The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) says the city issued $1.3 billion in building permits between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021 (second Fiscal Year quarter), a decline of about 13 percent from the $1.5 billion in permits issued in the same period in 2020. Overall the city expects that it will issue 163,000 permits this fiscal year, valued at $6.2 billion.
While the overall volume of permits declined in the past quarter, the number of permits issued increased by 8 percent from the 36,143 in 2020 to 39,164 last year.
The largest project in the quarter is a 53-story mixed-use apartment building at 232 W. Second St., valued at $264 million. The Omni Times Square redevelopment project has been controversial, in part because of its limited number of affordable housing units.
See the complete statistical report provided by LADBS:
Year-To-Date Statistical Comparison
Second Quarters 2020-21 and 2021-22
Construction Indicator
FY 2020-21 Q2
FY 2021-22 Q2
% Change
FY 2021-22
Budget Projections
Building Permit Valuation
$1.5 Billion
$1.3 Billion
-13%
$6.2 Billion
Number of Permits
36,143
39,164
8%
163,000
Number of Plan Checks
16,372
16,873
3%
68,000
Inspections Performed
226,272
232,491
3%
961,000
LA’s Top 5 Affordable/Supportive Housing Projects
Based on Construction Valuation
Permitted between Oct. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021
Project Address
Construction Valuation
Project Description
3000 N. Main Street
$17.5 Million
New construction — Proposed 5-story, 97-unit, mixed-use apartment building.
11701 W. Santa Monica Boulevard
$17.5 Million
New construction — Proposed 5-story, 51-unit, mixed-use apartment building.
1800 E. 1st Street
$15.0 Million
New construction — Proposed 4-story, 44-unit, apartment building.
10401 W. Washington Boulevard
$14.8 Million
New construction — Proposed 8-story, 112-unit, mixed-use apartment building.
5440 W. Franklin Avenue
$12.5 Million
New construction — Proposed 5-story, 87-unit, mixed-use apartment building.
LA’s Top 5 Construction Projects
Based on Construction ValuationPermitted Between Oct. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021
Project Address
Construction Valuation
Project Description
232 W. 2nd Street
$264.0 Million
New construction — Proposed 53-story mixed-use apartment building.
6300 W. 3rd Street
$86.2 Million
New construction — Proposed eight-story, 311-unit mixed-use apartment building.
1066 S. La Cienega Boulevard
$75.0 Million
New construction — Proposed 28-story, 290-unit mixed-use apartment building
200 N. Central Avenue
$51.9 Million
New construction – Proposed six-story, 248-unit apartment building.
842 S. Grand Avenue
$50.0 Million
New construction — Proposed 19-story, 329-unit mixed-use apartment building.
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