Los Angeles’ District NoHo, the massive mixed-use development planned for Metro-owned properties surrounding North Hollywood Station, is undergoing further changes. Trammell Crow Company and its subsidiary, High Street Residential, are leading the project planning and looking to deliver a massive redevelopment project that would reshape the neighborhood.
In early 2022, the project aimed to encompass approximately 15 acres of land at the intersection of Lankershim and Chandler Boulevards. Those original plans included 2.2 million square feet of new construction, which would have encompassed:
- 1,216 market-rate housing units
- 311 affordable residential units
- 105,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space
- Up to 580,000 square feet of office space (including the potential to convert 87,000 square feet of parking into offices in the future)
- 87,000 square feet of publicly-accessible open space
- 3,313 parking spaces, with 750 reserved for Metro bus and rail passengers
However, due to escalating construction costs and uncertainties surrounding project financing, adjustments are being made to the development program, according to a report by Urbanize LA. According to a staff report presented to the Metro Board of Directors, Trammell Crow intends to scale back the overall housing and commercial components of the project. The revised plans now entail reducing the total number of dwelling units to 1,481, diminishing the proposed restaurant space to 60,000 square feet, and lowering the office space to 450,000 square feet.
Conversely, there has been an increase in the number of income-restricted housing units. The updated proposal includes 55 new apartments earmarked for households earning up to 120 percent of the area median income level. Unlike the other affordable units, which would be housed in dedicated buildings, these new moderate-income units would be integrated into what were originally designated as fully market-rate buildings. Consequently, the total number of income-restricted housing units in the project now stands at 366.
Although no new renderings of the project have been unveiled, the staff report mentions an updated design for the development. The revisions entail relocating underground parking to above-grade structures, a major cost consideration, realigning a private street, and enhancing the proposed two acres of open space.
Moving ahead, the project is expected to undergo review by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission and City Council sometime during the summer for further deliberation and consideration.
