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28-unit apartment complex set to rise just off Cahuenga

City rejects attempt by neighbors to block hillside project in Studio City

Rendering of project at 3649-3657 Regal Place in Studio City ( L.A. Department of City Planning, Google Maps)
Rendering of project at 3649-3657 Regal Place in Studio City ( L.A. Department of City Planning, Google Maps)

The development of a 28-unit apartment building on a hillside just off Cahuenga Boulevard in Studio City can proceed after the rejection of an appeal from neighbors who objected to the destruction of single-family homes.

The five-story complex now under construction replaces a string of homes at 3649-3657 Regal Place, Urbanize Los Angeles reported. The project was entitled in 2019 by Ellia Thompson.

The project, containing 28 units atop a 56-car parking garage, withstood an appeal by neighboring homeowners, who listed a wide array of objections – including the scale and design of the proposed building and a loss of neighborhood character.

A staff report to the City Planning Commission recommended the appeal be denied.

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Labyrinth Design Studio designed the project, which features stepped building heights that follow the contours of the surrounding hillside. Renderings portray a gray contemporary structure with balconies and terrace decks, highlighted by flat and gable roofs in brown trim.

Approved plans include Transit-Oriented Communities incentives that permit a larger building than allowed by zoning regulations. In exchange, four of the apartments will be reserved for rent by lower-income households, replacing the four units replaced by the new construction.

The project site lies across the US-101 freeway corridor from Universal City, where a 400,000-square-foot NBCUniversal office campus is under construction and an expansion of the Hilton Universal City hotel is in the works, with the addition of a 17-story tower.

[Urbanize Los Angeles] – Dana Bartholomew

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