Los Angeles, California Sunday, September 6, 2026 Vol. 1 · Day 93

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Building permits · live from LADBS open data

New construction

Permits to build a new structure from the ground up — single-family homes, apartment buildings, and commercial buildings rising across Los Angeles.

How much LA is building

1,420
permits on record
$1.2B
total declared value
111
in the latest 7 days of issuances
7.0%
of all permits we hold

Window: permits issued May 7–Aug 28, 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 new construction projects on record

ProjectWhereIssuedDeclared value
Apartment Westchester Aug 10 $116.2M
Apartment Woodland Hills Aug 10 $55.4M
Apartment Canoga Park May 13 $50.5M
Apartment Canoga Park / West Hills Jul 31 $46.5M
Apartment Beverly Grove Aug 10 $40.7M
Apartment Woodland Hills Jul 2 $32.0M
Apartment Woodland Hills Jun 11 $22.0M
Hotel Downtown LA (South Park) Aug 28 $22.0M
Apartment Encino Aug 28 $21.8M
Apartment Koreatown Aug 17 $20.0M

Neighborhoods filing the most (by declared value)

NeighborhoodZIPPermitsDeclared value
Pacific Palisades 90272 359 $268.3M
Westchester 90045 9 $123.6M
Woodland Hills 91367 30 $113.6M
Canoga Park 91303 8 $51.8M
Canoga Park / West Hills 91304 10 $47.7M
North Hollywood 91601 28 $42.1M
Beverly Grove 90048 4 $41.4M
Koreatown 90005 3 $31.9M
East Hollywood 90029 21 $29.5M
Downtown LA (South Park) 90015 2 $23.2M

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Other permit types

Alterations & repairs  ·  Building additions  ·  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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