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Curbed LA: Bundy Village Project Dies a Quiet Death

fightbundy — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:11:16 +0000

Santa Monica Daily Press: Bundy Village development stalls again

fightbundy — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:16:35 +0000

EASTSIDE — A controversial development project on the outskirts of Santa Monica at Bundy Drive is further away than ever after the bankrupt developer removed the project from the Los Angeles City Council calendar in recent weeks.

According to a press release by L.A. Councilmember Bill Rosendahl’s office, the developer of the proposed Bundy Village & Medical Complex, Michael Lombardi, sent a letter to the council on June 23 noting his intention to remove the project from the calendar of the Planning and Land Use Management committee indefinitely.

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Curbed LA: West LA’s Bundy Village Project Wounded, Maybe Mortally

fightbundy — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:11:48 +0000

Westside City Councilman Bill Rosendahl released a statement this morning saying the contentious Bundy Village mixed-use project, planned for Bundy and Olympic, is heaving for air. Back in November, developer Michael Lombardi filed for bankruptcy and now “the former Bundy Village proposal, which large numbers of my constituents and I oppose, is dead and no longer a threat of being approved in its current form. The developer decided to go back to the drawing board, and at some future time, bring forward a new proposal. He assures my office that he will vet with the community, and restart the planning approval process at the Planning Commission level.”

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Brentwood Flats: Bundy Village Plans Scrapped (For Now) as Developer Goes Back to the Drawing Board

fightbundy — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:08:30 +0000

The fight over Bundy Village, the Westside’s most controversial development project in years, appears to be over for the time being, with local activists claiming victory over the site’s developer Michael Lombardi.

Today, Lombardi sent a letter to the Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee informing them of his plan to withdraw his proposal completely and resubmit it at a later time “after significant vetting of the community”, according to this press release from the office of Councilman Bill Rosendahl.

The project, which would have added nearly one million square feet of residential, retail, office, and medical space to the northwest corner of Bundy Drive and Olympic Blvd, was decried by every neighborhood group in the surrounding area, ultimately forcing Councilman Rosendahl to withdraw his initial support for the project.

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KTTV Fox 11: Councilman: Bundy Village Proposal Is Dead

fightbundy — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:03:18 +0000

Los Angeles – Councilman Bill Rosendahl today declared the demise of a widely opposed development project in West Los Angeles.

“The former Bundy Village proposal, which large numbers of my constituents and I oppose, is dead and no longer a threat of being approved in its current form,” Rosendahl said in a statement.

He said developer Michael Lombardi has committed to revamp the project, to engage the community and to start from scratch in the city approval process.

Residents adamantly opposed the plans for an 11.5-acre development of medical offices, housing, and retail because of the project’s size and because it was expected to bring about 21,000 extra daily car trips to the already congested Westside.

Lombardi had argued that the inclusion of a medical facility in the development outweighed traffic concerns.

After winning approval from the Planning Commission last year, the project has been dormant because the developer filed for bankruptcy protection and asked for more time before the council’s Planning and Land Use Committee considered the project.

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Los Angeles Times: Developer of Bundy Village medical complex files for bankruptcy protection

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:55:55 +0000

The developer of the proposed Bundy Village medical complex has filed for bankruptcy court protection under Chapter 11, saying the action was in the best interest of the company.

The Nov. 3 filing by Westside Medical Park LLC lists total debts of nearly $68 million and assets of $89 million.

As originally envisioned, the 11.5-acre development of medical offices, retail stores and housing on Olympic Boulevard between Bundy Drive and Centinela Avenue would have resulted in 21,000 additional daily car trips in the area, according to traffic engineers. Those would be on top of thousands of trips generated by the many media and entertainment companies that already have offices in the district. …Read More »

Curbed: Bundy Village Shrinks

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:39:54 +0000

Lordy, the fracas surrounding Bundy Village. Westsiders fighting the proposed medical complex today sent out an email announcing the land is being put up for sale following foreclosure proceedings. Err, not so fast. In fact, a notice of default on the site was filed this summer, but Bundy Village developer Michael Lombardi tells us he’s working with the lender to remedy the situation…Read More »

Curbed: Another Delay for Bundy Village, Vote Now in 2011?

admin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:38:13 +0000

Bundy Village, approved by the Planning Commission earlier this year, was supposed to head to the Planning and Land Use Committee on October 5th. But yesterday, the developer asked for a 120-day extension so “community concerns regarding the project,” could be addressed, according to a letter sent to the city by lobbyist Dale Goldsmith of Armburster, Goldsmith & Delvac…Read More »

Los Angeles Times: Bundy Village developer asks for another delay in medical, senior housing project

admin — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:35:24 +0000

Westside Medical Park LLC, which is proposing to build a 1.3-million-square-foot medical and senior housing complex in West Los Angeles, has asked the Los Angeles City Council’s planning and land use management committee for a 120-day postponement so that the developer can address “community concerns regarding the project.”…Read More »

LA Weekly: Opponents Of Westside’s Bundy Village Development Say Emergency Response Times In Area Would Go Up As A Result Of Increased Traffic

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:32:28 +0000

Opponents of the Westside mixed-use development called Bundy Village on Friday cited a study they say shows a possible 4.5-minute increase in emergency response times for police, paramedics and firefighters in the area if the traffic-creating project goes forward as planned….Read More »