High-rise condo tower proposed for Beverly Hills
A $450-million residential tower has been proposed on the eastern tip of Beverly Hills. Millennium Partners Los Angeles said the 34-story high-rise would be called the Eastern. …
Los Angeles City Council gives final approval to housing rezoning plan
The City Council voted to give final OK to a plan that aims to boost development of market rate and affordable housing. Single family zones will be largely untouched….
After shuttering in the pandemic, an ArcLight theater gets a second act
After going dark early in the pandemic, a former ArcLight theater in El Segundo will reopen as a luxury cinema intended to get movie viewers off their couches….
L.A. City Council committee rejects rent freeze, advances eviction protection proposal
The Los Angeles City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee rejected a proposal for a rent freeze, but advanced a series of eviction protections for people economically affected by the fires. The motion now heads to the…
L.A. city attorney alleges mega real estate firm Blueground engaged in illegal price gouging
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office has filed a lawsuit against real estate firm Blueground, alleging it violated anti-price gouging rules in place because of the fires. …
L.A. to bar landlords from evicting tenants for welcoming fire refugees into their homes
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a ban on evictions for unauthorized occupants if those extra residents were displaced by the Palisades, Eaton or other January fires. …
Gov. Newsom lifts price caps for new rental homes in wealthy L.A. neighborhoods
In response to concerns that price-gouging laws were restricting the availability of housing, Gov. Gavin Newsom waived limits for high-end home rentals. …
A world away from the Palisades and Altadena, apartment landlords try to sell fire victims on living downtown
Landlords of downtown L.A. apartments are trying to woo displaced Palisades and Altadena fire victims to a more urban setting….
‘It’s a PR stunt’: Some fire victims claim Airbnb’s free housing vouchers are useless
More than 100,000 people applied for Airbnb.org’s free housing program, which offers credit to use on Airbnb rentals. But some fire victims who received the vouchers claim they’re useless. …
Estimated cost of fire damage balloons to more than $250 billion
As wildfires continue in Southern California, estimates of the total economic loss from the blazes have ballooned to more than $250 billion, making it one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history….