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Los Angeles’ Top Ten Building Permits of 2017

June 12, 2018 by Kelsey Graeber Leave a Comment

The research team at BuildZoom used our National Building Permit Database to identify Los Angeles’ ten most expensive construction permits of 2017. 

Los Angeles’ Top-10 Largest Construction Permits of 2017

DESCRIPTIONJOB VALUELOCATION
1AvalonBay Hollywood:
Garage ventilation from p2 to level 1, and corridor ventilation from level 1 to 8 (hvac systems for residential (695 units) and amenity (6 areas) spaces from 1st- to 8th floors is under separate application 17044-10000-07479).
$177,442,7806677 W Santa Monica Blvd
2Casden West L.A. residential retail complex:
New 13-story , 595-unit Apartment (66 dwelling units for very low income senior citizen and 529 market rate dwelling units ) with retail space (core and shell only ) and parking garage per CPC-2008-4604-GPA-ZC-HD-CUB-DB-SPR
$150,870,4722441 S Sepulveda Blvd 
3Los Angeles Football Club Stadium:
Proposed four story 22,000 seats soccer stadium over one level of basement with accessory uses. (Use includes concerts and other events allowed by dir 2015-2496 spp dd)
$135,000,0003939 S Figueroa St
4AvalonBay Hollywood (apartments and retail):
Proposed 695 units apartment with 24,900 SF of retail, 5 stories of type IIIA construction over 2 stories of type IA construction over 2 subterranean levels of parking
$133,082,0856677 W Santa Monica Blvd 
5Tower at Flower Street:
Proposed 32 story highrise tower at flower st with 303 apartment units, 3,211sf of ground floor retail including 4 levels of subterranean parking and 7 levels of podium parking. The 2nd tower is at 12th st and described as 40 story high rise with 363 apartment units, 4,101sf of ground floor retail including 3 levels of subterranean parking and 7 levels of podium parking. Both towers share a common podium
$133,000,0001201 S Hope St
6EPIC:
Proposed highrise office bldg with retail on ground floor, parking in basement levels and levels 2 through 5 with office from 6th to 13. The pt slabs and steel stud package that supports the exterior walls is deferred. See comments for revisions to scope of work
$111,925,0005901 W Sunset Blvd 
7Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – Tom Bradley International Terminal:
Proposed core and shell – approx. 271′-11″ X 1,642′-10″ 4-story & 1-basement level concourse and 2-story airport traffic control tower addition (midfield satellite concourse “msc”) to the existing tom bradley international terminal.
$108,000,000380 World Way
8Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – Tom Bradley International Terminal:
Proposed early start permit for a 4-story addition (“msc”- midfield satellite concourse ) to the tom bradley international terminal (tbit), work includes: foundation and structural steel only. See comments.
$86,356,144380 S World Way
9Century Plaza South Tower:
Major renovation of (e) 16-story hotel & convert guest rooms from level 12 through level 16 to dwelling units, toal 394 guest rooms & 67 dwelling units & add. New pools on roof & convert (e) storage & shop @ level b1 to gym & spa & install new elevated ramps at podium level.
$84,108,3712025 S Avenue of the Stars
105-OH:
New 24 story 347 unit highrise apartment building with ground floor restaurant (core &shell) and subterranean parking garage. (Pool under seperate permit)
$64,623,744427 W 5th St

 

 

1. AvalonBay Hollywood:

Job Value: $177,442,780

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Source: LA Curbed

2. Casden West L.A. residential retail complex

Job Value: $150,870,472

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Source: LA Times

3. Los Angeles Football Club Stadium

Job Value: $135,000,000

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Source: Eater LA

4. AvalonBay Hollywood:

Job Value: $133,082,085

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5. Tower at Flower Street

Job Value: $133,082,085

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Source: Curbed LA

6. EPIC

Job Value: $111,925,000

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Source: Epic on Sunset

7. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – Tom Bradley International Terminal (Core and Shell)

Job Value: $108,000,000

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Source: The Points Guy

8. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) – Tom Bradley International Terminal (Foundation and Steel Work)

Job Value: $86,356,144

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9. Century Plaza South Tower

Job Value: $84,108,371

Source: Skyscraper Center

10. 5-OH

Job Value: $64,623,744

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Source: Harley Ellis Devereaux

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Methodology:

This list includes all permit types that were issued by the building department in 2017, regardless of the date of application. All information is provided by the building department, but descriptions may have been adjusted for readability. Original permit descriptions are available on each project’s property page, which you can find on our Los Angeles Permit Map.

Filed Under: Building News Tagged With: analysis, Los Angeles, Top 10

About Kelsey Graeber

Having grown up in Los Angeles and studied in New York, Kelsey is fascinated by how the built environment shapes our understanding of people, culture, and well-being. Her work is at the intersection of design, research, and marketing. She enjoys traveling, reading, and eating food that requires chopsticks.

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