Casden Project - Pico/Sepulveda

Project: Casden – Pico/Sepulveda

Project Description

Demolition of an operational concrete plant, a building materials supply store, and accessory buildings, approximately 7,000 square feet, for the development of a 785,564 square-foot, mixed-use project consisting of 638 dwelling units, big-box retail uses and a large supermarket with a total of 1,795 parking spaces provided within six subterranean parking levels. The gross floor area to be constructed will be approximately 785,564 square feet on a project site of 284,078 square feet (6.52 acres).

Settlement Summary

$15,000 for Pico Beautification.
$50,000 for Expo landscaping on the north side of Exposition between Sepulveda and Military.
$15,000 for neighborhood beautification projects.
$10,000 for security systems for Westwood Recreation Center.
$5,000 for green power options for Westwood Recreation Center.
$50,000 for security devices in the area near the project.
$15,000 for Overland Avenue School/Kindergarten sound wall.
$15,000 for Overland Avenue School/Kindergarten sun shade.
$20,000 to replace the roof of the Riddick Community Center.
$5,000 towards the MLK Dream Games at Westwood Rec.
Casden will not oppose preferential parking districts sought by the community.
No heavy vehicles shall travel through the WOWHOA residential area.
Construction employees will not park in the WOWHOA area.
No staging or parking of heavy construction vehicles on Pico, Sepulveda, Expo and Sawtelle before 9A and after 4p Monday-Friday.
Limit the floor area to 528,000 down from 750,000.
Limit retail to 15,000 square feet, down from 260,000.
75% reduction in project trips (from 21,296 daily trips to 5,495)
Require high efficiency filtration and positive building pressure to reduce air quality impacts on residents.

Issues & Rationale

Key Issues

Traffic impacts
Impacts on Expo station accessibility
Failure to accurately disclose and analyze first-responder response times.
Air quality concerns
Inconsistency with the community plan.
Inconsistency with the general plan.

Rationale

The project, which originally included big-box retail would severaly impact area traffic (21,000+ daily trips)
The excess number of trips would block access to the expo station and put riders at risk.