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Final supporters
The residents surrounding the proposed project have the following concerns we would like addressed before approving the mixed use project of 2 buildings, 6 stories above grade and 4 stories below grade with 73 one-bedroom units plus office space and retail:
1) Safety: We are on the Newport - Inglewood Fault line and believe a project of this scope will not be safe for residents or neighbors.
2) Scale: it is much larger than any other buildings in the area and will dwarf the architectural landmark Helms Bakery and the surrounding neighborhood of single story houses. We propose 4 stories.
3) Traffic: with increased building and narrowing of the streets with bike and bus lanes, as well as streets that converge and are blocked off due to the 10 fwy and Ballona Creek there are many times we cannot currently access our neighborhood at Venice and Washington.
4) Traffic Survey: We need a traffic survey once all of the construction is completed before adding this project.
5) Narrow Streets built in early 1900s: it takes a 3 point turn to exit driveways on Helms and Hutchison and two cars cannot pass at the same time. Adding 73 one-bedroom units and office and retail will make the streets way too crowded. We would like closer to 20 or 40 with 2 and 3 bedroom options.
6) No bonus density: the streets are not built for this sort of traffic as stated above.
7) Housing needs: we need shared housing options. We have 3 newborns and 2 pregnancies on Hutchison alone. We need options for growing families of 2 and 3 bedroom units. Offering only 1 bedroom units increases vacancy, doesn't allow for seniors with caregivers, people working from home, or sharing expenses with roommates. 1 bedrooms do not suit the needs of the neighborhood.
8) Setbacks and community space: With covid and the need for outdoor dining there needs to be setbacks on Venice in case people are forced to be outside again; Room for outdoor dining.
9) Free parking: It is not enough to offer parking if it is not free. There is almost no parking in the neighborhood, parking must be free and quick and easy to access. Residents of this project must NOT be eligible for residential parking permits in writing. We are not sure how long it takes to get a car in and out of automated parking.
10) Charm: This neighborhood and Helms Bakery is comprised of houses built in early 1900s and that is what brings value to our streets. Square glass buildings hurts our charm and the reason people buy on our streets.
11) Dog run: There is a dog washing station but no space to walk dogs, this means 73 dog elegible units will have to walk dogs in the neighbor's yards.
To read more in depth on each aspect: https://tinyurl.com/8787venice
To read more about WEST ADAMS – BALDWIN HILLS – LEIMERT COMMUNITY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION OVERLAY (CPIO) Venice National TOD Subareahttps://planning.lacity.org/odocument/fb76981a-0dd...
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I have been staring at the city planning maps for hours trying to figure out how they expect anyone to navigate these streets once this project is finished. It is just constant noise about density while ignoring the fact that our local roads were literally made for horses and handcarts back in the day.
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I don’t agree with this project. It is too large for this neighborhood and will add more traffic to our streets. We already have too many cars going through our narrow streets taking a short cut to and from Robertson Blvd. This neighborhood is being bought by young families and with all the speeding cars it is already dangerous. This project sounds more like a hotel with one bedroom apartments. It is not beneficial for the families currently living here or for future residents. I also agree with all of the concerns listed above and with all of the other commenters.
There are a lot of "green" aspects to this building that we do appreciate. We are in favor of mixed use and creating affordable housing in Los Angeles, but we need to offer more that just one bedroom units in a smaller building so that people might be able to escape in case of an earthquake.
I live directly across the building site on Hutchison Ave. I have been for 20 years. While new construction is expected, this is too large of a scale for this and the surrounding neighborhood. Losing the view of the Helms Bakery sign I can live with, losing all the light coming into my ground floor apartment as well as the ocean breeze - NOT ACCEPTABLE.. These are two MAJOR reasons I have not moved!!! Also, a major concern is parking and traffic. Has the city not noticed the traffic increase over the last 10 years!?! It's like they don't care about the impact. It's such a shame that the historic Helms wants to add such an eyesore in the name of the almighty dollar. How about 3 stories? Geez, where is the compromise? Unless the owner has plans for future Helms neighborhood domination. So disappointing.
Traffic is already a nightmare in this neighborhood. Venice in the morning is a parking lot. It sometimes takes me 20 minutes to drive less than 1/4 a mile from Cataragus to Robertson. We don't need to bring in MORE apartments and MORE people and MORE traffic. We also do not need MORE empty office / retail space. There are so many empty office and retail spaces in our area it's ridiculous to think someone wants to buildd more that will go unused. These issues are noting compared to the nightmare of the upheaval that the construction of these 2 monstrosities will bring to our neighborhood- the noise, the shaking, the massive trucks blocking our streets. No doubt the developers of this pending MESS do not live in the area and will suffer none of the nightmares that their wealth generating cluster bomb will bring to us lovely commoners. I live on Hutchison and it's laughable to think that someone believes they can build a massive apartment complex that will exit onto our tiny street.
Who will afford to live here? This will bring more traffic than there already is.
I don't agree in this project
This project needs a lot more reviews and scrutiny!
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Final supporters
The residents surrounding the proposed project have the following concerns we would like addressed before approving the mixed use project of 2 buildings, 6 stories above grade and 4 stories below grade with 73 one-bedroom units plus office space and retail:
1) Safety: We are on the Newport - Inglewood Fault line and believe a project of this scope will not be safe for residents or neighbors.
2) Scale: it is much larger than any other buildings in the area and will dwarf the architectural landmark Helms Bakery and the surrounding neighborhood of single story houses. We propose 4 stories.
3) Traffic: with increased building and narrowing of the streets with bike and bus lanes, as well as streets that converge and are blocked off due to the 10 fwy and Ballona Creek there are many times we cannot currently access our neighborhood at Venice and Washington.
4) Traffic Survey: We need a traffic survey once all of the construction is completed before adding this project.
5) Narrow Streets built in early 1900s: it takes a 3 point turn to exit driveways on Helms and Hutchison and two cars cannot pass at the same time. Adding 73 one-bedroom units and office and retail will make the streets way too crowded. We would like closer to 20 or 40 with 2 and 3 bedroom options.
6) No bonus density: the streets are not built for this sort of traffic as stated above.
7) Housing needs: we need shared housing options. We have 3 newborns and 2 pregnancies on Hutchison alone. We need options for growing families of 2 and 3 bedroom units. Offering only 1 bedroom units increases vacancy, doesn't allow for seniors with caregivers, people working from home, or sharing expenses with roommates. 1 bedrooms do not suit the needs of the neighborhood.
8) Setbacks and community space: With covid and the need for outdoor dining there needs to be setbacks on Venice in case people are forced to be outside again; Room for outdoor dining.
9) Free parking: It is not enough to offer parking if it is not free. There is almost no parking in the neighborhood, parking must be free and quick and easy to access. Residents of this project must NOT be eligible for residential parking permits in writing. We are not sure how long it takes to get a car in and out of automated parking.
10) Charm: This neighborhood and Helms Bakery is comprised of houses built in early 1900s and that is what brings value to our streets. Square glass buildings hurts our charm and the reason people buy on our streets.
11) Dog run: There is a dog washing station but no space to walk dogs, this means 73 dog elegible units will have to walk dogs in the neighbor's yards.
To read more in depth on each aspect: https://tinyurl.com/8787venice
To read more about WEST ADAMS – BALDWIN HILLS – LEIMERT COMMUNITY PLAN IMPLEMENTATION OVERLAY (CPIO) Venice National TOD Subareahttps://planning.lacity.org/odocument/fb76981a-0dd...
Updates
October 27, 2022
I have been staring at the city planning maps for hours trying to figure out how they expect anyone to navigate these streets once this project is finished. It is just constant noise about density while ignoring the fact that our local roads were literally made for horses and handcarts back in the day.
22 Comments
The scale of this proposed project is in poor taste and unsafe. There are ways to undertake mixed-use projects and respect neighborhoods and the people who live close to these projects. Why can't the project be limited to 4 stories to ensure the safety and well-being of current and future residents? The traffic generated by this project would be substantial in an already congested area of the city. Please consider each point in this petition. Neighborhoods with well-thought out planning can thrive as new projects are created, but current residents must be considered as decisions are made.
I don’t agree with this project. It is too large for this neighborhood and will add more traffic to our streets. We already have too many cars going through our narrow streets taking a short cut to and from Robertson Blvd. This neighborhood is being bought by young families and with all the speeding cars it is already dangerous. This project sounds more like a hotel with one bedroom apartments. It is not beneficial for the families currently living here or for future residents. I also agree with all of the concerns listed above and with all of the other commenters.
There are a lot of "green" aspects to this building that we do appreciate. We are in favor of mixed use and creating affordable housing in Los Angeles, but we need to offer more that just one bedroom units in a smaller building so that people might be able to escape in case of an earthquake.
I live directly across the building site on Hutchison Ave. I have been for 20 years. While new construction is expected, this is too large of a scale for this and the surrounding neighborhood. Losing the view of the Helms Bakery sign I can live with, losing all the light coming into my ground floor apartment as well as the ocean breeze - NOT ACCEPTABLE.. These are two MAJOR reasons I have not moved!!! Also, a major concern is parking and traffic. Has the city not noticed the traffic increase over the last 10 years!?! It's like they don't care about the impact. It's such a shame that the historic Helms wants to add such an eyesore in the name of the almighty dollar. How about 3 stories? Geez, where is the compromise? Unless the owner has plans for future Helms neighborhood domination. So disappointing.
Traffic is already a nightmare in this neighborhood. Venice in the morning is a parking lot. It sometimes takes me 20 minutes to drive less than 1/4 a mile from Cataragus to Robertson. We don't need to bring in MORE apartments and MORE people and MORE traffic. We also do not need MORE empty office / retail space. There are so many empty office and retail spaces in our area it's ridiculous to think someone wants to buildd more that will go unused. These issues are noting compared to the nightmare of the upheaval that the construction of these 2 monstrosities will bring to our neighborhood- the noise, the shaking, the massive trucks blocking our streets. No doubt the developers of this pending MESS do not live in the area and will suffer none of the nightmares that their wealth generating cluster bomb will bring to us lovely commoners. I live on Hutchison and it's laughable to think that someone believes they can build a massive apartment complex that will exit onto our tiny street.
Who will afford to live here? This will bring more traffic than there already is.
I don't agree in this project
This project needs a lot more reviews and scrutiny!
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The scale of this proposed project is in poor taste and unsafe. There are ways to undertake mixed-use projects and respect neighborhoods and the people who live close to these projects. Why can't the project be limited to 4 stories to ensure the safety and well-being of current and future residents? The traffic generated by this project would be substantial in an already congested area of the city. Please consider each point in this petition. Neighborhoods with well-thought out planning can thrive as new projects are created, but current residents must be considered as decisions are made.