News & Alerts

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 ...

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 ...

At its meeting on February 19, 2019, Los Angeles City Ethics Commission will continue its review of contributions from real estate developers to political campaigns in the city.  This discussion is timely, as it coincides with an ongoing (and widening) FBI investigation into corruption at LA's City Hall. The Commission is taking public comments on a potential ban of contributions from many ...

The 6-story 89-unit apartment building proposed for the former “Norm’s” restaurant site, at 11001 Pico Boulevard was the subject of a special WSSM Board Meeting on October 29, 2018.  At that meeting, neighborhood stakeholders presented a list of concerns about the negative impacts of the project, which would include increased traffic, parking overspill, shadows/visual blight, loss of privacy, noise and inpacts ...

A new 62-unit apartment building is proposed for the partially vacant property at 2301 Westwood Boulevard, on the corner of Westwood and Tennessee.  The project Applicant - doing business as "The Westwood, LLC" - plans to take advantage of increased height and reduced setback bonuses under the citywide Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program, which would allow a six-story, 65-foot tall ...