Monthly permit report

Los Angeles commercial building permits, May 2026

Biggest projects in May 2026

By declared value.

6745 N Independence Ave 1-395
Issued May 13
$50.5M
The construction use and maintenance of a 395 DU multi-family affordable housing project, 5 levels type IIIA over 1 level type IA construction. The Project is a density bonus…
multifamilyBuildingContractor not published
7143 N Tampa Ave 1-244
Issued May 6
$26M
NEW 6-STORY AFFORDABLE HOUSING 244 UNIT CONSISTING OF 5 STORIES TYPE IIIA APARTMENT/PARKING OVER 1-STORY TYPE IA APARTMENT/PARKING.
multifamilyBuildingContractor not published
6380 W Wilshire Blvd 1-217

In May 2026, Los Angeles issued 1,208 building permits on commercial and multifamily properties, on 878 projects, declaring $407M of work.
The busiest trade was general building (1,180 permits), then demolition (25).
The largest project was at 6745 N Independence Ave 1-395, with $50.5M declared.
Half of the month’s permits were issued within 86 days of application.

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