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In addition:

• We’re excited to launch ATC's new Multifamily Insights Series, starting with two community plan areas: Wilshire and Hollywood.

• Mayor Bass announces Tiena Johnson Hall, current Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, as the new General Manager of the LA Housing Department

• New ED1 application proposes demolition of an existing church and construction of a 7-story, 79-dwelling unit development with a 295% density increase

The Week Ahead

 Oct 21 | Santa Monica Architectural Review Board

• 1630 Euclid Street, 23ARB-0223: Creative Office; Review of the designs for the construction of a Tier 2, 3-story creative office building consisting of 47,391 sf building with an underground parking garage in the Industrial Conservation (IC) Zoning District. Staff Report.

• 1415-1437 5^th Street, 24ARB-0150: Residential/Mixed-Use: Review of designs for an 18-story, 203’-6” tall, 353,925 sf, mixed-use housing project consisting of 422 residential units (358 market-rate units; 64 affordable units), 7,050 sf of commercial floor area, and 188 vehicle parking stalls. Staff Report.

• 2025-2033 Wilshire Blvd, 24ARB-0035: Residential/Mixed-Use: Review of the design of an eight-story, mixed-use building with 150 residential units, 8,556 sf of ground floor commercial space, and four parking levels. Staff Report.

   

Oct 22 | LA North Valley Planning Commission

• 9129, 9143 North De Soto Ave, CPC-2023-6312-ZC-CU-SPR: A Zone Change from MR2-1 & P-1 to (T)(Q) C2-1, a Conditional Use for a self-storage facility, and Site Plan Review for the construction of a new self-storage facility comprised of four buildings totaling approximately 108,448 sf of floor area including one caretaker's unit. Applicant / Rep: De Soto Investments LLC/ Sara Houghton, Three6ixty

Oct 22 | Pasadena Design Commission

• 2211 East Walnut St, DHP2024-00192: New two-story, 26,000 sf transit operations and maintenance facility for transit buses. Owner: City of Pasadena Applicant/Architect: Patrick Kim, HDR. Staff Report.

Oct 24 | La City Planning Commission

• CPC-2022-4856-CA: Citywide Landscape and Site Design Ordinance to replace the City’s Landscape Ordinance (Ordinance No. 170,978) with objective design standards through the Landscape and Site Design Point System. New Outdoor Amenity Area definition to allow greater flexibility for partially covered or enclosed outdoor spaces within private or shared open space amenity areas

• 21101 West Ventura Blvd:

  • CPC-2022-8609-ZC-HD-SPE-SPP-CU-SPR: Minor improvements to an existing hotel on the site, which would include the configuration of hotel parking areas, demolition of the existing hotel swimming pool, and construction, use, and maintenance of a new pool and ancillary structures to the eastern portion of the hotel project site and a six-story, 112,204-sf self-storage facility, including approximately 111,173 sf of self-storage for household goods with an 804-sf associated office and support space, with loading areas, and surface parking.

  • AA-2022-8610-PMLA-1A: An appeal of subdivision of one lot into two lots. Appeal from West Valley Alliance for an Optimal Living.

• 1515 South Veteran Ave, CPC-2022-7045-CU3-DB-DRB-SPPC-HCA: Demolition of three existing multi-family dwellings and construction of a new 6-story multifamily over one level of underground parking consisting of 65 parking spaces. The project will provide 47 dwelling units (5 VLI) and one ADU.

• 1666 North Vermont Ave, DIR-2019-6738-SPPA-SPP-TOC-SPR-HCA-M1-1A: Appeal of modification request that includes an increase in overall FAR, commercial FAR, the total open space, commercial parking, residential parking, overall height by a foot, transparency along Prospect Avenue, bike spaces, and removal of two previously proposed ground floor retail spaces for an expanded grocery store use. Project from Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER). Project is a 7-story, 126,770 sf, 139-unit mixed-use building.

   

Week in Review 

Highlighted Case Applications

Los Angeles

• 41 Clubhouse Ave, ZA-2024-6704-CU1-SPPC-HCA: New single-family residence in Mt Washington-Glassell Park

• 5027 Almaden Dr, ZA-2023-1169-ZAA-1A: Appeal of demolition of an existing detached garage and an addition of 1,393 sf. to an existing 1,068 sf. SFD at a maximum height of 30 ft. with a new 279 sf. attached 1-car garage

• 733 S Burlington Ave, : Demolition of an existing church and construction of a 7 story 79 dwelling unit 100% affordable housing project in Westlake

• 20544 Ventura Blvd, ADM-2024-6718-ADU: Convert four (4) existing laundry rooms into four (4) ADUs in a 3-story apartment building

• 11363-11414 W. Chalon Rd, CPC-2024-6741-VCU3-ADJ: Proposed class-3 conditional use permit for the continued use and modernization of an (e) private elementary school; adjustment for proposed over-in-height fences, hedges, & sports court fence.

Culver City

• 11469 Jefferson Blvd, P2024-0246: Site plan review for a 147-room hotel—spa. The project involves demolishing an existing shopping center and building a 5-story, 147-room hotel with ground-floor commercial space and 106 parking stalls.

• 11281 Washington Pl, P2024-0247: Sb 35 60-unit mixed-use project - sb 35 application for 6-story, 60-unit 100% affordable mixed-use development with 3,180 sf ground floor commercial space.

Highlighted Completions

Did you know we now have a completed date filter 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

• 5315 N Ben Ave, DIR-2024-4224-BSA: Approved with conditions of demo of the existing structures for the construction of two 36 ft tall duplexes & 1 ADU w/ 6949 sf of RFA & 9 vehicular parking spaces located in the Valley Village Specific Plan and RD1.5-1 Zone

• 8846 Sepulveda Blvd, DIR-2023-2194-TOC-SPR-HCA: Withdrawn demo of the existing commercial structure and construction of a new 143,825 sf, seven story, 76'-2" residential apartment building with 180 dwelling units

• 10154 Hillhaven Ave, CPC-2017-5423-VZC-HD-CUB-CUX-SPR: Withdrawn demolition of existing four residential units and new construction of 3-story 44' high 19-unit apartment building over a basement.

• 1033 Cole Ave, ZA-2023-7472-ZV-ZAA: Construction of new, 1-story commercial building owned and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, with public counters, waiting area, offices, multipurpose room, and parking.