The Beverly Hills Community Development Department held a public forum and community discussion on Oct. 17 to further weigh options for the long-term use of the Gale Yard site, which is currently being used as a staging area for the construction of the Wilshire/La Cienega Purple Line Metro station. The roughly half-acre lot is considered a key site in southeast Beverly Hills.
At the first public forum for the site held in May, City Planner Timothea Tway presented a small group of Beverly Hills residents and business owners with several development options for the lot and shared results from a survey of around 160 people, the majority of whom either live or work in Beverly Hills. The survey found that the most popular suggestions for use of the lot were a new retail space, public plaza, or police substation.
