Community Corner
Neighborhood Council Votes to Support New Subdivision
The Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council votes 9-4 to support a proposed 19-unit subdivision on Fuller Avenue.
A proposed plan to build 19 homes on Fuller Avenue is moving forward after gaining support from the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council.
On Wednesday, though divided, a majority of neighborhood council members voted to support plans for a small lot subdivision on four lots at 1400 to 1414 North Fuller Avenue.
The vote was 9-4, with 6 abstentions. The council had some reservations regarding landscaping and noise from the units' planned rooftop decks.
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Neighbors in the area were angry about the idea of a subdivision built in their neighborhood.
"The issues we have are safety," said Katherine Manolopoulos.
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Safety issues as well as concerns about congestion, landscaping, and what impact construction might have on the neighborhood are among the chief concerns.
"We have so many vagrants," said Saundra Rideaux-Jackson, who works in the area. "People will try to live there."
Neighborhood council member Valorie Keegan also voiced her concern about congestion to developers.
“It’s such a saturated neighborhood,” Keegan said. “You really feel four to five guest parking spots are adequate for these 19 units?”
The subdivision would consist of three-story “single-family, detached homes” with two-car garages, said Peter Lauener, regional president of Intracorp, the company building the subdivision. Most would have three bedrooms with the option of using one of the bedrooms as an exercise room or for another use, depending on the desire of the homeowner.
“The product is designed to be flexible to meet the buyer’s desires,” Lauener said.
The units range from 1,600- to 2,000-square-feet and include sunken rooftop decks, which council members prefer face the interior of the project as opposed to facing the street. The land on proposed subdivision was originally approved for 35 units.
Neighborhood council member Orrin Feldman said having 35 units on the property would actually provide more amenities for area residents including underground parking and a swimming pool.
Community meetings were held leading up to this week's vote. The plan will now go through the entitlement process with the city of Los Angeles. Lauener said it could take about a year to sell the units, which would cost $700,000, and construction could take from 12 to 18 months.
