Residential
- Permits
- 3,967
- Active
- 3,554
- Value
- $1.20B
3,798 on single-family and duplex homes, 169 on apartment buildings.
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Los Angeles 2025 Wildfire Rebuild Report
Rebuilds and repairs after the January 2025 fires, concentrated in Pacific Palisades and Brentwood. 4,115 wildfire rebuilds permits issued by the City of Los Angeles since January 2025; 3,644 are still active, worth $1.18B. Updated from LADBS every day.
4,115
Permits issued
Since Jan 1, 2025
3,644
Active now
89% still being built
$1.23B
Construction value
$1.18B on active permits
357
Issued in the last 30 days
69 in the last 7
1,536
New buildings
1,476 active · $1.05B
1,317
Housing units added
incl. 264 ADUs
288
Projects over $1M
2 over $10M
15
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, 10:33 AM Pacific; newest permit issued 2026-10-02. Value is the declared valuation on each permit.
Live map
Where Los Angeles wildfire rebuilds work is happening
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
96% of Los Angeles permits are residential, but commercial carries 2% 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
- 142
- Active
- 89
- Value
- $28.9M
Average $204K per permit, against $302K for residential.
Site work and signs
- Permits
- 6
- Active
- 1
- Value
- $24.5K
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 homes3,798 · $1.11B
3,463 active
Apartment buildings169 · $91.0M
91 active
Commercial buildings142 · $28.9M
89 active
On-site grading6 · $24.5K
1 active
By type of work
New construction, additions, remodels, demolitions and site work.
New buildings1,536 · $1.05B
1,476 active · 1,524 residential · 12 commercial
Alterations and repairs964 · $140M
658 active · 847 residential · 117 commercial
Grading850 · $366K
798 active · 848 residential · 2 commercial
New non-building structures (walls, fences)395 · $14.4M
379 active · 392 residential · 3 commercial
Pools and spas189 · $7.6M
185 active · 189 residential · 0 commercial
Additions124 · $13.2M
111 active · 118 residential · 6 commercial
Demolitions23 · $261K
12 active · 22 residential · 1 commercial
Non-building alterations23 · $420K
19 active · 22 residential · 1 commercial
Signs6 · $24.5K
1 active · 0 residential · 0 commercial
Non-building additions4 · $63.8K
4 active · 4 residential · 0 commercial
Non-building demolitions1 · $50.0K
1 active · 1 residential · 0 commercial
Usage
What the buildings are used for
The 12 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 Family1,982 · $1.05B
1,770 active
Grading - Hillside805 · $349K
757 active
Retaining Wall250 · $8.6M
246 active
Pool/Spa - Private192 · $7.7M
187 active
Accessory Dwelling Unit165 · $24.9M
156 active
Apartment129 · $89.4M
67 active
Garage - Private94 · $3.6M
75 active
Shoring (Temporary)81 · $3.6M
77 active
Grading - Non-Hillside45 · $17.1K
41 active
Retail41 · $9.7M
20 active
Shoring (Permanent)36 · $1.2M
35 active
Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure35 · $1.7M
31 active
ResidentialCommercialSite work and signs
Permits issued per month
About 196 a month, every month. Hover a month for its numbers.
ResidentialCommercialSite work and signs
Sep 26: 359 permits · 348 residential · 10 commercial · 107 new buildings · $77.3M
Jan 25Oct 26 (month to date)
By project size
Median permit: $40.0K. The 288 permits over $1M hold 47% of the value.
Under $50K2,177 · $18.7M
1,876 active
$50K-$250K610 · $64.3M
502 active
$250K-$1M1,039 · $573M
983 active
$1M-$5M283 · $453M
278 active
$5M-$25M4 · $41.1M
4 active
$25M+1 · $78.0M
1 active
Neighbourhoods
All 15 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,673 | 3,396 | 1,534 | 1,314 | $1.12B | ||
| 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | $2.6M | ||
| 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | $1.8M | ||
| 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | $2.3M | ||
| 30 | 19 | 1 | 1 | $2.5M | ||
| 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | $1.8M | ||
| 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | $2.0M | ||
| 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | $2.6M | ||
| 19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | $1.1M | ||
| 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $1.5M | ||
| 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $920K | ||
| 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | $713K | ||
| 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | $676K | ||
| 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | $862K | ||
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $312K |
This week
The newest wildfire rebuilds permits over $250K
Fresh from LADBS. Sign in to see the address, the contractor, architect and engineer on the permit, and the decision makers at the builder.
$1.5M2026-10-02
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$744K2026-10-02
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$310K2026-10-02
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$1.2M2026-09-30
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$555K2026-09-30
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
See builder and contacts$500K2026-09-30
New buildings · Dwelling - Single Family
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades
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Every issued building permit in the city.
Read the reportRoofing6,628 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 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.
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Questions about the Los Angeles data
Which permits count as wildfire rebuilds?
LADBS does not tag permits by trade, so this report counts permits LADBS marks as 2025 wildfire projects, or whose work description names fire-damage repair or a fire rebuild. A permit can appear in more than one trade report.
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