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CONDOS APPROVED FOR EL MONTE METROLINK-ADJACENT SITE AT 3700 MONTEREY AVENUE
The City of El Monte has signed off on a new project which would bring housing to an empty lot next door to its Metrolink station. MJW Investments, the applicant behind the Paseo Santa Fe development at 3700 Monterey Avenue, can now move forward with the...

CITY COUNCIL APPROVES NEW CONDO DEVELOPMENT IN UPTOWN WHITTIER
The Whittier City Council approved the development of a 24-unit, three-story townhome project in Uptown Whittier on Tuesday, granting variances for the developer to save five mature ficus trees adjacent to the planned development. In a unanimous vote, the council gave...

LAMPSON PROJECT SITE, ASSETS SOLD FOR $62.4 Million
A property site purchased at an auction from the federal government approximately four years ago for $26.5 million has been resold this past week for $65.2 million, according to a local business journal. The site known locally as the Lampson project has reportedly...

PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES DOMAIN PROJECT
The West Hollywood Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously approved plans for a large mixed-use development on the city’s east side. The Domain project will occupy land that housed a metal-plating factory at the 1.3-acre site on Santa Monica Boulevard and Formosa...

‘DOMAIN’ PROJECT AT FAITH PLATING SITE GETS POSITIVE WEHO DESIGN REVIEW
The West Hollywood Planning Commission’s design review subcommittee gave a largely positive assessment Thursday of plans for a six-story residential and retail building to be built on the site of the Faith Plating plant on Santa Monica Boulevard at North Formosa...
WEHO LIKES GEHRY-KILLING MIXED-USER’S SEE-THROUGH DESIGN
The Domain project, slated for the site of West Hollywood’s Frank Gehry-designed Faith Plating facility, is moving along, got high marks from the city’s design review board this week. The mixed-use building from Walbern Developments was designed by Long...
MIXED-USER ON SLIGHTLY TOXIC GEHRY SITE MOVES AHEAD IN WEHO
The six-story mixed-user planned for the site of the Faith Plating building near La Brea and Santa Monica Boulevard–long in the worksand now called Domain–has taken a step forward with the planning commission unanimously approving the...

LAGUNA NIGUEL’S GATEWAY AT A CROSSROADS
An apartment project approved last week for the heart of Laguna Niguel’s Gateway District has drawn concern from area business owners and officials who see a possible shift in the original vision for the area. The 351-unit apartment complex known as Gateway Village...
MIXED-USE GEHRY-KILLER IN WEHO STARTING WORK WAY EARLY
Here’s a bit of a novelty: work is expected to begin on the mixed-use Domain West Hollywood this fall, much earlier than expected (although it has also been delayed plenty in its time). When the project was up for approvals, WeHo planning...
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON DOMAIN APARTMENTS IN WEST HOLLYWOOD
Construction commenced this week on the mixed-use retail and housing development which incorporates urban design principles, a signature of Studio One Eleven. These include a large setback for pedestrian movement and both restaurant and retail use, flexible and...
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