501 – 511 South Catalina Street Condominium Conversion/ ENV-2025-2917-CE/ VTT-84758-CC
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026020409
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
501 – 511 South Catalina Street Condominium Conversion/ ENV-2025-2917-CE/ VTT-84758-CC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/11/2026
Document Description
The project requests a Vesting Tentative Tract Map to permit the conversion of the existing 12-unit apartment development into 12 condominium units. The Project will maintain all existing on-site parking spaces and trees.
Contact Information
Name
David Woon
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
City Planner Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Eric Lieberman
Agency Name
QES, Inc.
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
5th Street and South Catalina Street
Zip
90020
Other Location Info
501 – 511 South Catalina Street
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301, Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves the conversion of an existing 12-unit apartment development into 12 condominium units; the project does not involve the demolition or construction of any new improvements on the project site. None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: The project is not located within a hillside area nor does the subject site contain an officially mapped environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern. (b) Cumulative Impact: 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 lots are developed with multi-family and commercial structures, 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 Wilshire Community Plan, and the project would be consistent with the designated zoning and would adhere to all requirements of the LAMC. 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. (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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