The Beverly Hills City Council on Sept. 17 unanimously approved the removal of three heritage trees at 1001 North Roxbury Drive and denied an appeal of a prior Planning Commission decision approving the project.
The property on North Roxbury is owned by StubHub co-founder Eric Baker and his wife Dr. Nicole Cooper Baker, who submitted the tree removal permit as part of their plans to construct a new home on the empty lot. The Planning Commission approved the permit on June 26 with conditions that crews plant three replacement trees that are at least 25 feet tall when planted and 70 feet tall when mature, and that these trees be planted before building permits are issued.
