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Neighborhoods under threat, say homeowners

Suzan Filipek · October 26, 2023

Los Angeles’ residential, tree-lined streets have long been a treasured part of our city. But, according to local homeowners groups, those streets are under threat by a state-mandated City of […]

Room to Grow?: Preserving not-yet-designated historic districts

Columnist · October 27, 2022

I was having lunch with my friend, James Dastoli, who has newly moved with his family into a historic house located in the Wilton Place National Historic District. We had […]

New subzone is designed to curb mansionization

Suzan Filipek · November 2, 2017

Temporary zoning measures designed to protect neighborhood character and prevent building of homes too large for their lots are set to expire this summer for both Brookside and Sycamore Square. […]

Tour landmarks of Sycamore Square

Jane Gilman · January 28, 2015

Sycamore Square often flies under the local radar, much less famous than its adjacent communities of Miracle Mile, Hancock Park and Brookside. A one-hour tour on Sun., Feb. 22 at […]

Groundbreaking set for January for The Mansfield

Suzan Filipek · September 3, 2014

A six-story, 138-unit, mixed-use project has been given the okay at City Hall, and neighbors are bracing themselves for more construction in Sycamore Square. The Mansfield, at 5100 Wilshire Blvd., […]

Liz Fuller honored by Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council new awards program

Suzan Filipek · March 1, 2013

Liz Fuller, Sycamore Square, was honored for her years of service last month when she received the Citizen Recognition Award from the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council. A longtime neighborhood advocate, […]

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