LOS ANGELES-The City Council here has given unanimous approval to locally based J.H. Snyder Co.’s plans to develop NoHo Commons, a $218-million mixed-use project that the builder promises will turn a blighted area of North Hollywood into a bustling center of commerce.
The 1.2-million-sf office, residential and retail project will rise on a 23-acre parcel next to the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s subway station at Lankershim and Chandler boulevards. Construction should begin late next year, with completion 12 to 18 months later, a J.H. Snyder spokeswoman says.
The deal approved by the City Council includes $43.9 million in various types of government loans and grants to offset part of J.H. Snyder’s development costs. More than half of the aid—about $27 million—will come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal agencies.