Centro Westlake / VTT-84053-HCA
Summary
SCH Number
2026050132
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Centro Westlake / VTT-84053-HCA
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/5/2026
Document Description
Transit-oriented, approximately 1,283,066 square-foot mixed-use development on a site that includes the Westlake/MacArthur Park Metro Station and three (3) adjacent private properties. To accommodate the project, the existing, above-grade retail, office and medical office uses on the three (3) private properties would be demolished (including approximately 23,378 square feet of retail uses, approximately 6,237 square feet of office uses, and approximately 111,321 square feet of medical office uses); and a haul route approval for the export of approximately 300,000 cubic yards of earth materials from the project site. The existing Westlake-MacArthur Park Metro Station would remain and would continue to operate as a Metro Station. In total, the project would include up to 668 residential units (including 234 income-restricted residential units), 300 hotel guest rooms, approximately 105,480 square feet of office uses, approximately 10,000 square feet of medical office uses, and approximately 56,707 square feet of retail uses in two (2) tower buildings with building heights of approximately 600 and 450 feet.
Contact Information
Name
Michelle Carter
Agency Name
city of los angeles
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
WIlliam Lowery
Agency Name
Talo Management Group
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Dan Kramer
Agency Name
Dan Kramer Law Group
Job Title
Architect
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
S Westlake Ave & Wilshire Blvd
Zip
90057
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code Section(s) 21080.66.
Reasons for Exemption
JUSTIFICATION FOR PROJECT EXEMPTION: D Additional page(s) attached
The project qualifies for a Statutory Exemption because it is developed as a Housing Development Project as defined in Section
65905.5(b) of the California Government Code and meets the eligibility criteria and procedural requirements under California Public
Resources Code Section 21080.66.
IZI None of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 to the categorical exemption(s) apply to the Project; no unusual
circumstance is found.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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