The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Gov. Gavin Newsom have warned Beverly Hills it must approve a builder's remedy project to build the tallest tower in the city or face legal action by the state.
The Beverly Hills City Council in June rejected developer Leo Pustilnikov's application to build a 19-story tower including a 73-room hotel, 165 residential units and a restaurant on a site occupied by a vacant building and a parking lot at 125-129 South Linden Drive on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard.
Pustilnikov's proposal includes 33 low-income rental units, making it eligible for a builder's remedy fast-track that is available in California cities without an approved state-mandated housing plan.
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