A Builder’s Remedy project located at 8844 Burton Way has submitted revised plans to the city that increase the building’s overall height and square footage.
The mixed-use development, which is being built by developer Crescent Heights, was originally proposed to be 20 stories and 223 feet tall. The new plans propose a building that reaches 26 stories and just over 309 feet.
Residential density in the building has not changed from the originally proposed 200 units, ranging in size from studios to three-bedroom apartments. Of those, 22 units will be earmarked for affordable housing, up from 20 in the previous proposal. The affordable units will include 14 reserved for extremely low-income households and eight for moderately low-income households.
The newly revised plans for the Burton Way development also include 318 parking spaces, 24 bicycle parking spots and 42,226 square feet of open space, including a rooftop deck. The building will occupy 492,029 square feet in total.
According to the website for LARGE Architecture, the firm designing the project, the development will also include private theaters, yoga studios and clubhouses.
The development is one of 14 Builder’s Remedy projects currently under review by Beverly Hills. Several are involved in lawsuits against the city, while others have received one or more notices that their applications are incomplete.
Revised plans for 8844 Burton Way were submitted in March of this year, and again in July.
“We’re excited to bring a world-class project like 8844 Burton to Beverly Hills,” said Elliott Kahn, a partner at Crescent Heights, in a statement to the Courier. “It includes 200 much needed homes at a variety of price points, including severely lacking affordable housing. On one of the most prominent multi-family corridors of Beverly Hills, the wide landscaped medians and bike lanes are uniquely suited to this exact kind of multi-family housing.”
Developer Crescent Heights is not the first builder in Beverly Hills to expand their vision in recent months. In August, a Builder’s Remedy project at 125-129 South Linden Dr. submitted revised plans that brought the development’s height from 19 to 36 stories, with 20 new residential units and seven new hotel rooms.
That same month, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis A. Kin ordered the city to process the application for the development on South Linden Drive, finding Beverly Hills in violation of the state’s Housing Accountability Act and Permit Streamlining Act.
Kin’s decision regarding South Linden Drive is expected to set a precedent for other, similar complaints.
