Related Case Number: DIR-2015-0981-SPR-DD
Community Plan Areas: Central City
Project Description: The proposed project includes the demolition of an 850-square-foot restaurant and a 109-space surface parking lot and the development of a new 31-story mixed-use development. The proposed project consists of 428 multi-family residential units and up to 5,610 square feet of commercial uses, on a 0.75-acre site. The 428 residential units are comprised of 226 studio units, 75 one-bedroom units, and 127 two-bedroom units, and include 320 market-rate units and 108 Restricted Affordable units, including 22 units for Very Low Income households, and one of the following: 1) 10 percent of the total number of units for Low Income households; 2) 15 percent of the total number of units for Moderate Income households; or 3) 20 percent of the total number of units for Workforce Income households. Of the 5,610 square feet of commercial uses, approximately 2,980 square feet would include a leasing office and up to 2,630 square feet would accommodate neighborhood-serving retail uses. The proposed project would provide approximately 41,378 square feet of open space, including (but not limited to) 10,100 square feet of private open space, a 14,332-square-foot courtyard, a 1,453-square-foot business lounge, a 5,179-square-foot club room, a 1,730-square-foot fitness room, a 5,508-square-foot sky deck, and a 3,126-square-foot sky lounge. The proposed project would provide 375 parking spaces within a three levels of subterranean parking and a four-story parking podium. The proposed project is also seeking, through LADBS approval process, a haul route for 48,000 cubic yards of export and 5,000 cubic yards of import. With mitigation, the project is not expected to result in any significant effects.
Permits and Approvals: The applicant is requesting: (1) Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 16.05, Site Plan Review for a development that results in 50 or more units, and (2) pursuant to LAMC 12.21 G.3, a Directors Decision to permit a 10-percent reduction in the required usable Open Space.
Mitigation Measures: The SCEA determined that all potentially significant environmental impacts can be mitigated to less than significant. Mitigation measures were adopted for the following impact areas: Air Quality, Hazards, Noise, Public Services, and Transportation. This location is not a site on any of the lists enumerated under Gov. Code Section 65962.5. Pursuant to Section 21155.2 of the PRC, this SCEA Initial Study: (1) incorporates all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior applicable environmental impact reports, including the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), and adopted in findings made pursuant to Section 21081; and (2) contains mitigation that either avoid or mitigate to a level of insignificance all potentially significant or significant effects of the Project required to be identified in this initial study.
File Review and Comments: The Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA) and the documents referenced in the SCEA are available for public review at the City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning, 221 North Figueroa Street, Room 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 SCEA can also be purchased on CD-ROM for $5.00 per copy. Contact Jason McCrea at (213) 847-3672 to purchase copies.
If you wish to submit comments following review of the SCEA, please reference the Environmental Case Number above, and submit them in writing by Monday, October 28, 2019, no later than 4:00 p.m.
Please direct your comments to:
Mail: Jason McCrea
221 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1350
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 978-3672
E-mail: jason.mccrea@lacity.org
Comment Review Period: September 26, 2019 to October 28, 2019
