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In December of 2018, State Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB 50, which would mandate greater density and height for new housing developments on all properties within 1/2-mile of any transit stop or within 1/4-mile of any stop on a major bus route.  Wiener’s controversial bill would grant this “upzoning” regardless of current zoning, which means that developers would be able ...

The former STR Auto Repair shop property at Westwood and Santa Monica was acquired in 2017 by Jamison Properties (DBA Westwood Regent, LLC), an investment/development company that recently entered the mixed-use market and has built several major projects in Koreatown, contributing to the “gentrification” of that area. Late in 2017 the WSSM land-use committee worked with the developer and Midvale ...

A 5-story, 77-apartment mixed-use building is proposed for this double-lot at 2136-2140 Westwood Boulevard, replacing what is now a low-rise commercial complex.    The developer is seeking  Tier 2 height and density incentives under the citywide Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program and (as with the other TOC projects on Westwood) there is no alleyway behind the project site to separate it ...

Westside Neighborhood Council held its town hall style board selections on March 14th.  Organized and implemented by the LA Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and the City Clerk's office, the town hall meeting was very well attended by stakeholders.  The energy and level of engagement was amazing!  Special kudos to neighbors from the Seat 7 area (which corresponds to WSSM boundaries) ...

Noah Riley, of Riley Projects, architect and owner’s representative for the 2301 Westwood project made a presentation at the WSSM HOA meeting on February 5, 2019 to bring us up-to-date with the design proposals, which have changed somewhat since we first connected with Noah in December 2018. The current proposal includes 60 apartments (6 set aside for extremely low income ...

The motion made by Councilman Koretz on January 23 to rezone Rancho Park from the current R1 (Baseline Mansionization Ordinance) zone to variation zone R1-V2 (which would allow construction of larger houses) will not proceed any further.  The news was announced by CD5 Planning Deputy Hagu Solomon-Cary at our February 5 meeting and was met with a round of applause ...