Building Permits in Los Angeles, CA

Track construction activity, new developments, and building permit filings in Los Angeles. Updated daily.Data current through Sep 7, 2026

212,815

Total Permits

12,815

Last 30 Days

$17.6B

Total Construction Value

$200.6K

Avg Project Cost

Quick Insights

•Average project cost is $200.6K
•Other permits make up 39% of all filings

Processing Timeline

170

Avg Days to Approval

Median: 70 days

47.8

Avg Days to Issuance

26,989

Permits with Timeline Data

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Permit Status Pipeline

71%

25%

issued150,198

completed53,195

submitted7,621

expired1,211

approved590

Permit Types

Other

82,568

$14.4B

Electrical

61,365

$24.2M

Mechanical

41,358

$17.7M

Addition

7,808

$2.8B

Demolition

6,500

$80.5M

Grading

5,327

$19.3M

Pool

3,395

$107.5M

Sign

2,362

$75.2M

Plumbing

2,041

$23.5M

Solar

$10.3M

Cost Distribution

$0 - $50K

65,391

$50K - $250K

15,664

$250K - $1M

5,048

$1M - $5M

1,210

$5M+

465

Monthly Activity

723

Sep

2,475

Oct

2,533

Nov

11,711

Dec

20,693

Jan

18,735

Feb

20,291

Mar

20,004

Apr

17,682

May

18,806

Jun

18,837

Jul

17,193

Aug

3,028

Sep

020,693

Recent Permits

Type	Address	Description	Cost	Date
Demolition	5010 E 3rd Street	New construction of a 4-story 100% affordable housing residential building including 60 apartment units with 59 (100%) a	$0	Sep 9, 2026
Demolition	5010 E 3rd Street	Demolition for 1 story structure, demolition permit is associated with construction of new affordable housing project un	$0	Sep 9, 2026
Other	833 N Brannick Avenue	· PROPOSED NEW DUPLEX 3 STORY 1,759 SQ. FT. UNIT A AND 1,694 SQ. FT. UNIT B · PROPOSED ONE CAR GARAGE 412 SQ. FT. EACH U	—	Sep 8, 2026
Mechanical	2247 Terrace Heights Avenue	remove replace existing 4 ton split system central air unit compete with 7 supply ducts 1 return and refrigerant line	—	Sep 8, 2026
Electrical	12467 Beatrice Street	ELECTRICAL FOR AC/COIL CHANGEOUT	—	Sep 8, 2026
Electrical	5404 Senford Avenue	install one (1) new 200-amp Siemens solar-ready main meter panel. Install a 40-amp dedicated EV charging circuit with NE	—	Sep 8, 2026
Other	716 S Burger Avenue #B	Convert section of detached ADU (716 Burger Unit D) into a separate detached ADU and convert sections of attached unit (	—	Sep 8, 2026
Demolition	2411 E 113th Street	1644 SF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH ATTACHED 2-CAR GARAGE TO CONTAIN 4 BEDROOMS AND 2 BATHS. PV SYSTEMS AND FIRE SPRINK	$0	Sep 8, 2026
Other	1947 Hillhurst Avenue	Upgrade exterior ADA and Accessibility access to accessible parking and path of travel. Remove and replace 4'' concrete	$19K	Sep 8, 2026
Other	1747 N Eastern Avenue	T-Mobile is requesting a renewal of the conditional use permit for the continued use and operation of their existing wir	—	Sep 8, 2026