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

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Building permits · live from LADBS open data

New non-building structures

Permits for new structures that aren't habitable buildings — retaining walls, fence walls, shoring, and other site structures.

How much LA is building

617
permits on record
$72.0M
total declared value
50
in the latest 7 days of issuances
3.0%
of all permits we hold

Window: permits issued May 7–Aug 29, 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 non-building structures projects on record

ProjectWhereIssuedDeclared value
Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure Pacoima Jun 8 $12.0M
Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure North Hollywood Aug 27 $5.3M
Mobilehome Park Sylmar Aug 18 $4.5M
Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure Gardena Aug 26 $4.0M
Shoring (Temporary) Pacoima Aug 3 $3.5M
Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure Downtown LA (South Park) May 12 $3.0M
Shoring (Temporary) Downtown LA (South Park) Aug 25 $2.0M
Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure Wilmington May 20 $1.9M
Shoring (Temporary) Hollywood Hills Aug 24 $1.9M
Use of Land Hyde Park / View Park Jul 30 $1.5M

Neighborhoods filing the most (by declared value)

NeighborhoodZIPPermitsDeclared value
Pacoima 91331 3 $15.5M
Pacific Palisades 90272 176 $5.6M
North Hollywood 91605 3 $5.6M
Downtown LA (South Park) 90015 4 $5.1M
Sylmar 91342 6 $4.6M
Gardena 90248 1 $4.0M
Sun Valley 91352 4 $2.4M
East Hollywood 90029 7 $2.3M
Hollywood Hills 90068 9 $2.3M
Wilmington 90744 4 $2.2M

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Other permit types

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

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Findings from this data

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