If any Los Feliz/Silver Lake denizens already feel overwhelmed by the area's upcoming development boom, please read no further. According to a recent LADCP case filing, the property located at the northeast corner of Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards is destined for a new residential-retail complex. The project is described as an approximately 217,000 square foot structure, featuring 202 dwelling units and just shy of 15,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The new development would occupy a full city block, bounded by Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards and Hillhurst and Clayton Avenues.
Located a quarter-mile east of the Sunset/Vermont Red Line Station, the project site lies within easy walking distance of several proposed mixed-use developments along the rapidly evolving Sunset corridor. Directly across the Hillhurst Avenue, plans for a 17-room hotel next to the Vista Theater have drawn out locals bearing pitchforks. Further south along the boulevard, locally-based Frost/Chaddock Developers intends to construct a trio of Killefer Flammang-designed apartment complexes. As seems to be the case with most developments north of Downtown, several vocal neighbors are unhappy with all of the above.
- Case Information Summary Sheet (LADCP)
I knew it would happen someday, but there goes my view of the L.A. skyline. Still this project in it's descriptive stage is much better than the slummy car dealership that use to be there, or the parking lot kaiser currently has set up. Too bad for Auto zone, though. I'll miss the vacuum store next to the Vista, where they boutique hotel is slated to go.
ReplyDeleteThe building(s) will probably probably have a low height profile, given the large development site vs. the proposed number of units. Maybe you'll get to keep your view.
DeleteVery exciting to see so much new stuff planned for a relatively short stretch of Sunset.
This is amazing! I've been hoping for something to fix this spot for ages. They really need to work out something about that intersection though - it can't continue as that awful six-way intersection where pedestrians need to wait for lights twice (on a 180+ second cycle) in order to cross.
ReplyDeleteIf foot traffic actually warranted it, this would be a good spot for a pedestrian scramble. Still, it shouldn't take more than five minutes to get to the opposite side of an intersection.
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