LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT of CITY PLANNING DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH UNIT STATISTICAL INFORMATION

BUILDING PERMIT SUMMARIES

Exhibits of building permit data come in the form of tables, charts, and, in the case of annual summaries, maps. The tables offered here display data by building type, i.e., single-family dwelling units, multiple-family dwelling units, commercial office space, industrial space, and retail space. A special report on adaptive re-use housing is also provided. Other reports aggregate data by permit type, i.e., New Buildings, Additions/Alterations, and Demolitions. The time frames are any quarter, fiscal year, or calendar year available in the drop down menus below. Data for earlier years or quarters can be found on our Archives page. The choice is up to you...

QUARTERLY BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY These reports summarize building permits issued during a quarter and fiscal year specified by the user. The tables display permits for new structures in each Community Plan Area. The charts that compare permit activity in each Area Planning Comission to one another and to permits issued during the same quarter of the past three years. First, SELECT a Fiscal Quarter January - March 2010 October - December 2009 July - September 2009 April - June 2009 January - March 2009 October - December 2008 July - September 2008 April - June 2008 January - March 2008 October - December 2007 July - September 2007 April - June 2007 January - March 2007 October - December 2006 July - September 2006 April - June 2006 January - March 2006 October - December 2005 July - September 2005 April - June 2005 January - March 2005 October - December 2004 July - September 2004 April - June 2004 January - March 2004 October - December 2003 July - September 2003 ... then, SELECT an EXHIBIT ... Table 1 : Single-family Dwellings Table 2 : Multiple-family Dwellings Table 3 : Commercial Office Space Table 4 : Industrial Floor Space Table 5 : Retail Floor Space Table 6 : Permits for New Buildings Table 7 : Permits for Additions/Alterations Table 8 : Permits to Demolish Buildings Table 9 : Net Changes to Building Inventory Table 10 : New & Adaptive Re-use Housing Charts. : Permits for New Buildings ... and then ... ANNUAL BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY* The formats of the quarterly reports the charts offered above are also available for recent fiscal and calendar years. A map showing the geographic distribution of permits for New Buildings containing Single- or Multiple-Family Housing Units is also accessible from the drop down menus below. SELECT Fiscal/Calendar Year January thru December 2009 July 2008 thru June 2009 January thru December 2008 July 2007 thru June 2008 January thru December 2007 July 2006 thru June 2007 January thru December 2006 July 2005 thru June 2006 January thru December 2005 July 2004 thru June 2005 January thru December 2004 July 2003 thru June 2004 ... then, SELECT EXHIBIT ... Table 1 : Single-family Dwellings Table 2 : Multiple-family Dwellings Table 3 : Commercial Office Space Table 4 : Industrial Floor Space Table 5 : Retail Floor Space Table 6 : Permits for New Buildings Table 7 : Permits for Additions/Alterations Table 8 : Permits to Demolish Buildings Table 9 : Net Changes to Building Inventory Table 10 : New & Adaptive Re-use Housing Charts. : Permits for New Buildings Maps... : Permits for Housing ... and then ...

* All maps require Adobe Acrobat Reader to be opened. They are best printed in portrait orientation on one tabloid-sized (11 x 17 inch) sheet, but may be printed to any size paper by using Adobe Reader's print options. Click on the following icon to download a free copy ...

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