Overview
A mid-market developer assembled three parcels along a primary Inglewood corridor for a mixed-use project. The site exceeded the city's Site Plan Review threshold, triggering a discretionary process with active community attention given the broader Inglewood development cycle.
Challenges
- Site Plan Review with a Planning Commission hearing
- Active community organizations focused on displacement and labor
- Inclusionary housing structuring under the city's evolving framework
Strategy
- Built a community engagement plan that began before the application, not after
- Structured affordability to satisfy local inclusionary requirements while preserving state density bonus
- Coordinated with city staff on parking reductions tied to proximity to the future transit connector
- Sequenced architectural review to align with the Planning Commission calendar
Outcomes
- Unanimous Planning Commission approval
- No appeals filed within the statutory window
- Project transitioned to construction documents on schedule
