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

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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

725
permits on record
$453.4M
total declared value
64
in the latest 7 days of issuances
7.2%
of all permits we hold

Window: permits issued May 7–Jul 2, 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 Canoga Park May 13 $50.5M
Apartment Woodland Hills Jul 2 $32.0M
Apartment Woodland Hills Jun 11 $22.0M
Apartment North Hollywood May 12 $16.3M
Household Goods Storage Glassell Park / Cypress Park May 15 $12.5M
Apartment Koreatown Jun 30 $11.7M
Apartment North Hollywood Jun 1 $9.0M
Apartment Athens / South LA Jun 4 $7.3M
Apartment Studio City May 16 $6.7M
Apartment Westchester May 8 $5.8M

Neighborhoods filing the most (by declared value)

NeighborhoodZIPPermitsDeclared value
Pacific Palisades 90272 185 $127.9M
Woodland Hills 91367 21 $56.8M
Canoga Park 91303 4 $50.9M
North Hollywood 91601 14 $29.1M
Glassell Park / Cypress Park 90065 6 $13.7M
Studio City 91602 4 $12.5M
Studio City 91604 8 $11.8M
Koreatown 90005 1 $11.7M
East Hollywood 90029 15 $9.0M
Athens / South LA 90044 5 $7.9M

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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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