West Hollywood Duplex Proposed for Multifamily Redevelopment

More multifamily housing is poised to rise in West Hollywood.

Shoreham Capital has proposed replacing a duplex at 8760 Shoreham Drive with a new six-story building containing 22 one- and two-bedroom units above a 23-car garage, Urbanize Los Angeles reported. The West Hollywood Planning Commission’s Design Review Subcommittee is set to review the plan and determine a path forward.

Shoreham’s plan utilizes density bonus incentives that would allow the structure to be built larger than zoning rules would otherwise allow. In exchange, the developer would have to designate three of the proposed units as affordable housing. DFH Architects is designing the project, per Urbanize.

Rendering of plans for 8760 Shoreham Drive (DFH Architects, Shoreham Capital)

It’s not the only such redevelopment being considered by the West Hollywood Planning Commission’s Design Review Subcommittee.

Earlier this week, news broke that a triplex at 833 Westbourne Drive is also poised for redevelopment into a six-story building, Urbanize Los Angeles reported. Property owner 833 Westbourne Drive LLC, linked in state records to West Hollywood decor store Mansour, is calling for 25 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments above parking for six vehicles.

That project originated from a builder’s remedy application with the City of West Hollywood. Under builder’s remedy, developers are allowed to bypass local zoning and general plan requirements for projects with at least 20 percent of units dedicated to low-income renters or 100 percent for moderate-income housing.

Other housing proposals in West Hollywood are working their way through the approval pipeline.

The Charles Company has revived its plans for a high-rise development on the Sunset Strip eight years after putting the project on pause, Urbanize Los Angeles reported last month. The proposal calls for the construction of an approximately 378,000-square-foot building at 9034 Sunset Boulevard complete with 198 residential units, 9,250 square feet of offices, 1,800 square feet of restaurant space, 2,840 square feet of retail space and underground parking for 181 vehicles. Of the 198 units, 35 would be set aside for affordable housing, making the development eligible for density bonus incentives.

Last fall, the West Hollywood Planning Commission’s Design Review Subcommittee examined a plan from applicant Blackacre to replace three low-slung residential buildings at 948 North Hayworth Avenue with a new six-story building featuring 12 one-, two-, and three-bedroom residences. That project, like the others, is a density bonus effort that would provide two affordable units, according to Urbanize. — Chris Malone Méndez