78756 Building Permits: Small Totals, Woodrow and William Holland Examples
Current comparison
| Recorded measure | September 2024–August 2025 | September 2025–August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| New units authorized | 24 | 21 |
| Newly counted site groups | 17 | 15 |
| One-unit site groups | 9 | 11 |
| Two-unit site groups | 7 | 2 |
| Three-unit site groups | 0 | 2 |
Units and site groups use different timing. Size categories are provisional and omit larger groups. Definitions and limits.
Local findings: September 2026 review
Reviewed 2026-09-17; records observed 2026-09-15. Period: September 2025–August 2026. Findings describe that saved window; the current comparison above can advance separately.
Two distinct months contain identifiable three-unit groups
At 5505 William Holland Avenue, three one-unit building records contribute three units in November 2025. At 4909 Woodrow Avenue, another three contribute three in February 2026. Together they supply six of the reviewed year’s 21 units. William Holland’s records explain three of November’s five units; Woodrow accounts for all three units recorded in February.
The annual difference is the size of one of those groups
The previous twelve months recorded 24 units, compared with 21 in this review. Moving a three-unit group across the boundary of a twelve-month comparison could change a result of that size, although the records do not establish that timing explains this particular decline. The point is sensitivity: a small absolute change can look more decisive as a percentage than the evidence warrants.
The remaining activity is scattered across smaller contributions
After the two three-unit address groups, fifteen units remain elsewhere. The full set resolves to sixteen base addresses on thirteen streets. For an infill review, the Woodrow and William Holland files offer specific multi-building examples, while the smaller contributions may be better matches for a single-home proposal. The annual total alone cannot identify a representative building size or construction budget.
Planning context: Brentwood/Highland: corridors and residential-street distinctions.
Records behind the local findings
| Reviewed street or base address | New units | City permit evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 5505 WILLIAM HOLLAND AVE | 3 | 3 contributing records
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| 4909 WOODROW AVE | 3 | 3 contributing records
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| 1604 W 40TH ST | 2 | 1 contributing records
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78756: monthly records
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78756: historical monthly grid
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| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 50 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2001 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 |
| 1999 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 13 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 24 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 27 |
| 1984 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1983 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1982 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 1981 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 |
78756: separate lot-size history
Lot classifications are a separate measure; do not add them to Units. Grouping and accuracy.
By year
| Year | 1-unit lots | 2-unit lots | 3-unit lots | 1-, 2- and 3-unit lots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 † | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 32 |
| 2020 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 2017 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
| 2016 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| 2015 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| 2014 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 2013 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 2012 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 2011 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 2007 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 2006 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 31 |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2004 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 1998 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 1997 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 1996 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1995 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Last 24 months
| Month | 1-unit lots | 2-unit lots | 3-unit lots | 1-, 2- and 3-unit lots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2026 † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 2026 † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 2026 † | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| March 2026 † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| September 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| June 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| March 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| January 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| September 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24-month total † | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
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