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$100M Apartment-Retail Project Mired in Conflict

WESTWOOD, CA-Developer Casden Glendon's plan to build 350 luxury apartments and create 230,000 sf of commercial space here meets opposition from community activists fearing traffic glut.

By Peter Landau | Updated on May 23, 2002

WESTWOOD, CA-Developer Casden Glendon and neighborhood activists are in a heated battle over plans for a $100 million apartment and retail complex Glendon, led by builder Alan Cashen, proposes to build 350 luxury apartments with ground floor stores and restaurants and a three-level subterranean garage. The so-called Palazzo Westwood would consist of two five-story buildings flanking Glendon Ave., south of Weyburn Ave. and west of Tiverton Ave.

Activists want the project to be scaled down, citing problems with the overall density of the development, its height and parking. Plans have been made to narrow the street and widen the sidewalk to accommodate outdoor cafes and make the block more attractive to pedestrians, but it hasn’t placated the neighborhood groups.

The question being asked by many protesters is whether the Westwood Village plan will add to the area’s shortage of parking space. Even with the 1,450-stall garage proposed for the site, opponents are still weary of congestion. The developer’s plan to widen sidewalks will reduce the amount of street parking already at a premium, according to activists.

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