Blackburn + Sweetzer Has Moved

Per a notice for a public hearing (which happened Jan 20), we find info on a proposed project at 125 South Sweetzer Avenue, just north of West 3rd: “Construction of a new, 3-story (40-foot tall) nine-unit residential condominium with 22 parking spaces, including 4 guest parking spaces on one lot” on “approximately 7,540 net square [...]

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Some food news from last week’s Mid City West Community Council Land Use Committee meeting. The most interesting being the possibility of Ratner’s Deli coming to 8480 West 3rd Street, just east of La Cienega and by the Smokin’ Joint. Along with applying for a “CUP for on-site sale and consumption of a full-line of [...]

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And so the Mid City West Community Council Land Use Committee began last night at 6:30pm with around 60 people in the audience, virtually all of whom attended to voice a strong opposition against the proposed 300-Unit 13-Story Casden Project to replace Ross Dress for Less at 6298 West 3rd Street (3rd and Ogden).
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Rendering of Casden condo and apartment project from Curbed LA
This Wednesday, January 27 at 6:30pm at 543 North Fairfax Avenue, the Mid City West Community Council Land Use Committee will hold a public meeting regarding the 300-unit Casden Properties project proposed for West 3rd Street and Ogden Drive, where the Ross Dress for Less currently [...]

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A B+S reader alerts me to a notice received for a January 20 1pm hearing before the Zoning Administrator at City Hall for case number ZA-2009-3179 (CU), a proposed commercial project at 8055 West 3rd Street, the northwest corner of West 3rd Street and Laurel Avenue. This is the building with Baskin-Robbins and Lancer Automotive. [...]

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Get word from Conroy Commercial that baby shop Eggy will be moving into the 8365 West 3rd Street space, which used to house the Orchid Wrangler. No doubt, Eggy’s merch looks incredibly adorable, but also not cheap. Which is not to say that you couldn’t get out of there with a great gift under $50, [...]

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It’s unclear who will be the next tenant at the building at West 3rd Street and Crescent Heights (Panini Cafe?), but now we at least get to see the top half of it, gray with tall glass ceilings wrapping around it.
I heard from a neighboring business that a well-known Japanese restaurant was [...]

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Lifestyle shop Zipper closed back in February, and all’s been quiet at the expansive 8316 West 3rd Street space. At some point recently, the ‘for lease’ sign came down, and I’ve heard reports of interior painting in the works. Has anyone heard anything about what’s to come?

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So, back in July, I noticed that the Surya India space at 8048 West 3rd Street had been listed via Conroy Commercial, but received no response from Conroy on the restaurant’s status. At the time, a call to the restaurant failed to yield any info either.
Today, Squid Ink reports that Surya is [...]

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Initially aiming for fall 2009, the Farmer Market Self Storage now indicates a Mid 2010 completion. Commenters made a good point about the transient nature of LA, creating a definite storage need. There’s also those of us in buildings with very little closet space and zero storage. The upside it that it [...]

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The northwest corner of La Cienega and Melrose has been veiled in black plywood and vaguely in construction (I don’t remember the last time I actually saw work being done) forever; now there’s a rendering by The NASA Group up, indicating multiple storefronts for lease on Melrose and La Cienega, with the [...]

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Property spot check: It looks to be a first level of parking and four residential floors at the apartment or condos going up on Blackburn Avenue between Sweetzer and La Jolla.
Another view, a bit more perspective…

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