Riley Realty, L.P., has proposed a 32-story hotel/apartment tower at 6220 Yucca Street. (Read the Initial Study here.) The building would displace 43 current residential units that occupy the current building at this site.
At the June 2, 2016, meeting of HUNC's Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee, the Argyle Civic Association voiced its opposition to the 6220 Yucca Project. Here is the text of our statement:
6220 Yucca Project Opposition Statement
The Argyle Civic Association is deeply concerned about the proposed multi-use project at 6220 Yucca Street at Argyle Avenue.
We feel that this project, if built, would fundamentally detract from the quality of life in our neighborhood, and our Board of Directors voted this past Tuesday [May 31, 2016] -- unanimously -- to object to the proeject.
Our reasons are many:
1) The building is far too tall. In fact, as proposed, it is twice as tall as the Argyle Hotel that is being constructed directly across the street. This sort of skyscraper in this location will block views from Argyle Avenue and surrounding streets, and hence lower property values.
2) The proposed site is adjacent to -- if not directly on -- an active earthquake fault. This earthquake zone is well documented.
3) A building of this size would drastically worsen what is already one of the most congested traffic areas in Los Angeles. The city streets and freeways simply cannot handle any more traffic at this location, as anyone who drives up Argyle Avenue at rush hour will attest. CalTrans has also agreed that the Argyle Avenue on-ramp to the 101 Freeway cannot bear any further traffic.
4) The Argyle Civic Association also strongly opposes this proposed development on moral and ethical grounds. Unlike the Argyle Hotel, the proposed Millennium towers, and many other developments in Hollywood, the project at 6220 Yucca would involve evicting long-time residents from their homes. Many of these people are senior citizen and/or low- income tenants who should not have to be displaced for a development that is neither needed nor wanted at this location.
6220 Yucca Project Opposition Statement
The Argyle Civic Association is deeply concerned about the proposed multi-use project at 6220 Yucca Street at Argyle Avenue.
We feel that this project, if built, would fundamentally detract from the quality of life in our neighborhood, and our Board of Directors voted this past Tuesday [May 31, 2016] -- unanimously -- to object to the proeject.
Our reasons are many:
1) The building is far too tall. In fact, as proposed, it is twice as tall as the Argyle Hotel that is being constructed directly across the street. This sort of skyscraper in this location will block views from Argyle Avenue and surrounding streets, and hence lower property values.
2) The proposed site is adjacent to -- if not directly on -- an active earthquake fault. This earthquake zone is well documented.
3) A building of this size would drastically worsen what is already one of the most congested traffic areas in Los Angeles. The city streets and freeways simply cannot handle any more traffic at this location, as anyone who drives up Argyle Avenue at rush hour will attest. CalTrans has also agreed that the Argyle Avenue on-ramp to the 101 Freeway cannot bear any further traffic.
4) The Argyle Civic Association also strongly opposes this proposed development on moral and ethical grounds. Unlike the Argyle Hotel, the proposed Millennium towers, and many other developments in Hollywood, the project at 6220 Yucca would involve evicting long-time residents from their homes. Many of these people are senior citizen and/or low- income tenants who should not have to be displaced for a development that is neither needed nor wanted at this location.