Around the Corner

Last week, California’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) published California’s Housing Future 2040: The Next Regional Housing Needs Allocation. HCD recommends changes to the RHNA process to ensure necessary housing by 2040.

ED1 Entitled Project for Sale: 14658 Gilmore St in Van Nuys. View the Offering Memorandum.

Week in Review 

Highlighted Case Applications

Los Angeles

• 4970 Gambier St, AA-2024-2506-PM: Parcel map to subdivide one lot into two RD3 lots located in the [Q] RD3-1D-HCR zone

• 1651 Marlay Dr, AA-2024-2548-COC: Certificate of compliance for five R-3 parcels in Hollywood

• 843 W 82nd St, ADM-2024-2533-DB-HCA-ED1: Demo of existing structures and construction of a new 35,745 sf, 88-unit, 5-story 100% affordable multifamily apartment building. Eight Studio, 75 1-bed, and five 2-bed units, with 0 vehicle parking.

• 1555 Vine St, ZA-2024-2527-ZV: Change of use from restaurant and yoga studio to 12,746 sq. ft. gym on the ground floor of existing mixed-use development

• 301 N Carmelina Ave, ENV-2024-2504-EAF: EAF for haul route approval for export of 5,611 cubic yards of earth in Brentwood-Pacific Palisades

Culver City

• 4117 Tilden Ave, P2024-0098: Address assignment for ADU

• 8432 Steller Dr, P2024-0091: conversion of existing industrial building to office us, with 5,748 square feet of additional floor area.

• 3907 Sawtelle Blvd, P2024-0090: Minor mod for previously approved two-unit project to reduce size of main units and add two ADUs

Santa Monica

• 1415 5Th St, 24ENT-0080: Administrative Approval for a proposed 18-story mixed-use building with 422 residential units (64 affordable units) with 6,615 sf of retail and two levels of 186 subterranean parking spaces. Alternative address: 1435 5th St.

• 1123 Ocean Park Blvd, 24ENT-0079: Occupancy Permit to return four apartment buildings to the rental market, with three units rented while the owner occupies the fourth unit. Please note that in 2013, a re-occupancy permit was approved for the re-occupancy of two units of a four-unit apartment building.

Pasadena

• 1645 N Lake Ave, DHP2024-00116: Demolition of non-historic duplex slated for new development

• 979 N Marengo Ave, DHP2024-00115: 2nd story addition to a non-contributing sfr

Highlighted Completions

• 3114 S Denison Ave, ZA-2021-8468-CDP-ZAA-MEL-HCA: Approved with conditions a 2-story 1546 sf SFD with an attached 385 sf two-car garage and a new 740 sf two-story ADU. 100 cubic yards of grading, encroachment plane waiver request. Located in San Pedro.

• 400 S San Vicente Blvd, CPC-2023-2058-CU-DB-MCUP-CUW-SPR-VHCA: Approved construction of an 8-story, 100-feet building with 126 residential units, 11,840 sf of retail, and 205,488 sf of floor area

• 2416 W 7Th St, ADM-2024-2467-RDP: Approved demolition of a commercial building in Westlake-MacArthur Park

• 4625 S Central Ave, ADM-2024-2409-CPIOC: Approved change of use from office to one dwelling