Westwood Neighbors etc. v. City of Los Angeles CA2/2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Nature of the Project Church owns a 1.62-acre property in the Westwood Corridor containing a church, administrative office, fellowship hall, preschool, and parking lot; the improvements cover

1 Belmont and Church are the real parties in interest (RPI’s) in this litigation.

2 95 percent of the site. RPI’s intend to preserve the church and demolish the other improvements to build the Project. WNSG writes that Church’s property is currently “underutilized.” At the north end of the site, on Wilshire Boulevard, Belmont plans to construct a 12-story eldercare facility with 53 independent living units; 77 assisted living rooms; 46 Alzheimer or dementia care rooms; and amenities for residents. By offering increasing levels of care, the facility will allow residents to age in place. It will have a 99-year lease from Church. The eldercare facility will have a fellowship hall fronting Wilshire for Church’s use. A parking lot now covers the area slated for the eldercare facility. At the south end of the site, near single family dwellings, Church plans to construct a two-story building with a preschool; administrative space; and multipurpose area. Preschool…