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

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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

327
permits on record
$3.8M
total declared value
21
in the latest 7 days of issuances
2.2%
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 signs projects on record

ProjectWhereIssuedDeclared value
Billboards University Park / USC Jul 14 $950.0K
Off-Site Sign Downtown LA / Chinatown May 19 $900.0K
Wall Sign Beverly Grove Jul 8 $75.0K
Wall Sign Palms May 28 $70.0K
Wall Sign Boyle Heights Jul 17 $50.6K
Wall Sign Downtown LA / Chinatown Jul 14 $50.0K
Wall Sign Hollywood Jul 29 $45.0K
Wall Sign Studio City Jul 20 $37.5K
Wall Sign Hollywood Jul 16 $35.0K
Information Sign Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire Jul 27 $33.0K

Neighborhoods filing the most (by declared value)

NeighborhoodZIPPermitsDeclared value
Downtown LA / Chinatown 90012 8 $1.0M
University Park / USC 90007 2 $950.5K
Studio City 91604 15 $145.6K
Beverly Grove 90048 13 $137.4K
Palms 90034 4 $95.5K
Hollywood 90028 5 $88.3K
Echo Park / Silver Lake 90026 9 $87.0K
Fairfax / Mid-Wilshire 90036 9 $70.8K
North Hollywood 91601 8 $67.2K
Mar Vista 90066 3 $56.6K

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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

All permits, citywide →  ·  311 by request type →

Findings from this data

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