What is being built on private land
Every building permit the City of Arcadia issued in the twelve months to July 2026: 29 permits covering $3,817,359 of declared work, and $197,325 of fees paid to the city. They are drawn one block per address, standing on the assessor's parcels they were issued for, and a block's height is the combined value of the work permitted there.
Three things to know before you read this map
These are issued permits — not applications, and not refusals. The city publishes a monthly list of permits it has issued. It publishes no list of applications waiting for a decision, and no list of anything refused; those appear only inside individual hearing notices and decision letters, one project at a time, in prose. So a pending or denied project is not on this map, and One Public Budget will not guess at one. Everything drawn here was approved and permitted.
The height is the declared job value. That is the figure the applicant stated the work was worth, which is what the city prints. It is not an assessment, not a sale price, and not what the work finally cost. Plenty of real work is recorded at $0 — most reroofs, solar installs and demolitions are — and those are drawn as a thin plate rather than dropped.
The lots are real, and that is unusual here. Unlike the capital projects map, where One Public Budget has to infer a location from a sentence, every permit prints the assessor's parcel number and Los Angeles County publishes that parcel's boundary. These are the actual lots. The one thing we check and report is whether the county's address for a parcel matches the address on the permit — hover any lot where it does not. Where one address covers several parcels — 400 S Baldwin is five — they are drawn and counted as one place, and that grouping is ours.
26 permits on the map
Drawn as one block per address. Click a block, or the figure above it, to open that address and read its permits one at a time.
Starting the 3D view…
Properties, by the kind of work in their largest permit
- New multifamily housing
- New single-family home
- Accessory dwelling unit
- Addition, remodel or tenant improvement
- Roof, electrical, plumbing, fire or seismic work
- Solar
- Demolition
- Other
Warm colours are new construction, cool colours are work on something already standing. The eight groups are One Public Budget's; the 62 permit types underneath them are the city's, and every property names its own on hover. A property carrying several permits takes the colour of its largest one — a signpost, not a summary. Hover for the kinds of work actually there, or open the property for all of them.
Buildings and ground
- Homes
- Shops, offices, hotels
- Schools
- Civic and public buildings
- Parks and green space
- The ground, shaded by slope
Buildings and land use are context, drawn in grey so the permits stay the only saturated thing on screen. The ground is Arcadia's real elevation, 68 m to 1,260 m, at true vertical scale. Ground height is metres; permit height is money.
One block per property, not one per permit. Where a property carries several permits in the period they are combined into one block, and the figure above it is that combined total — arithmetic by One Public Budget, which is why the label also says how many permits it covers. Click a property, or its figure, to open it and read the permits one at a time.
Each property is drawn as the buildings that stand on it where OpenStreetMap has mapped them, and as the lot itself where it has not — hover to see which. Which buildings belong to a lot is One Public Budget's geometry, matched by the footprint falling inside the county's parcel; the lot itself is the county's record. The outline is the real shape of the place and means nothing about money; only height is money. Height is the declared value of the work, as a share of the largest combined value on any one property in the twelve months — so a block half as tall is work worth about half as much. Colour is the kind of work in the largest permit on the property; the others are named on hover and on its page. Heights compare reliably only from a level or overhead angle: in a tilted view a nearer block looks taller than an equal one further away. The floating figures are rounded; hover for the exact one, or read the table below, which carries every figure in full.
Basemap: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2023 (public domain), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP, public domain), and parcel boundaries from the Los Angeles County Assessor (public record). Served from this site; nothing is fetched from anyone else.
What kind of work this is
Arcadia prints 62 different permit types. One Public Budget collects them into eight groups so the map can be read at a glance — the grouping is ours, the permit types and the figures are the city's. Every permit keeps the city's own type, shown on hover and in the table below.
| Kind of work | Permits | Declared value |
|---|---|---|
| Addition, remodel or tenant improvement | 29 | $3,817,359 |
| Total | 29 | $3,817,359 |
Totals are arithmetic by One Public Budget over the figures the city printed.
Every permit in this view
The same 29 permits, as a table. Sorted by declared value, highest first. This is the record; the map is the entry point.
| Address | Work | Declared value | Issued | On the map? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 W DUARTE RD Arcadia, CA 91007-6920 | Commercial - Add/Alt — THE PROPOSED ADDITION TO THE ARCADIA CHINESE BAPTIST CHURCH WILL BE A TWO-STORY | $2,000,000 | 2026-03-03 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 212 S 1ST AVE Arcadia, CA 91006-3607 | Commercial - New — 2-STORY, PRIVATE FUNDED, GENERAL PURPOSE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING(NOT A | $1,000,000 | 2026-03-23 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 401 CAMBRIDGE DR Arcadia, CA 91007-2632 | Res-Addition/Alteration — DEMOLISH THE [E]STORAGE ROOM. WHOLE HOUSE REMODEL. | $191,602 | 2026-03-23 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 1512 LOUISE AVE Arcadia, CA 91006-4062 | Res-Addition/Alteration — ADDITION OF BED/BATH, EXPANDING LIVING ROOM (620 SQ) AT REAR. ADDITION OF | $155,000 | 2026-03-24 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 424 N OLD RANCH RD Arcadia, CA 91007-6030 | Private Pool/Spa — Construction of a new 15' x 45' in-ground concrete swimming pool featuring a 6" perimeter overflow | $70,000 | 2026-03-18 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 2233 CANYON RD Arcadia, CA 91006-1509 | Res-Addition/Alteration — INTERIOR NON-STRUCTURAL REMODEL OF KITCHEN AND 2 BATHROOMS. ONLY REPLACING | $60,000 | 2026-03-02 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 220 W NAOMI AVE B Arcadia, CA 91007-6911 | Res-Addition/Alteration — RENEW EXPIRED ADU PERMIT (22-0843) AND CONVERT GARAGE TO ADU WITH R-3.1 | $46,275 | 2026-03-30 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 1637 OLD OAK LN Arcadia, CA 91006-1802 | Private Pool/Spa — POOL REMODEL TO BE 13' X 22' POOL, 6' X 7' SPA, WITH 6' X 8' BAJA SHELF | $35,000 | 2026-03-11 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 890 SAN SIMEON RD Arcadia, CA 91007-6036 | Res-Remodel — 3 Bathrooms (Remodel) per plans. WITH MEP | $30,000 | 2026-03-16 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 761 CARRIAGE HOUSE DR Arcadia, CA 91006-2041 | Patio — (N) 390 sq ft attached cover | $28,000 | 2026-03-05 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 1310 RAMONA RD Arcadia, CA 91006-2352 | SF/New- Recreation Room — NEW RECREATION RM TO BE ATTACHED TO AN EXISTING DETACHED GARAGE. | $25,609 | 2026-03-16 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 270 W MAGNA VISTA AVE Arcadia, CA 91007-6941 | Res-Addition/Alteration — 150 s.f. addition to existing single family residence to expand dining room. WITH ELECTRICAL | $25,000 | 2026-03-26 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 1234 S BALDWIN AVE Arcadia, CA 91007-7510 | Commercial - Add/Alt — RESTRIPING OF BANK OF AMERICAN PARKING LOT WITH ADA UPGRADES. | $20,000 | 2026-03-19 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 1644 PERKINS DR Arcadia, CA 91006-1841 | Res-Remodel — REMODEL KITCHEN AND 3 BATHROOMS. BATHROOMS TO BE LIKE FOR LIKE WITH NO | $20,000 | 2026-03-16 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 1101 E CAMINO REAL AVE Arcadia, CA 91006-5004 | Private Pool/Spa — POOL REMODEL: BUILD NEW 6'X8' SPA AND 5'X9' BAJA SHELF WITHIN THE EXISTING POOL. | $18,000 | 2026-03-31 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 1405 S EIGHTH AVE Arcadia, CA 91006-4412 | Wall-Garden Wall — CONSTRUCT BLOCK WALL ON SOUTHERN SIDE OF PROPERTY 3' H X 36' LF AND 6'H X 185' LF | $14,324 | 2026-03-18 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 5630 PECK RD Arcadia, CA 91006-5850 | Commercial - Add/Alt — Cell site modification (824770) T-Mobile proposes to remove 3 existing radios and cables and relocate | $12,000 | 2026-03-16 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 182 W WISTARIA AVE Arcadia, CA 91007-8007 | Res-Remodel — - (E) CLOSET CONVERT TO NEW BATHROOM. WITH MEP | $10,000 | 2026-03-30 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 12359 Lower Azusa RD Arcadia, CA 91006 | Tenant Improvement — Proposed new N2 tank. | $10,000 | 2026-03-12 | no — the permit prints no parcel number |
| 182 W WISTARIA AVE Arcadia, CA 91007-8007 | Wall-Garden Wall — 18 PILASTERS (UP TO 4' H X 3' X 3') W/ WROUGHT IRON AND DRIVEWAY GATE W/ MOTOR. | $10,000 | 2026-03-30 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 600 VAQUERO RD Arcadia, CA 91007-6046 | Res-Addition/Alteration — ATTIC INSULATION R38 INSTALLATION | $8,500 | 2026-03-09 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 1920 S 7TH AVE Arcadia, CA 91006-4938 | Res-Addition/Alteration — 1620 SF OF INSULATION REMOVAL AND INSTALL IN THE ATTIC, RADIANT BARRIER | $7,300 | 2026-03-02 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 55 DUARTE ARCADIA, CA 91006 | Commercial - Add/Alt — REPLACE ARCHITECTURAL PANELING/SIDING ON SIDE OF THE BUILDING DUE TO DAMAGE | $5,000 | 2026-03-19 | no — the permit prints no parcel number |
| 1033 W DUARTE RD Arcadia, CA 91007-7483 | Res-Addition/Alteration — Repair of Second-floor exterior elevated elements in compliance with SB326 requirements, which includes: | $5,000 | 2026-03-25 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 23 E Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91006-3210 | Commercial - Add/Alt — VOLUNTARY DISABLED ACCESS ALTERATION OF PATH OF TRAVEL AND PARKING | $3,000 | 2026-03-11 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 451 W FOOTHILL BLVD Arcadia, CA 91006-2213 | Res-Addition/Alteration — REMOVE AND REPLACE 1 ENTRY DOOR LIKE FOR LIKE WITH NO STRUCTURAL CHANGES WITH | $2,749 | 2026-03-31 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 56 E DUARTE RD Arcadia, CA 91006-3511 | Tenant Improvement — PROPOSE 2 NEW VENTILATION OPENINGS FOR STORAGE ROOM ON BASEMENT LEVEL | $2,000 | 2026-03-05 | no — the county publishes no parcel for 5781005020 |
| 444 E HUNTINGTON DR 306-C Arcadia, CA 91006-6203 | Tenant Improvement — REMODEL TO DEMO EXISTING NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS AND RELOCATE DOORWAY. | $2,000 | 2026-03-30 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
| 718 SUNSET BLVD Arcadia, CA 91007-6338 | Res-Addition/Alteration — CLOSE/INFILL WINDOW AND UPGRADE METER ASSEMBLY (1 MAIN, 4 SUB-METERS) | $1,000 | 2026-03-31 | everything at this address · on its parcel |
3 permits that are not on the map
Listed here in full, with their value, so no work is quietly missing from the picture. A permit lands here for one of two reasons: the city printed no parcel number on it, or the county publishes no boundary for the parcel it named. Neither is a judgment about the work — it is a gap in what we can draw.
| Address | Work | Declared value | Why not |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12359 Lower Azusa RD Arcadia, CA 91006 | Tenant Improvement | $10,000 | the permit prints no parcel number |
| 55 DUARTE ARCADIA, CA 91006 | Commercial - Add/Alt | $5,000 | the permit prints no parcel number |
| 56 E DUARTE RD Arcadia, CA 91006-3511 | Tenant Improvement | $2,000 | the county publishes no parcel for 5781005020 |