Monthly permit report

Los Angeles commercial building permits, May 2025

Biggest projects in May 2025

By declared value.

5711 W Century Blvd
Issued May 29
$26.5M
EPLAN: Renovation of existing non-accessible, accessible guestrooms and corridors.
commercialBuildingContractor not published
939 S Kingsley Dr 1-136
Issued May 14
$11.6M
** ePlan **NEW 7 STORY WITH ROOF DECK 136 UNITS (3 very low, 105 low, or 27 moderate income units, 1 manager unit) APARTMENT TO INCLUDE 5 STORY TYPE III-A ON 2 LEVELS TYPE I-A…
multifamilyBuildingContractor not published
6909 N Reseda Blvd 201-516
Issued May 5

In May 2025, Los Angeles issued 1,188 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 795 projects, declaring $129M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (1,152 permits), then demolition (30).
The largest project was at 5711 W Century Blvd, with $26.5M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 77 days of application.

Source: building permit records from official city open-data portals, checked daily. Data through October 24, 2026. How we count