Tag: Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association
SWAT swarms abandoned house on Plymouth twice
The LAPD Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) was deployed to an abandoned property on the 300 block of N. Plymouth Blvd. Nov. 15 for a six-hour standoff between police and a squatter. A week later, Nov. 23, the team was deployed again to the same address. In the first incident, officers were called to […]
Larchmont Village and La Brea-Hancock residents cheer Planning Dept.
If there were one theme that predominated at the recent Dept. of City Planning open house and public hearing regarding several residential neighborhoods, including Larchmont Village and La Brea-Hancock, it was constituent appreciation for the inclusive work and effective outreach of the city planning staff. At the Claude Pepper Senior Center on La Cienega Blvd. […]
Paramount 25-year master plan is moving forward
The new Master Plan for Paramount Pictures received its first public hearing on May 16 as part of the city’s approval process, with more than 100 people in attendance. Held at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, the three-hour meeting was a chance for the Dept. of City Planning to obtain testimony on the project’s […]
Questions on Paramount plan loom large
Following the close of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) comment period for Paramount’s Hollywood Project, some residents are left with more questions than answers. “Paramount’s project includes building a parking structure next to the building I live in,” says Greg DeGraf, a Bronson Ave. resident. DeGraf’s Larchmont Village apartment, where he has lived for the […]
Homes on Wilton to be torn down for apartments
A modern-looking apartment building is in the works to replace nine bungalows on the 500 block of N. Wilton Pl. Developer Frost/Chaddock seeks to build 88 apartments in four wings after demolishing the 1920s homes that line the western side of the block, between Clinton St. and Maplewood Ave. The new building’s “four residential wings” […]
Development on the LVNA meeting agenda May 12
Property development and a potential Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) are on the agenda when the Larchmont Village Neighborhood Association (LVNA) meets on Tues., May 12, at 7 p.m. The semi-annual meeting will be held in the auditorium of Van Ness Elementary School, 501 N. Van Ness Ave. Councilman Tom LaBonge and/or his field deputy […]
