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Downtown's districts, Koreatown, Pico-Union, Mid-Wilshire and Westlake — the dense core where the city's 311 traffic runs heaviest.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Information-Only | 1,765 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 1,563 |
| Graffiti Removal | 1,240 |
| Item Pickups | 1,022 |
| Homeless Encampment | 378 |
| Service Not Complete | 308 |
| Streetlight Repair Services | 137 |
| Dockless Mobility Enforcement | 122 |
| Neighborhood | ZIP | 311 requests |
|---|---|---|
| Westlake / MacArthur Park | 90057 | 6,899 |
| Downtown LA (South Park) | 90015 | 4,803 |
| Arlington Heights / Mid-City | 90019 | 2,864 |
| Hancock Park / Koreatown | 90004 | 2,737 |
| Jefferson Park | 90018 | 2,649 |
| West Adams | 90016 | 2,603 |
| Pico-Union | 90006 | 2,088 |
| Beverlywood / Pico-Robertson | 90035 | 1,830 |
| Downtown LA / Chinatown | 90012 | 1,666 |
| Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire | 90036 | 1,634 |
| Biggest recent permits | Neighborhood | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Center operated by governmental agency | Downtown LA (South Park) | Jul 24 | $375.0M |
| Joint Living and Working Quarters | Downtown LA (Bunker Hill) | Aug 28 | $60.0M |
| Apartment | Beverly Grove | Aug 10 | $40.7M |
| Apartment | Beverly Grove | May 19 | $25.0M |
| Hotel | Downtown LA (South Park) | Aug 28 | $22.0M |
| Apartment | Koreatown | Aug 17 | $20.0M |
| Office | Downtown LA (South Park) | Sep 21 | $19.5M |
| Apartment | Westlake / MacArthur Park | May 27 | $15.0M |
Note: the city publishes permits in one weekly batch, on Tuesdays, covering permits issued through the previous Saturday; "valuation" is the applicant's self-declared estimate, not an audited cost.
Arlington Heights / Mid-City 90019 · Beverly Grove 90048 · Beverlywood / Pico-Robertson 90035 · Downtown LA (Arts District) 90021 · Downtown LA (Bunker Hill) 90071 · Downtown LA (City West) 90017 · Downtown LA (Fashion District) 90014 · Downtown LA (Historic Core) 90013 · Downtown LA (South Park) 90015 · Downtown LA / Chinatown 90012 · Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire 90036 · Hancock Park / Koreatown 90004 · Jefferson Park 90018 · Koreatown 90005 · Mid-Wilshire 90010 · Pico-Union 90006 · West Adams 90016 · Westlake / MacArthur Park 90057 · Wilshire Center 90020
Method: "Central LA" here is our informal grouping of the 19 ZIP codes listed above — not an official city boundary. Figures are what appears in the City of LA's official 311 and building-permit feeds for those ZIPs; independent cities inside the region run their own systems, so their activity shows up only at the edges.
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