Los Angeles Building Permits with Valuation and Location Data

Los Angeles building permits issued between 2010 and 2019, including construction, electrical, and mechanical types. The dataset contains permit details such as issue date, status, valuation, square footage, and geographic coordinates. It was published by the City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety via data.lacity.org.

Use Cases

• Analyze construction valuation trends over time using the VALUATION and ISSUE_DATE columns.
• Map permit density and types across Los Angeles neighborhoods using the LAT, ZIP_CODE, and USE_DESC fields.
• Model the relationship between building SQUARE_FOOTAGE and permit VALUATION for cost estimation.
• Classify permit types (e.g., building, electrical, mechanical) based on USE_CODE and USE_DESC using machine learning.
• Track permit processing timelines by calculating the duration between SUBMITTED_DATE and ISSUE_DATE.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year period from 2010 to 2019.
• Includes multiple permit categories: building, electrical, and mechanical.
• Contains geospatial coordinates (LAT) for location-based analysis.
• Provides financial and physical metrics like VALUATION and SQUARE_FOOTAGE.

Limitations

• Exact row count and sample size are unknown.
• Data is not current, covering a period ending in 2019.
• Potential for missing or inconsistent entries in fields like APN or ZONE.

Provenance

Source

City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, published via data.lacity.org.

Collection Method

Administrative records from the city's permit issuance system.

Time Range

2010 to 2019.

Freshness

Dataset last updated metadata indicates 2026-03-30, but the data itself covers 2010-2019.

Geography

City of Los Angeles, California, USA.