GroundTally construction pulse · data as of 2026-09-12

Los Angeles, CA

87,138 permits on file · source: data.lacity.org · updated daily
Permits issued, last 30 days
5,515
▲ 5.1% vs same period last year
Construction valuation, last 90 days
$4.0B
▲ 172.2% vs same period last year · project-level
Residential share, last 90 days
90%
of classified permits

Permit velocity

Permits issued per week, trailing 13 weeks
05001,0001,5002,000Jun 20Jul 4Jul 18Aug 1Aug 15Aug 29Sep 121,190
This year Same weeks last year
Table view
WeekThis yearLast year
Week of Jun 201,0751,078
Week of Jun 271,3101,369
Week of Jul 41,0031,018
Week of Jul 111,323988
Week of Jul 181,1811,261
Week of Jul 251,1951,313
Week of Aug 11,1771,226
Week of Aug 81,2791,151
Week of Aug 151,2531,251
Week of Aug 221,2721,287
Week of Aug 291,4621,410
Week of Sep 51,3461,088
Week of Sep 121,1901,226

Biggest new projects

Last 30 days, section permits collapsed to projects
ValuationAddressContractorDescriptionIssued
$2.0B 500 WORLD WAY ↗ **ePlan**LAX** Rebuild and addition for Terminal 05 at LAX Airport. 2026-08-21
$62.7M 6501 S SEPULVEDA BLVD 1-362 ↗ New 8-story type I-A & type III-A , mixed-use Apartment building with 362 Units . (4 levels of Type III-A apartments ove 2026-08-31
$60.0M 333 S FLOWER ST 1-512 ↗ Eplan***Change of use of (E) 13 story type I-A office/retail building over two level of subterranean parking garage t 2026-08-28
$22.0M 1130 S HOPE ST 1-112 ↗ New 8-story hotel with rooftop deck, one level basement and retail space at the ground level. 2026-08-28
$21.8M 5543 N ENCINO AVE 1-197 ↗ EPLAN 1- PROPOSED TYPE 1B SIX STORIES OF RESIDENTIAL WITH COMMON AMENITIES (196 ASSISTED AND SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING 2026-08-28
$20.0M 2873 W FRANCIS AVE 1-232 ↗ *eplan* NEW 8 STORY 232 UNITS (231 LI) AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT TO INCLUDE 5 STORY TYPE IIIA APARTMENT OVER 3 STORY 2026-08-17
$15.8M 5642 W DE LONGPRE AVE 1-523 ↗ SUPPLEMENTAL TO 23010-10000-04123 "EARLY START- FOUNDATION ONLY" FOR NEW 35 STORY APARTMENT BUILDING AND ONE LEVEL BASE 2026-08-20
$11.2M 15302 W RAYEN ST 1-64 ↗ EPLANNEW 4 STORY TYPE VA 64 UNITS 100% (62 LI) AFFORDABLE HOUSING APARTMENT OVER 1 LEVEL TYPE IA SUBTERRANEAN PARKING, 1 2026-08-19
$10.2M 408 S OXFORD AVE 1-40 ↗ New 6 story type IIIA, 40-unit, apartment building over, Type IA, ground floor parking & fitness room and 1 level baseme 2026-08-28
$9.5M 19701 S HAMILTON AVE ↗ Eplan. Proposed Type III-B concrete tilt warehouse with office. Construction shall not commence without CALOSHA permit. 2026-08-28

Permits by trade

Last 90 days, normalized taxonomy
building9,776roofing3,896pool1,088demolition469sign279other223plumbing143solar63
Table view
TradePermits (90d)YoY
building9,776-4%
roofing3,896+25%
pool1,088+14%
demolition469-7%
sign279-16%
other223-4%
plumbing143+43%
solar63+17%
electrical61-65%
mechanical49+9%

Permit map

Each dot is one permit issued in the last 30 days

Hot ZIP codes

Permits issued, last 90 days vs same period last year
ZIPPermitsYoY
902721,216 +90%
90049433 -11%
91344324 -4%
90066318 -13%
90045301 +15%
91335286 -11%
90065279 +41%
91367277 -13%