1925 West Montrose Street (ENV-2025-6025-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2026040274
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
1925 West Montrose Street (ENV-2025-6025-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/7/2026
Document Description
The proposed project is for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new, five-story, 19-unit apartment building on an approximately 8,682.5 square-foot site. The project will have a total floor area of 20,592.3 square feet with a unit mix of 10 one-bedroom units, eight (8) two-bedroom units, and one (1) three-bedroom unit. The applicant proposes to reserve 10 percent, or two (2) units, for Extremely Low-Income Households. The proposed building will rise to a height of 67 feet. The project will include 23 vehicular parking spaces provided across one (1) subterranean parking level and one (1) ground floor parking level and 22 bicycle parking spaces, including 20 long-term spaces and two (2) short-term spaces. There will be 2,256 square feet of open space provided as a 543.8 square-foot recreation room on the second floor, a 1,312.4 square-foot roof deck, and 400 square feet will be provided as private open space through balconies. There are no protected trees on-site as indicated in the Tree Disclosure Statement (Attachment A) dated October 5, 2023. The project is required to provide five (5) trees that are 24” box minimum. The project proposes to provide five (5) trees, of which two (2) will be planted on-site, and three (3) will be planted in
the right-of-way. As there are no approved right-of-way improvement plans, the project considered will assume the worst-case scenario of removal of all street trees. However, this analysis gives no rights to the applicant to remove any street tree. No street trees may be removed without prior approval of Urban Forestry based on compliance with LAMC Section 62.169 and 62.170 and applicable findings. In conjunction with the construction of the apartment building, the Project submitted an application for a haul route for the export of approximately 4,263 cubic yards of earth.
Contact Information
Name
James McCann
Agency Name
Montrose Street LLC
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Erick Morales
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, City Planning Department
Job Title
Planning Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION: 1925 West Montrose Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
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 a 19-unit residential apartment building, as analyzed in the JUSTIFICATION FOR PROJECT EXEMPTION REPORT (dated November 25, 2025). None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Cumulative Impact Per ZIMAS, the LADBS Haul Route Status Table, and Navigate LA, there are no concurrent approved or pending projects or haul routes within the same place of the project site. The proposed Project will not result in significant cumulative impacts from successive projects of the same type in the same place. (b) Significant Effect: The project will not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. All adjacent lots are developed with single-family dwellings, commercial buildings, and multi-family 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 Silver Lake - Echo Park - Elysian Valley Community Plan, and the project would be consistent with the designated zoning and would adhere to all requirements of the LAMC, with the approval ofTransit Oriented Communities Program Incentives. The project is not unusual for the vicinity of the site, and is similar in scope to other existing residential and commercial 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. (c) 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. (d) Hazardous Waste Sites: The project site is not on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 related to hazardous waste sites. (e) 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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