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Category Archives: Real Estate
Viewpoint: The Road to Recovery: Hard Truths, Accountability, and the Leadership Los Angeles Needs Now
By FREDRIC ROSEN (Editor’s note: This viewpoint was initially printed in the Westside Current on January 28 and is reprinted with permission.) The harsh reality of the events of the last three weeks has started to sadly set in. Recovery … Continue reading
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If I Rebuild, What Happens to Assessed Value?
A reader sent the following query to Circling the News: “We owned a condo on Via de la Paz. The building is insured through the California Fair Plan. The property taxes are covered under Prop 13. “My question is: ‘would … Continue reading
Posted in Accidents/Fires, Real Estate
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Letter: HMBAP, LLC Attorney Kenneth Ehrlich Regarding Paseo Miramar
(Editor’s note: CTN received a letter from Attorney Kenneth Ehrlich regarding the Paseo Miramar Story. It is printed below. My response follows. Additionally, CTN reached out to Crest Real Estate for a comment. If they respond the story will be … Continue reading
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Owner/Developer Kavanaugh Fined by Coastal Commission
The California Coastal Commission at its December 12 meeting, levied a cease-and-desist order, a restoration order and an administrative penalty on Paseo Miramar property owner Ryan Kavanaugh. Paseo Miramar used to be a road that traveled from Sunset Boulevard up … Continue reading
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LA’s Board of Transportation Votes Against City Parking Lot for Controversial Venice/Dell Project
(Editor’s note: Just as Pacific Palisades, Venice residents have been fighting over land use issues, which makes this relevant to residents. In a February 2022 City Watch story (“Sound the Alarm: Ignore the Venice Median Project at Your own Peril” … Continue reading
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Casa Nostra Joins Various Tenants Leaving Highlands Building
A resident wrote on December 5, “Please write an article about Highlands’ Casa Nostra Trattoria, which will close its doors on December 31, 2024. This wonderful hidden restaurant in the hills has been a cherished place for countless memories for … Continue reading
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No PLUM Decision on Tramonto Development
At the City Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee meeting on December 3, the four homes proposed to be built on the Tramonto landslide were not discussed. The Pacific Palisades Residents Association’s (PPRA) lawyer told President Jessica Rogers the … Continue reading
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Controversy over the Proposed Holyoke Ave. House
One of the more spectacular views in Pacific Palisades is on Mount Holyoke Avenue between Earlham and Friends Street. From the public sidewalk, one can view the ocean, Pacific Coast Highway and the Santa Monica Mountains. It goes without saying … Continue reading
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Mansion Tax Fallout: LA Sees Sharp Drop in Housing Production
(Editor’s note: This story appeared on September 12, in the Westside Current and is reprinted with permission.) By ANGELA MCGREGOR The November, 2022 passage of ULA (aka, “United to House L.A.” or the “Mansion Tax”) is perhaps the best evidence … Continue reading
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Brentwood, UCLA Leases on VA Ruled Illegal
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after a 16-day bench trial, ordered the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on September 6, to build housing for low-income veterans on its West Los Angeles campus. In his 124-page decision that VA land … Continue reading
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