Building Permits in Los Angeles, CA

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in Los Angeles. Updated daily.Data current through Oct 21, 2026

241,134

Total Permits

12,088

Last 30 Days

$19.3B

Total Construction Value

$192.8K

Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

•Average project cost is $192.8K
•Other permits make up 39% of all filings

Processing Timeline

165.2

Avg Days to Approval

Median: 70 days

48.5

Avg Days to Issuance

31,162

Permits with Timeline Data

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Permit Status Pipeline

70%

26%

issued168,585

completed62,079

submitted8,370

expired1,414

approved686

Permit Types

Other

94,110

$15.9B

Electrical

69,302

$26.8M

Mechanical

46,828

$20.9M

Addition

8,927

$3B

Demolition

6,905

$77.1M

Grading

6,195

$23.2M

Pool

3,923

$124.5M

Sign

2,697

$77.9M

Plumbing

2,148

$26.2M

Solar

$10.6M

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K

74,433

$50K - $250K

17,898

$250K - $1M

5,745

$1M - $5M

1,354

$5M+

521

Monthly Activity

469

Oct

2,567

Nov

11,835

Dec

20,784

Jan

18,851

Feb

20,474

Mar

20,275

Apr

17,958

May

19,147

Jun

19,058

Jul

18,210

Aug

18,666

Sep

9,497

Oct

020,784

Recent Permits

Type	Address	Description	Cost	Date
Other	1842 W 50Th Street	—	—	Oct 23, 2026
Electrical	1106 W 109th Place	Upgrade existing electrical panel from 100 amps to 200 amps. Install one new 240V EV charging receptacle (NEMA 14-50) o	—	Oct 23, 2026
Other	4350 Union Pacific Avenue	reroof with class A material over new solid sheathing	$10K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	5676 Marburn Avenue	Tear off and reroof 22sq comp shingles, house only, replace sheathing as needed, CRRC #0890-0013 Owens Corning Roofing a	$11K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	1814 S Point View Street	—	—	Oct 23, 2026
Other	3763 E 4th Street	remove existing tile roof , replace underlayment and reinstall same tile back portion of roof 1100 sq feet	$3.9K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	1324 W 126th Street	Replacing 1 window with no change to size or location	$900	Oct 23, 2026
Plumbing	5319 Reynier Avenue	REDRAIN TO (3) FIXTURES	—	Oct 23, 2026
Other	10019 S Gramercy Place	demolition and replacement of outside stairs to access upstairs unit-entrance and exit.	$10K	Oct 23, 2026
Other	5527 S Holt Avenue	Residential Reroof - 2,986 shingle roof replacement	$6K	Oct 23, 2026