1666 North Vermont Avenue (ENV-2024-359-CE-1A)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024051221
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
1666 North Vermont Avenue (ENV-2024-359-CE-1A)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/1/2025
Document Description
The Project Site occupies 28,006 square feet of lot area (0.64 acres) with approximately 1,412 square feet of street vacation area, resulting in 29,418 square feet of gross lot area (0.68 acres) and is
currently developed with two commercial structures and a surface parking lot. The Proposed Project includes demolition of the existing two commercial structures and site clearing of the surface parking lot for the construction, use, and maintenance of an 86-foot-tall, seven-story mixed-use residential and commercial building with a total of 139 residential dwelling units and up to 20,240 square feet of ground-floor commercial space (“Proposed Project”). The Proposed Project would include 59 studio units, 61 one-bedroom units, and
19 two-bedroom units, 12 percent (17 units) of which would be reserved as On-Site Restricted Affordable Units: 16 units would be reserved at the Extremely Low Income level and one unit would be reserved at the Moderate Income level. The Proposed Project has a total combined floor area of 126,770 square feet, consisting of 106,530 square feet of residential floor area and 20,240 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, resulting in a floor area ratio of 4.31:1. Three levels of subterranean parking would be provided in a
parking garage underneath the mixed-use building. The Proposed Project would provide a total of 145 vehicle parking spaces and 130 bicycle parking spaces. The Proposed Project would provide 11,070 square feet of total open space (with 7,170 square feet of common open space and 3,900 square feet of private open space).
The Proposed Project would require a total of approximately 35,950 cubic yards of soil export to be hauled off-site for the building foundations and subterranean levels. The proposed haul route for transporting soil to the Azusa Land Reclamation facility would travel north on N. Vermont Avenue to Los Feliz Boulevard, east on
Los Feliz Boulevard to the I-5 Freeway on-ramp. Inbound haul trips would exit the I-5 Freeway at Los Feliz Boulevard, proceed west on Los Feliz Boulevard to N. Vermont Avenue, southbound to the Project Site. The Proposed Project assumes a worst-case scenario of removing all four (4) street trees, in the event of changes to the right-of-way improvement plans after approval of the environmental clearance. However, this environmental analysis does not authorize the removal of any street trees without prior approval of Urban
Forestry, in compliance with LAMC Sections 62.169 and 62.170 and their applicable findings.
Contact Information
Name
Yamillet Brizuela
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Job Title
City Planning Associate
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jim Ries
Agency Name
Craig Lawson & Co., LLC
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Vermont Ave & Prospect Ave
Zip
90027
Total Acres
.68
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION :
1666 North Vermont Avenue (1642-1666 North Vermont Avenue; 4646-4650 West Prospect Avenue; 4685-4697 West Hollywood Boulevard)
Other Information
NAME OF APPLICANT / OWNER:
Hollywood 26 Real Estate LLC and Vermont 26 Real Estate LLC, Ben Pirian (Applicant/Owner)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15332 – Class 32
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves the development of new 139-unit mixed-use building. None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: as analyzed in the 1666 North Vermont Avenue Project Categorical Exemption (dated April 2024), the subject site does not contain an officially mapped environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern. (b) Cumulative Impact: Per ZIMAS the proposed Project will not result in significant cumulative impacts from successive projects of the same type in the same place. (c) Significant Effect: The project will not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Most adjacent lots are developed with multi-family structures and neighborhood-serving uses, and the subject site is of similar size and slope to nearby properties. The project site is located in a typical urbanized area of the Hollywood Community Plan, and the project would be consistent with the designated zoning and would adhere to all requirements of the LAMC, with the approval of the TOC incentives. The project is not unusual for the vicinity of the site and is similar in scope to other existing residential uses in the area. Furthermore, there is not a reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. The project site is not located in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. (d) Scenic Highways: The project is not in the vicinity of a state scenic highway and will not damage scenic resources in a state scenic highway. (e) Hazardous Waste Sites: The project site is not on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 related to hazardous waste sites. (f) Historical Resources: Per ZIMAS, SurveyLA, and/or Historic Places LA, the project site is not identified or eligible as a historical resource. The project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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