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Site Plan Review

Mixed-Use — Downtown Inglewood

Location

Inglewood

Scope

186 units + ground-floor retail

Timeline

Entitled in 14 months

Mixed-Use — Downtown Inglewood

Overview

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

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

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

Outcomes

  • Unanimous Planning Commission approval
  • No appeals filed within the statutory window
  • Project transitioned to construction documents on schedule

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