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How we estimate completion

Estimated Certificate of Occupancy (CofO) date

For already completed homes, we measure the time from each passed inspection to the building’s final approval. We also separately measure the time from that final to the Certificate of Occupancy. We then use these values to estimate an in-progress build’s completion time based on its last passed inspection. The exact process is more complex:

1. Only inspections this home has passed count — full, partial or conditional. Failed re-inspections and merely-scheduled visits don’t, and for the final only a full approval does.
2. Each passed inspection gives its own estimate: its date, plus the typical time on to the approved final and the CofO.
3. We average the two most recent inspections, plus the furthest-along one if it isn’t already among them, so a single out-of-sequence inspection can’t skew the result.
4. Each estimate is weighted by our confidence in it: inspection types seen on many past homes count more than rare ones.

Optimism adjustment: the homes finished so far are the fastest builds, so the raw history runs optimistic and will lengthen as more (slower) homes complete. We correct for this by taking a higher percentile inspection-to-final time rather than the median, and by extending the projected time-to-final by a buffer. Both corrections will ease as the finished-home sample grows. The values you see here are the values currently being used:

These are rough, data-driven estimates and in no way should be used to make important decisions. They will shift as new permit and inspection data arrives.

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What’s New

August 20, 2026

• New light mode, set as ink on newsprint — switch with the icon in the top-right corner.
• Completion projection pessimism now relaxes as more homes complete.
• That caution now tapers to none by 200 completed homes and is recalculated daily, so some estimated dates will change.

July 14, 2026

• Permit review time now measures submission to plan-check approval (ready to pull), not the issue date — dropping the wait to pull an approved permit.
• “In review” counts and the permits chart now exclude approved permits that haven’t been pulled yet.

July 3, 2026

• Counts focus on primary structures (homes, apartments, condos, commercial); ADUs and accessory buildings are tracked separately.
• The info panel shows the structure type and any companion ADU permit.
• ADUs/accessory rebuilds show as a dot; repairs & remodels show with a dashed outline and their own tiles.
• Estimated completion is now steadier, blending several recent inspections (this pushed some dates back).

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Palisadian-Post · Pali Rebuild Map

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This map is a free, informational project. It compiles publicly available records — parcel, damage, and debris-removal data from Los Angeles County, and permit and inspection data from the City of Los Angeles and LADBS — along with our own estimates derived from that data.

It isn’t meant to be an exhaustive permit tracker — it’s a map-based infographic that strives to give viewers a sense of the rate and shape of rebuild progress.

This map is part of the Palisadian-Post. Your use is also governed by the Palisadian-Post’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

No guarantees. We make no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any information shown. Source data lags and contains errors, and our progress figures and completion projections are estimates that may be wrong. Nothing here is legal, financial, or professional advice — do not rely on it for any decision. The map is provided “as is,” without warranties of any kind, and we are not liable for any loss arising from its use.

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