L.A. Wildfire Rebuilding Drags On With Just 1,320 Permits Issued—as Victims Turn to ADUs

The January 2025 fires killed at least 30 people and damaged or destroyed more than 11,000 homes in the star-studded enclave of Pacific Palisades and the community of Altadena

As of Wednesday, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) has received a little over 1,800 building permit applications related to post-fire recovery in the section of the Palisades fire zone that falls within L.A. city limits—and approved 758 of them, an agency spokesperson tells Realtor.com®.

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