Draft Environmental Impact Report
Project Description:The Project Site is currently developed with an existing surface parking lot, an open-air industrial shed to be incorporated into the new development (Shed Building), and an approximately 4,000 square foot manufacturing building to be demolished.
The Project proposes a new residential and commercial development including 110 live/work apartment units (67 studio units, 34 1-bedroom units, and 9 2-bedroom units), 113,350 square feet of creative office space, and 50,848 square feet of new commercial space that may include commercial retail, and/or restaurant floor area. The Project would include several buildings (a Live/Work Building with ground floor retail oriented on the southwest corner of the Site, a Retail Building with amenities oriented on the northwest corner of the Site, and an Office Building with ground floor retail oriented on the east side of the Site) with connections via pedestrian walkways, ground floor plazas and elevated terraces.
Anticipated Environmental Effects: Based on the analysis included in the Draft EIR, the Project would result in significant and unavoidable impacts related to: Transportation (intersection impacts at Soto Street & Whittier Boulevard). All other potential impacts would be less than significant or mitigated to less-than-significant levels.
File Review and Comments: The Draft EIR and the documents referenced in the Draft EIR are available for public review at the City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning, 221 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1350, Los Angeles, CA 90012, during office hours Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Please contact the Staff Planner listed below to schedule an appointment.
The Draft EIR is also available online at the Department of City Planning’s website at https://planning.lacity.gov (click on the “Environmental Review” tab on the left-hand side, then “Draft EIR”, and click on the Project title); and copies are also available at the following Library Branches:
1. Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
2. Franklin Branch, 220 E. First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
3. Chinatown Branch, 639 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
4. Little Tokyo Branch, 203 S. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Draft EIR can also be purchased on CD-ROM for $5.00 per copy. Contact Sergio Ibarra at (213) 847-3633 to purchase copies.
If you wish to submit comments following review of the Draft EIR, please reference the Environmental Case No. above, and submit them in writing by Wednesday December 26, 2018 no later than 4:00 p.m.
Please direct your comments to:
Mail: Sergio Ibarra
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
221 N. Figueroa St., Suite 1350
Los Angeles, CA 90012
E-mail: sergio.ibarra@lacity.org
Public Comment Period: November 8, 2018 - December 26, 2018
