Historic building where OutKast filmed ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ video hits the market
this building literally has leaking underground storage tanks that the owner has not cleaned up for years. it potentially affects everything in close proximity. it came up on a Phase I report pulled on the area and potentially keeps a commercial owner from getting bank financing, which commercial owners on Walker Street should know about. it’s just generally bad news:
"According to records, reports, and other documentation on file with the GEPD, several older USTs were closed by removal around 1993. Significant hydrocarbon contamination was encountered in the soils around and below the tanks. Several tons of contaminated soils were removed from the site; however, levels were still very high requiring additional corrective action. Three groundwater monitoring wells were installed and encountered free product at the water surface. The EPD issued a Notice of Violation in February 2003 and requested the property owners to start corrective action procedures. However, it appears the current owners were not aware of any tanks on the site and did not have any funds for cleanup….To date, no corrective action has been taken and the EPD does not have any records to indicate legal action or remediation using a State contractor has been initiated for the site. Generally, the presence of free product and soil contamination would indicate that a plume has developed and could radiate several feet from the source."
" from eliminating single-family zoning to densifying sprawl to reducing carbon footprints"
Alissa Walker lives in a single family residence that is zoned for up to 12 units…and she tries to lecture us about eliminating single family zoning and densifying single family home neighborhoods. Practice what you preach dear.
LAX-it won’t improve until LAX embraces mass transit
"Done right, LAX-it could be a great opportunity to test how LA could reduce vehicles overall"
This is why it is astonishing that people like Alissa Walker speak as to transportation planning issues. Anyone who thinks that transportation planning in a single loop at an airport is the same as transportation planning in a metropolitan area with commuters and a pathetic public transportation system that is bleeding riders is too consumed with their own narratives than a good understand transportation planning.
‘Essential’ midcentury modern by Craig Ellwood burns in Getty Fire
I own an sfr in Mar Vista bro. Just upgraded from my condo. Now I get to joint the likes of Alissa Walker and disqusted in contributing to the low density and lack of housing in this city.
Ai Hoa Market will relocate after 30 years in Chinatown. Residents blame the landlord.
Pretty funny that they don’t have comments on the post about Co-Motion LA. It’s a whose who of heavy hitters in bad policy…Garcetti, Alissa Walker, Seleta Reynolds.
Billionaire’s Midtown penthouse gets yet another price cut, asks $34M
No, it doesn’t… if the list price was a sale comp, yes it would show. An absolute out of touch asking price years ago says zero about the luxury market falling. But yes, we all know it has.
The penthouse at Walker Tower, now that shows how the market has fallen. I listing that was never worth half of what it was asking still being on the market years later doesn’t.
People who oppose opening up some streets to just people haven’t traveled very much. They have no concept of how wonderful human centric urban design can be. Further the streets don’t have to be completely shut down, you can close all but one lane to accommodate local service. You can also turn little pieces of street into plazas and parks. Culver City did this in it’s downtown around the Movie theater.
I would add to your list:
- The section of street between the Expo Line terminus and the SM Pier.
- The piece of street in front of Los Angeles City Hall and Grand Park.
- Some of the short streets in the Westwood commercial district.
- The Venice Circle.
- The area between Olvera Street/Union Station and that little park. Yes, you can’t shut down Alameda but you can make the whole area into a park that incorporates Alameda.