Elliot SchwartzJun 172 minLegal Update BulletinC A L I F O R N I A Rent Control - 2nd Attempt to Repeal Costa Hawkins This proposition failed to pass on the 2018 ballot on a 60/40% no ...
Elliot SchwartzFeb 111 minInvestor Pays $28 Million for Vacant Nate'n Al Deli in Beverly Hills A private investor purchased 412-414 N. Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills for $28 million. That places the 5,800 square foot building at $4,...
Elliot SchwartzFeb 71 minSB 50 Falls Three Votes Short of Passage in CA SenateSen. Scott Wiener stands in front of a supporter of SB 50 Senant Bill 50 fell short last week by three votes and did not pass. Senate Bil...
Elliot SchwartzDec 9, 20191 minOld Fantasy Island Making Way for 102 ApartmentsThe former Fantasy Island and Kelbo's Hawaiian restaurant that sat vacant for the last couple of years has recently been demolished, clea...
Elliot SchwartzDec 6, 20191 minToll Lanes Possibly Being Paved on the 405The Los Angeles County MTA division is considering toll lanes for part of the 405. As one of the major arteries that connect the valley t...
Elliot SchwartzNov 25, 20191 minDemolition at 12444 Venice Boulevard UnderwayDemolition of the old 12444 Venice Boulevard strip center has begun. This is one of two developments that was acquired by LaTerra in Mar ...
Elliot SchwartzNov 6, 20191 minNew Mural Underway In Mar VistaNew street are is going up on the west-facing wall of 12403 Venice Boulevard, the strip center with the 711, in Mar Vista. Stay tuned for...
Elliot SchwartzNov 5, 20191 minGreat Streets Small Business Social HourI was honored to be invited by the Mayor's office to attend the Great Streets Small Business Social Hour, in Mar Vista. I'm looking forwa...
Elliot SchwartzOct 14, 20191 minFences Go Up Around Next Mixed-Use Project in Mar Vista12444 Venice Boulevard now has fences surrounding its perimeter. This is one of two developments that was acquired by LaTerra in Mar Vist...
Elliot SchwartzOct 2, 20191 minGovernor Signs Motel Conversion Bill to Ease Affordability and Homelessness EpidemicSenate Bill 450's aim is to ease the lack of housing that the state is currently facing. Specifically here in Los Angeles, we've seen a m...
Elliot SchwartzSep 26, 20191 minWhere's the New Westside Whole Foods Going To Land? Santa Monica Blvd & Barrington AveIt’s official: The Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously signed off the long-awaited mixed-use development on the southeast co...
Elliot SchwartzSep 17, 20191 minMake Way For The Westside's New Food HallCulver West's intersection of Washington Boulevard and Centinela Avenue is slated to boast the latest food hall of Los Angeles County - T...
Elliot SchwartzSep 10, 20191 minWest LA's MArtin Expo Town Center Construction AwaitsThe Cadillac and GMC dealership has recently closed it's doors. A new fence, as seen in the photo below shows that the beginning of demol...
Elliot SchwartzApr 18, 20191 minNew Approved Developments To Rise In Mar VistaD E V E L O P M E N T S: 90066 is in store for a couple of substantial developments that would change the landscape of the community. O...
Elliot SchwartzMar 1, 20191 minP A R C E L T A X: Schools Look For Property Owners to Pay More TaxesAs we look back teachers' strike in January, we're left with the question of, "who will be paying for additional school funding?” The Boa...
Elliot SchwartzFeb 4, 20192 minAffordable Housing Hurdle May Be RemovedAs California grapples with a growing affordable housing shortage, State Sen. Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) has drafted legislation that w...
Elliot SchwartzFeb 1, 20191 minV E N I C E: Homeless Shelter Faces OppositionThe $5-million, 154-bed homeless shelter that was proposed for 718-722 E. Rose Avenue - across from the Whole Foods on Lincoln - has se...
Elliot SchwartzJan 31, 20191 minDreading the 405? Metro has SolutionsM E T R O has focused in on four concepts for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor that would connect the San Fernando Valley and the Westsid...
Elliot SchwartzJan 31, 20191 minGarcetti Endorses 2020 Ballot Measure to Reform Prop. 13It has been one week since the six day UTLA strike and the protestors have prompted a serious discussion about funding for our public s...
Elliot SchwartzJan 24, 20192 minU R B A N P L A N N I N GOn December 7th, 2018 Minneapolis’ city council voted 12-1 to radically change the future of it’s urban planning. It passed the Minneapol...
