Final Environmental Impact Report
Project Description:The applicant proposes to develop a neighborhood-oriented commercial center that would include approximately 51,500 square feet of retail uses, 6,800 square feet of restaurant uses, 7,000 square feet of storage uses, and 8,000 square feet of office uses, amounting to approximately 73,300 square feet of floor area of neighborhood oriented commercial uses in a single building. In addition, 3,700 square feet of outdoor dining space within the courtyards and terraces of the commercial center is proposed. The building would contain two stories and would be approximately 39.5 feet in height. The project would include a clock tower or similar architectural element of up to 50 feet in height. The project site is bounded by San Vicente Boulevard to the south, Saltair Avenue and an existing commercial building to the west, single-family residences to the north, and a single-story on-grade commercial structure and parking lot to the east. Figure 1 provides the regional location of the project and Figure 2 shows an aerial view of the project site.
The proposed project involves demolition of all existing buildings on the project site, which include five commercial structures and two single-family dwellings. One of the commercial structures, known as the “Barry Building” was designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument in 2007 (Monument No. LA-887).
The project design features groupings of multiple tenant spaces, ranging from approximately 500 to 5,000 square feet, which would be oriented around open courtyards. The proposed project would be built above a one-level subterranean parking garage that, together with at-grade parking, would provide a total of 427 on-site commercial parking spaces. Parking will be accessible from two driveways on San Vicente Boulevard, the northern/western driveway operating as an entry-only access and the southern/eastern driveway providing exit-only operations.
