New Commercial Construction in Los Angeles: 188 Permits in Twelve Months
The City of Los Angeles issued 188 permits for new offices, stores, restaurants, hotels and mixed-use buildings from October 2025 to September 2026, 40 of them in the quarter to September. Builtie reads the permits, estimates each project's stage and attaches the builder or general contractor with a verified decision maker.
The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.
How many new commercial construction permits Los Angeles issued
| Measure | Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Permits issued, October 2025 to September 2026 | 188 |
| July to September 2026 | 40 |
| April to June 2026 | 49 |
| Share of Los Angeles's classified permits | 0% |
| Busiest month | October 2025 (34) |
| Rank among 24 markets | 7 of 24 |
This counts permits for new offices, stores, restaurants, hotels and mixed-use buildings that Builtie classifies as new commercial construction. The quarter to September was down 18% on the quarter before.
Permits issued per month, read October 9, 2026 from Builtie's permit data.
The largest markets for new commercial construction, read October 9, 2026.
Who decides on new commercial construction in Los Angeles
The developer or owner hires a general contractor, which awards the trade packages; the architect and engineers write the specifications the trades price against.
Trades these projects buy, and how many are open now
Each trade is bought at its own stage of the build. These are the trades new commercial construction projects lean on, with the projects in Los Angeles still inside each trade's award window today:
| Trade | Projects in its award window now | Award window |
|---|---|---|
| Excavation and Site Work | 115 | Before construction starts |
| Construction Site Security | 426 | Before the start to 15% |
| Concrete and Foundation | 642 | Before the start to 5% |
| Structural Steel | 1,136 | 0% to 15% |
| Elevators | 698 | 0% to 20% |
| Fire Protection | 1,916 | 25% to 50% |
| Electrical | 3,154 | 20% to 45% |
| HVAC and Mechanical | 3,154 | 20% to 45% |
| Low Voltage and Data | 2,367 | 35% to 60% |
| Windows, Doors and Glazing | 2,241 | 15% to 35% |
| Signage and Wayfinding | 2,504 | 25% to 70% |
What the Los Angeles data covers
The data is the City of Los Angeles: the building permits the Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) issues. Santa Monica, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Long Beach and the rest of Los Angeles County issue their own permits and are not in the feed today. The city's open dataset names no contractor, so Builtie reads each permit's LADBS record for the contractor and their CSLB license, the architect and the engineer. Many Los Angeles permits are owner-builder, and on those the architect is the first contact.
Other building types in Los Angeles: new residential construction, residential renovation, commercial renovation, new institutional construction, institutional renovation, industrial renovation.
Month by month: Los Angeles construction permits by month. Every trade: Los Angeles construction leads by trade.
Plans
Builtie's Starter plan is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds the LinkedIn and email outreach you run yourself. Opening a project spends one credit, and the decision makers, emails, phones and AI call script inside it are included. Your monthly credits reset at each renewal, and extra credit packs are valid for 30 days. The free trial runs 7 days with 10 projects. Custom, where Builtie's team runs the outreach for you, starts from CAD $1,500 a month on top of a Growth seat.
Frequently asked questions
How many new commercial construction permits were issued in Los Angeles in the last year?
188 from October 2025 to September 2026, 40 of them from July to September 2026, read October 9, 2026.
Who awards the trades on new commercial construction projects?
The developer or owner hires a general contractor, which awards the trade packages; the architect and engineers write the specifications the trades price against.
How do I find new commercial construction projects in Los Angeles before they are awarded?
Work from the building permits: Builtie reads the City of Los Angeles's permits, estimates each project's stage and shows the ones still inside your trade's award window, with the builder or general contractor and a verified decision maker.
What does Builtie cost?
Starter is $79 per seat per month for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds LinkedIn and email outreach. There is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.