Residential
- Permits
- 98,862
- Active
- 48,225
- Value
- $7.02B
85,003 on single-family and duplex homes, 13,859 on apartment buildings.
Builtie report · live data
Los Angeles Construction Industry Report
112,775 permits issued by the City of Los Angeles since January 2025; 55,294 are still active, worth $11.6B. Updated from LADBS every day.
112,775
Permits issued
Since Jan 1, 2025
55,294
Active now
49% still being built
$13.4B
Construction value
$11.6B on active permits
5,693
Issued in the last 30 days
1,434 in the last 7
8,020
New buildings
6,421 active · $5.33B
26,098
Housing units added
incl. 12,739 ADUs
1,199
Projects over $1M
114 over $10M
38
Community plan areas
Busiest: Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
Live from City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), issued building permits, data.lacity.org. Last refresh Oct 8, 2026, 10:30 AM Pacific; newest permit issued 2026-10-03. Value is the declared valuation on each permit.
Live map
Where Los Angeles is building
Each square is about one square kilometre, shaded by how many permits it has issued since January 2025. Switch the layer to see only active jobs, residential or commercial work, or construction value. Dots are the largest active projects; tap one for its type, value and area.
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Residential vs commercial
88% of Los Angeles permits are residential, but commercial carries 48% of the value
Homes drive the volume: single-family remodels, additions, ADUs and new houses. Commercial permits are fewer and far larger: offices, retail, restaurants, warehouses, studios and LAX.
Commercial
- Permits
- 11,430
- Active
- 5,841
- Value
- $6.37B
Average $558K per permit, against $71.0K for residential.
Site work and signs
- Permits
- 2,483
- Active
- 1,228
- Value
- $29.0M
Grading, retaining and site permits not tied to a building type, plus signs.
By building type
What kind of building each permit is for.
Single-family and duplex homes85,003 · $4.35B
41,676 active
Apartment buildings13,859 · $2.66B
6,549 active
Commercial buildings11,430 · $6.37B
5,841 active
On-site grading2,096 · $20.7M
1,148 active
Off-site grading387 · $8.3M
80 active
By type of work
New construction, additions, remodels, demolitions and site work.
Alterations and repairs75,263 · $3.91B
30,281 active · 66,328 residential · 8,935 commercial
Additions9,205 · $3.62B
6,409 active · 9,011 residential · 194 commercial
New buildings8,020 · $5.33B
6,421 active · 7,614 residential · 406 commercial
Grading6,137 · $5.9M
4,358 active · 5,758 residential · 379 commercial
Pools and spas4,102 · $115M
2,479 active · 4,083 residential · 19 commercial
New non-building structures (walls, fences)3,463 · $337M
2,445 active · 2,725 residential · 738 commercial
Demolitions3,040 · $37.0M
1,034 active · 2,620 residential · 420 commercial
Signs2,483 · $29.0M
1,228 active · 0 residential · 0 commercial
Non-building alterations992 · $28.9M
595 active · 677 residential · 315 commercial
Non-building additions39 · $1.4M
25 active · 36 residential · 3 commercial
Non-building demolitions28 · $495K
16 active · 9 residential · 19 commercial
Building relocations3 · $57.0K
3 active · 1 residential · 2 commercial
Usage
What the buildings are used for
The 30 most common uses on Los Angeles permits since January 2025, as LADBS records them, with how many are still active and the value declared.
Dwelling - Single Family52,009 · $2.89B
22,216 active
Accessory Dwelling Unit11,261 · $799M
6,656 active
Apartment10,178 · $2.81B
4,495 active
Duplex4,510 · $426M
2,281 active
Grading - Hillside4,467 · $3.9M
3,263 active
Pool/Spa - Private4,294 · $114M
2,571 active
Garage - Private2,347 · $33.7M
919 active
Office2,107 · $613M
930 active
Retaining Wall1,787 · $65.1M
1,360 active
Grading - Non-Hillside1,667 · $3.0M
1,092 active
Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure1,562 · $215M
873 active
Wall Sign1,542 · $14.5M
855 active
Condo-Multi Family1,341 · $34.5M
684 active
Demolition1,312 · $17.6M
576 active
Retail1,233 · $203M
602 active
Restaurant900 · $97.6M
424 active
Condo-Single Family815 · $15.5M
371 active
Fence Wall788 · $12.8M
379 active
Condominium515 · $5.7M
217 active
Warehouse505 · $125M
255 active
Patio Cover446 · $9.9M
283 active
Shoring (Temporary)445 · $57.5M
394 active
Telecommunication Transmitter - wireless303 · $9.6M
180 active
Recreation Room300 · $9.8M
201 active
Carport292 · $18.9M
194 active
Medical Office285 · $70.4M
138 active
Sign Demolition261 · $514K
66 active
Storage Building250 · $43.1M
142 active
Airport Building250 · $2.42B
135 active
Church197 · $14.8M
94 active
ResidentialCommercialSite work and signs
Permits issued per month
About 5,370 a month, every month. Hover a month for its numbers.
ResidentialCommercialSite work and signs
Sep 26: 5,932 permits · 5,238 residential · 582 commercial · 383 new buildings · $386M
Jan 25Oct 26 (month to date)
By project size
Median permit: $8.4K. The 1,199 permits over $1M hold 64% of the value.
Under $50K89,214 · $791M
38,918 active
$50K-$250K17,395 · $1.76B
11,478 active
$250K-$1M4,959 · $2.30B
3,847 active
$1M-$5M934 · $1.79B
803 active
$5M-$25M226 · $2.17B
207 active
$25M+39 · $4.61B
38 active
Neighbourhoods
All 38 Los Angeles community plan areas
Permits, active jobs, new buildings, housing units and value for every planning area the city reports. Sort by any column.
| Area | Residential / commercial | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,410 | 6,461 | 1,720 | 1,516 | $1.39B | ||
| 7,203 | 3,133 | 388 | 1,701 | $560M | ||
| 7,073 | 3,209 | 421 | 355 | $296M | ||
| 6,360 | 3,330 | 264 | 1,770 | $696M | ||
| 6,157 | 2,994 | 211 | 3,594 | $931M | ||
| 5,103 | 2,266 | 301 | 2,176 | $387M | ||
| 4,727 | 2,218 | 382 | 1,149 | $353M | ||
| 4,343 | 2,126 | 188 | 533 | $235M | ||
| 4,175 | 1,952 | 342 | 753 | $268M | ||
| 4,164 | 2,055 | 148 | 1,493 | $675M | ||
| 4,043 | 2,141 | 265 | 478 | $310M | ||
| 4,010 | 1,757 | 319 | 1,143 | $299M | ||
| 3,836 | 1,673 | 181 | 1,191 | $332M | ||
| 3,551 | 1,419 | 275 | 793 | $212M | ||
| 3,543 | 1,428 | 227 | 579 | $241M | ||
| 3,093 | 1,453 | 386 | 894 | $255M | ||
| 2,926 | 1,427 | 145 | 370 | $160M | ||
| 2,641 | 1,107 | 165 | 143 | $99.3M | ||
| 2,485 | 1,189 | 249 | 175 | $124M | ||
| 2,446 | 1,043 | 67 | 1,687 | $469M | ||
| 2,390 | 1,011 | 156 | 193 | $120M | ||
| 2,369 | 1,557 | 101 | 46 | $186M | ||
| 2,126 | 845 | 143 | 70 | $75.5M | ||
| 2,114 | 1,065 | 207 | 103 | $76.1M | ||
| 1,875 | 898 | 66 | 49 | $79.8M | ||
| 1,603 | 640 | 34 | 989 | $123M | ||
| 1,538 | 830 | 43 | 37 | $71.9M | ||
| 1,480 | 659 | 156 | 85 | $75.7M | ||
| 1,272 | 617 | 134 | 47 | $57.2M | ||
| 1,084 | 456 | 108 | 209 | $134M | ||
| 995 | 437 | 80 | 305 | $82.4M | ||
| 882 | 520 | 3 | 1 | $181M | ||
| 875 | 378 | 67 | 41 | $100.0M | ||
| 782 | 405 | 38 | 705 | $158M | ||
| 432 | 260 | 14 | 0 | $2.79B | ||
| 291 | 146 | 5 | 714 | $749M | ||
| 139 | 74 | 3 | 9 | $27.9M | ||
| 97 | 63 | 18 | 0 | $33.3M |
This week
The newest permits over $1M
Fresh from LADBS. Sign in to see the address, the contractor, architect and engineer on the permit, and the decision makers at the builder.
$5.9M2026-10-02
New buildings · Apartment · 188 units
South Los Angeles
See builder and contacts$1.5M2026-10-02
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$7.0M2026-10-01
Alterations and repairs · Office business or professional
Harbor Gateway
See builder and contacts$3.5M2026-10-01
Alterations and repairs · Apartment · 22 units
Encino - Tarzana
See builder and contacts$2.8M2026-10-01
New buildings · Apartment · 16 units
Wilshire
See builder and contacts$2.7M2026-10-01
Alterations and repairs · Medical Office
Encino - Tarzana
See builder and contacts$7.5M2026-09-30
Alterations and repairs · Office business or professional
Downtown
See builder and contacts$1.2M2026-09-30
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$3.0M2026-09-29
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$1.5M2026-09-29
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$1.2M2026-09-29
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$1.6M2026-09-28
Alterations and repairs · Office
Westchester - Playa del Rey
See builder and contacts The people behind the permits
Builders, designers and decision makers, already matched to the projects
2,119
Contractors named on permits
2,026
Architects and engineers
plus 120 design firms
1,820
Builder companies profiled
9,841
LA decision makers
owners, developers, PMs
46,892
Licensed contractors (CSLB)
Southern California roster
4,179
Permits with a named builder
3,847
Permits with a builder phone
6,421
Active new buildings
the jobs trades sell into
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By trade
Los Angeles reports by trade
The same live numbers, map and neighbourhood table for the permits that matter to one trade.
Roofing6,628 active
Re-roofs and new roofs on Los Angeles homes and buildings, from Class A re-roofs in the Valley to new roof structures on rebuilds.
Read the reportADUs10,161 active
Backyard units, garage conversions and attached ADUs: the fastest-growing kind of housing permit in the city.
Read the reportKitchen & bath5,369 active
Remodels that move kitchens and bathrooms: cabinetry, countertops, tile, fixtures and the finish trades that follow.
Read the reportWindows & doors3,995 active
New, enlarged and replaced windows, doors and sliders, on remodels, additions and rebuilds.
Read the reportNew homes5,765 active
Every new single-family home and duplex the city has permitted, including the wildfire rebuilds in the Palisades.
Read the reportMultifamily484 active
New apartment buildings and additions, from four-unit infill to 100% affordable mid-rises.
Read the reportCommercial4,552 active
Offices, retail, restaurants, warehouses, studios and tenant improvements across the city.
Read the reportFire sprinklers4,619 active
Jobs that call for fire sprinklers or alarms, including the NFPA 13D systems required in new homes and rebuilds.
Read the reportSeismic & foundation1,858 active
Soft-story and seismic retrofits, foundation repairs and replacements.
Read the reportWildfire rebuilds3,644 active
Rebuilds and repairs after the January 2025 fires, concentrated in Pacific Palisades and Brentwood.
Read the reportPools & spas2,479 active
New and remodeled private pools and spas, mostly on single-family lots.
Read the reportStucco & drywall1,860 active
Exterior stucco and siding, drywall and insulation work on remodels, additions and repairs.
Read the reportDemolition1,034 active
Building demolitions, usually the first step before a new home, an ADU or a multifamily build.
Read the reportOn the ground
From Venice to downtown, Los Angeles never stops building
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