Construction Leads in Los Angeles
Los Angeles issues more than 60,000 building permits a year, most of them alterations to single-family homes, and the city's open dataset names no contractor, owner or applicant on any of them. The permit proves a project exists; finding the company and the person who awards the work is a second step, and it runs through each permit's LADBS record.
The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.
Where Los Angeles sits
Los Angeles among the eleven metros Builtie covers. See all of them on one map.
How much is being permitted
Permits by year in Los Angeles. 2026 is a partial year counted to October 9, 2026, so its bar is shorter for that reason rather than a slowdown.
Los Angeles has produced 177,551 permits since January 2024: 64,776 in 2024, 63,355 in 2025 and 49,420 so far in 2026. Counted on October 9, 2026.
What is being permitted
| Most common permit categories in Los Angeles | Since Jan 2024 | Share of these six |
|---|---|---|
| Bldg-Alter/Repair | 120,649 | 72% |
| Bldg-Addition | 14,444 | 9% |
| Bldg-New | 11,700 | 7% |
| Grading | 8,971 | 5% |
| Swimming-Pool/Spa | 6,505 | 4% |
| Nonbldg-New | 5,103 | 3% |
What the Los Angeles record actually carries
Builtie reads the City of Los Angeles building permits that LADBS issues, refreshed daily, and then each permit's own LADBS record, which lists the contractor with their CSLB license number and class, the architect, the engineer and the inspection history. Many Los Angeles permits are owner-builder: no contractor is named, but the architect still is.
What a trade contractor should know about this market
- Alterations dominate the count. Repairs and alterations are about two thirds of every permit issued; new buildings and additions are the smaller share that carries most of the value.
- ADUs are their own market. Accessory dwelling units make up a large share of new construction in the city, mostly on single-family lots and often built by firms that specialize in them.
- The 2025 wildfire rebuild is concentrated. LADBS flags fire-rebuild permits, and they cluster in Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, where owners, architects and builders are all still being chosen.
- Electrical, plumbing and HVAC permits are separate. LADBS issues them outside the building-permit record, so Builtie counts the project they belong to, not the trade permit, which is issued after the trade is hired.
What Builtie carries in Los Angeles
Los Angeles carries full depth: the permit history rather than a single snapshot, projects scored against your trade and territory, an inferred build stage so you can tell an open package from one awarded months ago, and the people who award the work traced past applicants and numbered companies to a named person with email, phone and LinkedIn where each can be verified.
When your package is bought
The buying window does not move with the city. Concrete and excavation are committed before the site is visibly dug, framing is booked while the foundation cures, roofing and cabinetry are decided during framing, and painting is awarded while drywall goes up. Our guide to when each trade is decided maps all of them against the five build stages.
Builtie plans start at $79 per month per seat for 20 projects a month, and $99 for 50. Growth adds LinkedIn and email outreach you run from the platform; Starter does not include Outreach. Done-for-you — where Builtie's team runs the content, campaigns and replies for you — is the Custom plan. There is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.
See also: Building permit lookup: Los Angeles.
Every trade in Los Angeles, from excavation to landscaping, with its own count and award window: Los Angeles construction leads by trade.
Frequently asked questions
How many construction permits does Los Angeles issue?
Los Angeles has issued 177,551 permits since January 2024: 64,776 in 2024, 63,355 in 2025 and 49,420 so far in 2026, counted on October 9, 2026. The 2026 figure is a partial year.
Where does the Los Angeles permit data come from?
The city's own official open-data service. Builtie reads the record the city publishes rather than a resold copy of it, then adds the history, the scoring, the build stage and the decision makers on top.
Why doesn't the Los Angeles permit data name the contractor?
The city's open dataset carries the permit, address, work description and valuation but no names. The contractor, with their CSLB license, and the architect and engineer are on each permit's LADBS record, which Builtie reads permit by permit.
How does Los Angeles compare with the other cities Builtie covers?
Same depth, different volume. Every covered city carries permit history, scored projects, build stage and identified decision makers; Los Angeles produced 177,551 permits since January 2024, which you can compare against the other ten on the coverage map.
What does Builtie cost?
Starter is $79 per month per seat for 20 projects a month and Growth is $99 for 50. Both include done-for-you LinkedIn and email outreach, and there is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.