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Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT TECHNICAL REPORT Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 1.0 Introduction 7 2.0 Project Description 9 3.0 Existing Conditions 9 Site Description 9 Site Development History 11 4.0 Regulatory Review 11 Historic Resources under CEQA 12 Historic Designations 16 Hollywood Community Plan 16 Hollywood Redevelopment Project 16 Historic Significance and Integrity 18 Period of Significance 19 5.0 Identification of Historic Resources (Project Site) 19 6360 De Longpre 19 6322 De Longpre 20 1341 Vine Street 25 Conclusions 26 6.0 Identification of Historic Resources (Adjacent) 26 1313 Vine Street TECHNICAL REPORT Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT 31 7.0 Potential Impacts 31 Significance Threshold 32 Impact Analysis Using Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds 35 Cumulative Impacts 36 Summary of Potential Impacts on Historic Resources 37 8.0 Recommendations 38 Bibliography 40 Appendix A: Existing Building Photographs th 41 Appendix B: Intact Mid-20 Century Market Buildings in Los Angeles TECHNICAL REPORT Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT PREPARED FOR Kilroy Realty 12200 West Olympic Boulevard Suite 2000 Los Angeles, CA 90064 TECHNICAL REPORT Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT 5 1.0 INTRODUCTION a historically significant resource or The purpose of this technical report is resources, and if so, (2) a determination to determine if historic resources as of whether the Proposed Project will defined by the California Environmental result in a “substantial adverse change” Quality Act (CEQA)1 are present at the in the significance of such resource or 1341 Vine Street Project Site and, if so, resources. This report investigates the to identify potential impacts to historic 1341 Vine Street property to determine resources caused by the Proposed if historic resources exist within its Project. This report is intended to boundaries and analyzes project impacts inform environmental review of the for any adverse change in the Proposed Project. significance of such resources. More specifically, the analysis contained in Under CEQA the potential impacts of a this report assesses the entire 1341 project on historic resources must be Vine Street property, including those considered. The purpose of CEQA is to portions of the site that are outside of evaluate whether a Proposed Project the identified construction areas may have a significant adverse effect on associated with the Proposed Project. the environment and, if so, if that effect can be reduced or eliminated by In doing so, this report provides a pursuing an alternative course of action comprehensive review of the historic or through mitigation measures. resources that could be directly impacted by development activities The impacts of a project on an historic within the Proposed Project footprint, resource may be considered an as well as a contextual assessment of environmental impact. Specifically, the potential historic resources that are CEQA states that: located adjacent to the Project Site , but A project that may cause a outside the Proposed Project footprint. substantial adverse change in This report contains: the significance of an historical resource is a project that may A review of the existing have a significant effect on the properties located within the environment.2 1341 Vine Street site. Thus, an evaluation of project impacts A review of previous under CEQA requires a two-part evaluations of the site through inquiry: (1) a determination of whether historic survey, evaluation, or the project site contains or is adjacent to other official actions. 1 California PRC, Section 21084.1. 2 Ibid. TECHNICAL REPORT Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT Analysis and evaluation of any Local histories potential historic resources. Previous environmental Review of the required evaluations of the site consideration of historic California State Historic resources under the California Environmental Quality Act Resources Inventory (HRI) for Los Angeles County (CEQA). 1989 Department of Parks and This report was prepared using primary Recreation Historic Resources and secondary sources related to the history of the site’s development. The Inventory Forms following documents were consulted: Research, field inspection, and analysis were performed by Paul Travis, Historic permits for properties Principal of Historic Resources Group. on the site Mr. Travis is a qualified professional Sanborn Fire Insurance maps who meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Historic photographs, aerial Standards. photos and site plans TECHNICAL REPORT Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION3 Key corners, on Vine Street on the east 7 The Proposed Project would involve the and Ivar/Cahuenga on the west, would demolition of the existing buildings and be gateway entrances into the Project construction of an approximately All street frontages would be activated 498,599-square‐foot, mixed-­‐use by residential, office, and project containing offices, residences, retail/restaurant land uses. The four-­‐ retail/restaurant space, a grocery store, story office buildings would be and possible hotel with associated connected by landscaped pocket parks parking. The Project would include and wide-­‐terraced walkways. The approximately 282,800 square feet of residential tower would be located at office, ground‐floor retail/restaurant, the end of a meandering pathway at the and grocery store land uses in three, corner of De Longpre Avenue and Ivar four‐story buildings. The Project would Avenue. also include an approximately 215,799 square‐foot, 23‐story residential tower containing up to 250 apartments, and possibly up to 100 hotel rooms. If the optional 100 hotel rooms were included in the Project, then there would be 50 fewer apartments (i.e., two hotel units would replace one apartment). The residential portion of the Project would also include a gym, a pool, and public and private open space. The Project Site is zoned C4-­‐2D-­‐SN. The “D” limitation restricts the maximum FAR permitted on the Western Lots to 2:1. The “D” limitation does not restrict the Eastern Lots any FAR limitation, therefore a 4.5:1 FAR is proposed, as is allowed in areas designated for Regional Center Commercial development in the Hollywood Community Plan. 3 Description of the proposed project as provided by the Applicant. TECHNICAL REPORT Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT 8 TECHNICAL REPORT Academy Square Historic Resources Analysis March 2015 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL DISCUSSION DRAFT 9 3.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS In 1947, the Mutual-Don Lee Studios at 1313 Vine Street was constructed, (just Site Description south of the Project Site) joining the The Project Site is located in central nearby CBS and NBC facilities to create Hollywood at the intersection of Vine an important center of radio and Street and De Longpre Avenue. It is television production in Hollywood. generally bounded by De Longpre The project area would continue to lose Avenue to the north, Homewood its residential character for the next five Avenue to the south, Vine Street to the decades. During this time, residential east and Cahuenga Boulevard/Ivar buildings were either replaced by Avenue to the west. The surrounding commercial buildings or were converted area is characterized by a mix of retail, for commercial use. professional/commercial, and residential uses. By 2002 the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Site Development History (AMPAS) had acquired the old Mutual- Incorporated in 1903, Hollywood was a Don Lee Studios Building and small city of approximately 700 people, converted it for office and research characterized by small wooden purposes. It was re-named the Pickford bungalows, open fields and orchards. Center in honor of pioneering motion The Project Site and immediately picture actress and producer Mary surrounding area remained open fields Pickford. AMPAS then began acquiring with a small number of scattered the block north of the Pickford Center residential properties through 1915. (the Project Site) as a site for a planned museum. By 2011, AMPAS had cleared According to historic Sanborn maps, a the majority of the existing buildings small tract of residential properties east from the site, which was redeveloped of Cahuenga Boulevard had appeared with landscape areas and surface by 1919. By the late 1920s, the Project parking. AMPAS abandoned plans for a Site and surrounding area was largely museum in Hollywood soon after. residential and characterized by a mix of single-family homes, small apartment Since the redevelopment by AMPAS, buildings and bungalow courts. only three buildings remain on the Commercial development also appears Project Site. These include a single story at this time, primarily automobile- L-shaped building at 6360 De Longpre; oriented businesses such as auto repair a former auto repair shop converted
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