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

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Building permits · live from LADBS open data

Signs

Permits for outdoor signage — wall signs, projecting and pole signs, window signs, and sign removals.

How much LA is building

236
permits on record
$2.2M
total declared value
25
in the latest 7 days of issuances
2.3%
of all permits we hold

Window: permits issued May 7–Jul 3, 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 signs projects on record

ProjectWhereIssuedDeclared value
Off-Site Sign Downtown LA / Chinatown May 19 $900.0K
Wall Sign Palms May 28 $70.0K
Wall Sign North Hollywood Jun 26 $28.6K
Pole Sign Mar Vista May 19 $28.0K
Wall Sign North Hills Jul 2 $25.5K
Projecting Sign Downtown LA / Chinatown Jun 23 $25.0K
Wall Sign Downtown LA / Chinatown Jun 23 $25.0K
Wall Sign USC May 27 $25.0K
Projecting Sign Downtown LA / Chinatown Jun 19 $25.0K
Wall Sign Studio City May 18 $24.0K

Neighborhoods filing the most (by declared value)

NeighborhoodZIPPermitsDeclared value
Downtown LA / Chinatown 90012 6 $993.0K
Palms 90034 2 $90.0K
Studio City 91604 11 $88.2K
North Hollywood 91601 8 $67.2K
Echo Park / Silver Lake 90026 7 $57.0K
Beverly Grove 90048 10 $56.4K
Mar Vista 90066 2 $51.6K
Los Feliz 90027 5 $46.0K
South Los Angeles 90037 17 $42.8K
Downtown LA (South Park) 90015 5 $42.8K

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Other permit types

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

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Findings from this data

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