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BUILDING PERMITS

Building Permits in Los Angeles

Analysis of 210,812 building permits from public records. Data sourced from official city/county permit databases.

210,812
Total Permits
$36.1B
Total Valuation
20
Top Contractors
20
Neighborhoods

Top Contractors by Permit Volume

Permit Types

Type Count Total Value
Bldg-Alter/Repair 181,316 $11.7B
Bldg-New 14,779 $20.2B
Bldg-Addition 14,717 $4.2B

Permits by Year

12,489
2023
32,334
2022
28,602
2021
26,118
2020
31,599
2019
28,564
2018
26,461
2017
21,499
2016
3,146
2015

Busiest Neighborhoods

1 10250 -10250 W SANTA MONICA BLVD
541
2 6220 -6220 W 3RD ST
294
3 380 -380 WORLD WAY
222
4 6600 -6600 N TOPANGA CANYON BLVD
204
5 300 -300 WORLD WAY
198
6 130 -130 S SEPULVEDA BLVD
192
7 2049 -2049 S CENTURY PARK
172
8 2029 -2029 S CENTURY PARK
166
9 3205 -3205 W LOS FELIZ BLVD
146
10 100 -100 WORLD WAY
127
11 8500 -8500 W BEVERLY BLVD
124
12 12601 -12601 W PIERCE ST
122
13 11601 -11601 W WILSHIRE BLVD
121
14 700 -700 S FLOWER ST
118
15 515 -515 S FLOWER ST
117
16 2121 -2121 S AVENUE OF THE STARS
114
17 633 -633 W 5TH ST
114
18 5500 -5500 W 98TH ST
113
19 333 -333 S GRAND AVE
110
20 523 -523 W 6TH ST
104

Permit Status

Status Count Share
Permit Finaled 122,779 58.2%
Issued 52,109 24.7%
CofO Issued 22,510 10.7%
CofC Issued 6,877 3.3%
Permit Expired 2,479 1.2%
Refund Completed 1,752 0.8%
Permit Closed 676 0.3%
CofO Corrected 542 0.3%
CofO in Progress 275 0.1%
Re-Activate Permit 262 0.1%
OK for CofC 225 0.1%
Refund in Progress 206 0.1%
Permit Withdrawn 43 0.0%
OK to Issue CofC 35 0.0%
Permit Revoked 8 0.0%
Intent to Revoke 8 0.0%
Intent to Correct CofC 7 0.0%
CofC Corrected 5 0.0%
No Progress 4 0.0%
CofO Reactivated 3 0.0%
CofO Revoked 2 0.0%
Not Required 1 0.0%
Intent to Revoke CofC 1 0.0%
Permit Extended 1 0.0%
Ready to Issue 1 0.0%
Conditional Approval 1 0.0%

Data sourced from official city and county open data portals. Last analyzed: May 15, 2026.