Around the Corner 

• The head of LA’s Homeless Services Authority has resigned just days after LA County voted to redirect $350 million in funding away from the agency

• The City of West Hollywood is launching a major update to its zoning regulations aimed at increasing housing supply, boosting affordability, and improving equitable access. A draft plan is expected between July 2025 and January 2026 following a second community workshop in September

• LA City Planning is deciding on the 53-story mixed-use tower set to rise above The Bloc in DTLA

The Week Ahead

April 7 | Santa Monica Architectural Review Board

• 1640 5^th St, 25ARB-0046: Review of design of 8-story, 87’ tall, 112,128 sf residential housing development project consisting of 132 units (117 market-rate units; 15 affordable units) above three levels of subterranean parking in the Transit Adjacent Zoning District of the Downtown Community Plan (DCP-TA). Staff Report.

April 8 | LA Planning & Land Use Mgmt Committee

• 5300 Oakdale Ave, VTT-83927-HCA-2A: Appeal filed by West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living for approving a Vesting Tentative Tract and for the demolition and removal of an existing citrus tree orchard, four street trees located on Oakdale, and the removal of existing structures (including an existing house, workshop/gallery, caretaker apartment, ranch office, two sheds, seven garage structures, and ramp structures) and the merger and re-subdivision of four parcels into 23 ground lots for the construction of 21, two-story single-family residences, one caretaker's residence, 20 percent reduction in front yard and side yard setback requirements and three model home lots

• 9143 De Soto Ave, CPC-2023-6312-ZC-CU-SPR: Draft Ordinance to effectuate a Zone Change from MR2-1 and P-1 to (T)(Q)C2- 1 across the entire property; for the construction of four self-storage buildings (one four-story building and three one-story buildings) totaling approximately 108,248 sf of floor area and one onsite caretaker's dwelling unit

April 10 | LA City Planning Commission

• 800 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, CPC-2024-6309-HD: Zone Change and Height District Change to modify the previous approval to allow a maximum building height of 65 feet, instead of 54 feet plus an additional 11 feet for elevator shafts, solar panels, and equipment otherwise permitted, to utilize the West Structure as a Hyundai dealership instead of a Honda dealership

• 361 N La Brea Ave, CPC-2024-5977-DB-VHCA: Demolition of an existing car rental facility and parking lot for the construction of a new 40,505 sf, 75 foot tall, six-story, 40 unit mixed-use building (5 VLI units). Project proposes 2,143 sf of ground floor commercial area, 16 parking stalls, 43 bicycle parking spaces, and 4,832 square feet of Open Space in Wilshire CPA

• DIR-2023-5190-TOC-HCA-1A: Appeal from USC and LAFC Stadium Co. on approval of new five-story, 65'-1" height, mixed-use development with 12 residential dwelling units (1 ELI) in Southeast LA. The Project will provide approximately 12,616 sf of floor area

• 700 South Flower St:

  • CPC-2021-9958-TDR-SPR-HCA: Construction of a 53-story residential tower with 466 dwelling units. The Project Site is currently developed with The Bloc, a mixed-use development comprised of a 26-story hotel and a 33-story office building on the northern portion of the site, and a nine-story podium building containing commercial uses, six levels of above-ground parking, and two levels of subterranean parking on the southern portion of the site. The Project proposes the development of a residential tower with up to 466 units, enclosure of the existing rooftop parking level, and the addition of two above-ground parking levels above the existing nine-story podium building. All existing uses would remain, excluding 24,342 sf of theater and retail uses (located in the podium building) which would be demolished to accommodate the new residential tower. Once constructed, the Project and existing uses would total 1,894,988 sf of floor area on a 4.3-acre site, resulting in a FAR of 10.2:1.

  • CPC-2018-6388-SN: The establishment of a Sign District to regulate signage within the Project Site, including Digital Displays and off-site signage

  • CPC-2024-8052-DA: A Development Agreement for the provision of public benefits in exchange for a proposed term of 20 years.

Week in Review 

Highlighted Case Applications

Los Angeles

• 635 San Juan Ave, DIR-2025-1995-CDP-MEL-HCA: 6 unit multi-residential apartment building

• 14123 Oxnard St, ZA-2025-1989-ZV: Tenant improvement & interior remodel of existing 2,940 sf. auto repair building, change of use from manufacturing to auto repair garage with spray/paint booth to legalize existing use

• 3625 S Grand Ave, ZA-2025-2009-ZV: Zone variance from LAMC section 14.4.10 to allow two signs to be located within five feet of an interior lot line

• 8631 Stanmoor Dr, ZA-2025-1914-CU2-F-WDI: New construction of a one-story, 1,615.25 sf building for a preschool with two classrooms, a teacher's office, supply room/kitchenette, restrooms and ancillary spaces

• 4851 S Alameda St, ADM-2025-1922-RDP: Convert manufacturing space on 3rd floor to deli/restaurant, create a roof garden with bar, dance floor & stage, add new bathroom on roof (20' x 40') and add guardrail fence

Highlighted Completions

Did you know we now have a completed date filter for LA in ATC? You can also check a project's status using the new status filter. For example, many of the cases below have been approved but have a status of “In appeal period.”

Los Angeles

• 2702 Moss Ave, DIR-2025-473-CDO: Approved with conditions the demolition of illegal two-story rear addition, interior remodeling, new 136.5 sf 1st floor addition, and new 601.58 2nd floor addition

• 8918 W Crescent Dr, ENV-2023-2086-EAF: Terminated Haul Route Application EAF Filing for the construction of a single-family residence

• 15151 Mission Hills Rd, ZA-2021-832-ELD-ZAA-ZAD-SPR: Approved with conditions new 370,500 sf eldercare facility containing 101 senior independent living units, 159 memory units, 78 assisting living units, and 96 skilled nursing facility units; demolition of two existing single family

• 1806 Washington Way, DIR-2024-117-CDP-MEL: Approved with conditions, a coastal development permit with Mello Act compliance to convert an existing recreation room into a new ADU

• 1611 S Hope St, VTT-82213: Approved with conditions mixed-use development consisting of two towers for total of 452,630 sf of floor area