Category Archives: Highlands Eldercare Project

The controversial Palisades Highlands Eldercare project is underway, even though court cases have been filed over the size of the project, which is located on Palisades Drive in a very high fire severity zone. Developer Rony and Moshe Shram’s 64,646-sq.-ft. … Continue reading →

A September 7 Circling the News musing included a drone photo that showed the amount of parkland that surrounds the Palisades Highlands and more specifically the area where the eldercare building is currently under construction. I wrote, “With wildfires ranging in … Continue reading →

The Pacific Palisades Residents Association has asked the Second Court of Appeals to overturn a Superior Court Order denying PPRA’s appeal of the City’s approval of the eldercare project on Palisades Drive and Vereda de la Montana. On August 18, two … Continue reading →

Construction noise at the four-story, 64,646-sq.-ft. eldercare facility at 1525 Palisades Drive, which will have a 280-ft.-long retaining wall, has upset neighbors. On August 5, Joe Cirillo, property manager of the Palisades Highlands Community Center just below the eldercare site, sent a second … Continue reading →

Emails obtained by Circling the News reveal that City officials know the proposed eldercare facility in the Highlands was too large per City code. The proposed 64,646 sq. ft. building should be no larger than 52,274 sq.ft. To determine the … Continue reading →

For Jack in the Box and Highlands Eldercare I truly enjoyed reading your editorial / article in CTN #218 (August 20), particularly the quotes from Pacific Palisades Community Council Secretary Chris Spitz.  Editor’s note: the quote was “Spitz who sits … Continue reading →