Los Angeles, California Thursday, August 6, 2026 Vol. 1 · Day 62

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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

450
permits on record
$41.4M
total declared value
53
in the latest 7 days of issuances
3.0%
of all permits we hold

Window: permits issued May 7–Jul 31, 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 Downtown LA (South Park) May 12 $3.0M
Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure Wilmington May 20 $1.9M
Use of Land Hyde Park / View Park Jul 30 $1.5M
Fence Wall Sun Valley Jun 15 $1.4M
Shoring (Temporary) Echo Park / Silver Lake Jul 16 $1.4M
Use of Land East Hollywood May 15 $1.3M
Retaining Wall Lincoln Heights Jun 9 $1.1M
Shoring (Temporary) Glassell Park / Cypress Park May 15 $950.0K
Use of Land Sun Valley Jun 24 $860.0K

Neighborhoods filing the most (by declared value)

NeighborhoodZIPPermitsDeclared value
Pacoima 91331 2 $12.0M
Pacific Palisades 90272 137 $3.8M
Downtown LA (South Park) 90015 2 $3.1M
Sun Valley 91352 4 $2.4M
East Hollywood 90029 7 $2.3M
Wilmington 90744 4 $2.2M
Echo Park / Silver Lake 90026 10 $1.6M
Hyde Park / View Park 90043 2 $1.5M
Encino 91436 15 $1.2M
Lincoln Heights 90031 2 $1.1M

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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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