What’s being built, what isn’t, and what’s being torn down.
Land-use concerns in 2026 concentrate on new development, infill construction, mansionization, and the affordability of what’s already here.
Land use and new development.
How satisfied stakeholders are with the services this committee touches
1 = not at all satisfied, 5 = very satisfied. N/A responses are counted but not charted.
Where “Land use and new development” registers most strongly
Each geographic area’s share of its own respondents who named this concern. Click any geographic area to see its full survey cut.
- Brookside27 resp1452%
- Citrus Square42 resp2150%
- Country Club Heightsno responses0—
- Fremont Placeno responses0—
- Hancock Park61 resp4777%
- La Brea / Hancock25 resp1248%
- Larchmont Village57 resp3968%
- Melrose7 resp229%
- Oakwood–Maplewood–St. Andrews12 resp325%
- Ridgewood–Wilton–St. Andrews Sq.7 resp571%
- Sycamore Square10 resp440%
- Western–Wilton3 resp267%
- Wilshire Park25 resp1456%
- Windsor Square33 resp1958%
- Windsor Village31 resp1961%
Specific locations stakeholders asked GWNC to carry to the city
Direct quotes from the free-text callouts, ranked. Each entry is a sentence a stakeholder wrote; the keywords show why this committee picked it up.
Land use and new development: Larchmont Blvd N/S of Beverly
Larchmont Villagekeywords: developmentNon-Single Family Home developments in Larchmont neighborhood
Larchmont Villagekeywords: developmentsCorner property slated for demolition on Melrose at Irving, southwest corner
Larchmont Villagekeywords: demolitionToo Many new developments coming up that are not supporting affordable housing
Ridgewood - Wilton - St. Andrews Squarekeywords: developmentsTHE RESTRICTIONS put on homeowners by HPOZ i
Hancock Parkkeywords: hpozthere are several empty lots now on our block whereby the city has approved demolition requests and then the lots are empty for YEARS
Hancock Parkkeywords: demolitionA developer bought it and then emptied it, then homeless people started dealing drugs there, and then the city did a quick approval of the permit to demolish without input from anyone
Hancock Parkkeywords: permitnow, there's a vacant lot there, which attracts homeless and graffiti "artists"
Hancock Parkkeywords: vacantLand use and new development: on the periphery of the area, Melrose, Larchmont, etc
Hancock Parkkeywords: developmentI'm concerned about development with no improvement with traffic flow
Hancock Parkkeywords: developmentDont want to see the character of Hancock park ruined by new development which is not synergistic with this historic area
Hancock Parkkeywords: development, historicmake it easier for ADUs, but not complete replacement
Hancock Parkkeywords: adusI have never received anything about economic development or job opportunities in the neighborhood, there is not enough safe shelter space for dogs (there should be enforcement of the pet license - stop people on the street if needed - to raise money
Hancock Parkkeywords: developmentFor land use and development, area from La brea to Fremont Place
Brooksidekeywords: developmentpermit parking
Windsor Villagekeywords: permit, parking (+permit)Functional street lights for Windsor Village, Preferred Parking for Windsor Village in the face of approved development that does not require on site parking
Windsor Villagekeywords: development, parking (+development)Development approved under Mayor's Emergancy Decree that ignore the WV HPOZ and will of the citizens of WV
Windsor Villagekeywords: development, hpozAlso, we have been given no input on three development projects currently slated for Windsor Village - all of which have little or no parking allotted in their plans and have ignored the already crowded parking conditions on our streets
Windsor Villagekeywords: development, parking (+development)The HPOZ that the neighborhood worked so diligently to create to preserve the unique nature of what makes our WV, Wilshire Park, and Country Club Park is being circumvented by the Mayor's emergency decree
Windsor Villagekeywords: hpozSB79 and development
Wilshire Parkkeywords: developmentOur neighborhood is not an hpoz so has no protections against the destruction of its historic houses
Brooksidekeywords: hpoz, historicIllegal parking that brings unwanted people parking cars on streets weeks at a time, even though there is permit parking
Wilshire Parkkeywords: permit, parking (+permit)LADOT never enforces permit parking
Wilshire Parkkeywords: permit, parking (+permit), ladot (+permit)Buying & Tearing down historic homes and building high rise apartments
Wilshire Parkkeywords: historicWe live in an HPOZ, but new apartment/condos keep going up anyway
Windsor Villagekeywords: hpozLand Use Development on Lorraine at Wilshire, 8th & Olympic
Windsor Villagekeywords: developmentLand use: appropriate development of blvd
Citrus Squarekeywords: developmentSmall LaBrea frontage properties need economic and development assistance
Citrus Squarekeywords: developmentLos Angeles in general has terrible economic and workforce development policies
Windsor Villagekeywords: developmentConstruction vehicles without permits parked in the LaBrea Hancock area making it almost impossible to park in front of our homes during the week
La Brea / Hancockkeywords: construction, permits
Showing the first 30 of 75 matched callouts. The full list is in the underlying data file; committee chairs can request it.
What Land Use stakeholders wrote when given a blank box
Themes coded from the free-text "top one to three issues" question (n=304 non-empty responses). One response can touch multiple themes; counts do not sum to 304.
- 25of 304 · 8%
HPOZ and single-family neighborhood character
Preservation of the character of our neighborhood and protecting R1 zoning.
La Brea / Hancock PROTECTION OF OUR HISTORIC SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
Citrus Square 1) Safety and security; 2) cleanliness and homeless; 3) protect our HPOZ neighborhood from developers
Hancock Park
- 23of 304 · 8%
Opposition to new development
Safety (constant break ins); over-development and out of scale buildings
Brookside Street lights; parking issues due to new development-new developments need to provide parking; new developments need to abide to HPOZ
Windsor Village Overdevelopment. I see large developments replacing smaller housing areas, yet there seems to be no accounting for increased sewage and water needs. How do I know that city services can handle a tenfold increase in usage? Have you seen what the DWP power distribution map in our area looks like? It looks like a bowlful of noodles.
Hancock Park
- 22of 304 · 7%
Affordable housing and rent stabilization
1. The high rents/ rent increases pushing out local businesses 2. Vacant commercial spaces / storefronts 3. Community services
Ridgewood - Wilton - St. Andrews Square Low income housing proposals that don’t include parking and that are too large/tall for the neighborhood. Affordable housing that is planned carefully with parking and to the scale of the neighborhood will be very welcome. Please fix street lights so that they are tamper proof.
Windsor Village Affordable housing and stopping the development of overpriced apartments/condo developments being built on empty lots in the area
Windsor Village
- 12of 304 · 4%
SB 79, ED 1, and state housing legislation
Fighting implementation of SB 79 Preventing ED 1 buildings from being approved Getting City of LA planning dept to post ED 1 new applications Homelessness—services Streetlight outages Prostitution emanating from Western Ave
Larchmont Village SB 79 mitigation efforts to lessen impact on single family neighborhoods and suggest alternatives such as development on commercial streets which have public transportation.
Brookside SB79, streetlights, homelessness.
Wilshire Park
- 12of 304 · 4%
Zoning and code enforcement
Synagogue in violation of the zoning code
Citrus Square Illegal land use; violent crime and smash and grabs; safe streets particularly at night
Citrus Square Streetlights on Orange, keep zoning as is
La Brea / Hancock
- 7of 304 · 2%
ADUs, density, and parking attached to development
Neighborhood Security (high robberies/break ins), Reasonable high density housing (not appropriate with no parking on all streets), Infrastructure (lights out)
Brookside Density and parking negatively impacting quality of life.
Hancock Park Parking, Cleanliness, Density
Hancock Park
Free-text mentions, coded by theme. Word-boundary matching; no substring matches. Quotes are verbatim and rendered only with the respondent’s testimonial consent. See methodology for the coding method and the full theme list.
What residents told us they value about Greater Wilshire.
Concerns coexist with what works. These quotes are answers to a different survey question: “What do you value most about living or working in Greater Wilshire?”
The way it feels like you live in a quiet neighborhood despite being located in the middle of a massive urban area.
I love the walkability, the bikeability, the proximity of grocery stores and other essential services, being close to the Hollywood Farmers Market, the architecture, the multicultural and multiethnic experience, the mix of families and single people, young and old, renters and owners; and, of course, the organized neighborhoods and the Neighborhood Council.
Central location in the City, the community, historic beauty and charm
The duality of a quiet place to live but walking distance to some of the best restaurants in the country and a 5 minute drive from historic landmarks / theaters.
I grew up in area and would like it to keep it's charm and community feel
The ask, in plain language
- · Department of City Planning
- · LADBS (Building & Safety)
- · LAHD
- · CD5 / CD13 field deputies
- · HPOZ boards where applicable
This section is in development.
Once the committee has reviewed the survey data and reached its own conclusions, what it’s asking the city will be published here.