2 Demolition · Commercial
Demolition
$31.0K
Oct 13 7445 N GENESTA AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$7.8K
Oct 13 6454 N ORION AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$7.0K
Oct 12 15550 W WYANDOTTE ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$7.0K
Oct 15 15825 W VOSE ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$6.8K
Oct 14 6454 N WHITAKER AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$6.0K
Oct 12 6518 N DEMPSEY AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$6.0K
Oct 13 16822 W GILMORE ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$5.8K
Oct 14 17637 W HAMLIN ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$5.4K
Oct 15 17234-17236 W ELKWOOD ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
$5.0K
Oct 12 7258 N WHITAKER AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$4.8K
Oct 15 17637 W KITTRIDGE ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$4.2K
Oct 15 6429 N ALDEA AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$4.0K
Oct 12 6927 N ORION AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Garage - Private
$2.0K
Oct 12 8015 N LESNER AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$501
Oct 15 6826-6828 N WHITMAN AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
—
Oct 15 6830 N WHITMAN AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
—
Oct 15 6834-6836 N WHITMAN AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
—
Oct 15 6832 N WHITMAN AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
—
Oct 14 7658 N OSTROM AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Accessory Dwelling Unit
—

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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