Buena Vista Project

Case Number: ENV-2016-4064-EIR
Council District: 1 - Hernandez
Community Plan Areas: Central City North
Project Location: 1251 North Spring St., 1030 – 1380 North Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90012

Project Description:  The Project is for the construction of a mixed-use development consisting of 986 residential units, including 200 affordable units; 15,000 square feet of retail; 23,800 square feet of restaurant; and 116,610 square feet of outdoor trellis/overhang areas on an existing approximately 8.08‑acre site.  The Project Site includes a “South Parcel,” generally located at the southern portion of the Project Site, and a “North Parcel,” generally located on the northern portion of the Project Site.  The South Parcel consists of a six-story podium connecting two buildings, Building 1, a 26-story building, and Building 2, a 22-story building.  The North Parcel consists of a two-story podium connecting three buildings, the North Building, a 15-story building; the Courtyard Building, a six-story building; and the Retail Block Building, a three-story building.  The Project would also provide parking within three partial subterranean levels on both the South Parcel and North Parcel.  In total, the Project would include up to 1,245,536 square feet of floor area, and approximately 1 acre of publicly accessible open space.  All existing structures on the Project Site would be removed.

ANTICIPATED SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS:

Based on the analysis included in the Draft EIR, the Project would result in significant and unavoidable impacts related to:  project-level and cumulative construction noise and vibration.  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 at the following Library Branches:

  • Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA  90071
  • Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library, 6145 North Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90042
  • Chinatown Branch Library, 639 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA  90012
  • Lincoln Heights Branch Library, 2530 Workman Street, Los Angeles, CA  90031

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 August 25, 2025, no later than 4:00 P.M.

Please direct your comments to:

Mail:

Kiersten Turner
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
221 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1350
Los Angeles, CA  90012
kiersten.turner@lacity.org

Draft EIR Sections

Draft EIR Appendices