Los Angeles, California Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Vol. 1 · Day 32

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Building permits · live from LADBS open data

Alterations & repairs

Permits to remodel, alter, or repair an existing building: the everyday churn of a built-out city renovating itself, from kitchen remodels to commercial tenant improvements.

How much LA is building

6,703
permits on record
$464.4M
total declared value
681
in the latest 7 days of issuances
66.2%
of all permits we hold

Window: permits issued May 7–Jul 4, 2026. The city's feed publishes ~2 weeks behind real time, so "latest" is measured against the newest issue date we hold, not today. "Value" is the applicant's declared job valuation — a self-reported estimate, not an audited cost.

Biggest alterations & repairs projects on record

ProjectWhereIssuedDeclared value
Airport Building Westchester Jun 10 $141.0M
Apartment Beverly Grove May 19 $25.0M
Airport Building Westchester May 22 $20.5M
Apartment Westlake / MacArthur Park May 27 $15.0M
Joint Living and Working Quarters Mid-Wilshire May 27 $15.0M
Airport Building Westchester May 22 $14.0M
Retail Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire Jun 22 $13.3M
Apartment Downtown LA (City West) May 20 $9.4M
Office Downtown LA (Bunker Hill) Jun 15 $8.1M
Apartment Wilmington Jun 5 $6.3M

Neighborhoods filing the most (by declared value)

NeighborhoodZIPPermitsDeclared value
Westchester 90045 155 $182.6M
Beverly Grove 90048 56 $26.7M
Mid-Wilshire 90010 9 $16.0M
Westlake / MacArthur Park 90057 19 $15.3M
Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire 90036 76 $14.7M
Wilmington 90744 43 $12.9M
Downtown LA (City West) 90017 16 $10.5M
Downtown LA (Bunker Hill) 90071 13 $10.2M
Pacific Palisades 90272 240 $8.8M
Rancho Park / West LA 90064 114 $8.3M

Follow alterations & repairs across LA

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Other permit types

Building additions  ·  New construction  ·  Grading & earthwork  ·  Swimming pools & spas  ·  New non-building structures  ·  Demolition  ·  Signs  ·  Non-building alterations

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Findings from this data

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