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Why is this Hilton skyscraper project on the ballot in the first place?

Put another way, why has Hilton chosen to spend $millions on a PR campaign, buying their way to the ballot box? In doing so, why has Hilton chosen to circumvent the normal planning and environmental review process that all cities require? This has never ever happened before in Beverly Hills with any developer. These laws that Hilton is trying to circumvent (e.g. CEQA) are specifically intended to protect communities and the general population. Why should a precedent-setting exception be made for this Hilton project that is more than twice the height of any other building in Beverly Hills?

It is amusing that the promotional video does not show the height of the proposed tower. Of course they try to hide this fact, as such a tall building is not what Beverly Hills needs. Let’s maintain the character of our city!

Not to be too picky but Carthay is not really near the west side. One still has to pass Beverly Hills, Century City and Westwood. To me, the west side picks up west of the 405.

What a weird Beverly Hills / West Hollywood blob.

One of the best ways moving forward into the future to reduce the amount of traffic on our streets is for people to be able to work from home. While technological advancements are making that possible for more and more people our City Council banned people from being able to build granny flats in their backyards this summer. There was a secondary dwelling unit ordinance that was in place since 2003 that allowed people to build small secondary dwellings behind their existing houses. A lot of people used them to literally house granny while a lot of other people used them for home offices so they wouldn’t have to commute to an outside office every weekday.

Unfortunately the NIMBY contingent in some of the wealthier neighborhoods in the city got the City Council to institute a ban on granny flats. It is possible that they might start allowing them again but Paul Koretz of Bel Air, Cheviot Hills and Westwood, and David Ryu of Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and the Hollywood Hills are trying to make us literally go back in time to 1985 by bringing back an old granny flat law from way back then that is so restrictive it pretty much makes building a new granny flat a useless endeavor.

This is personal to me because I want to build a granny flat on my property. That would result in two adults no longer commuting by car, and yes we both take separate cars and both drive along Rowena two times a day.

I was just about to write something similar RE: the clearance bin made in China stank furnishings ….but considering this dude has been shatting up a storm and leaving skid marks all over the hills of Bel Air…this decor was most likely approved by the architect himself. Pee U

This project is a hallmark of moving into the future while protecting the original landmark structure. Other outstanding projects are the Wallis adjacent to the Beverly Hills Post Office and the Marion Davies Beach House complex in Santa Monica. The ultimate way to go in landmark preservation.

Because we’re calling a spade a spade? This thing is hideous. It’s a jumble of lines and textures that, unlike the most classic mid-century designs, lacks any coherence whatsoever.

There are plenty of wonderful MCM houses in Los Angeles, this just isn’t one of them. Seriously, go to this site and honestly tell me you would pick the property in this article over any of the other MCM properties for sale: http://modernlivingla.com/mid-century-modern-real-estate-hollywood-hills-sunset-strip/

I lived in a 450 square foot single, but of course it was a perfectly designed Schindler and thus felt almost limitless in size. It never felt small because it was always changing with natural light coming in from four sides. Also there were built ins that were designed such that the eye never stopped traveling around the room. It was like living in a work of art really. The window with a cinemascope aspect ratio that framed the most stunning view of the Hollywood sign, the Griffith Observatory, and homes and hills beyond, made it as though the city off in the distance was my personal real life film.

My rent was almost as small as the square footage which is why I always advise young people to stop paying the outrageous rents that they pay these days. When I was younger and renting we tried to find the best rental we could for as little rent as possible. A lot of people don’t seem to realize that you can negotiate on rents which is what I did when I rented the Schindler. If I remember correctly I asked to pay $500 per month instead of their original asking amount of $750 and the landlord said yes without hesitation.

Why doesn’t the map show the San Fernando Valley? SFV is part of Los Angeles City and County. The above title says" Los Angles" whereas Santa Monica, Culver City, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood are not L.A. Maybe the title should have read: Parts of Los Angeles COUNTY!! Just saying.