The Bloc
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                Summary
                SCH Number
            
            
                2022120319
            
        
                    Lead Agency
            
            
                City of Los Angeles
                
            
        
                Document Title
            
            The Bloc 
        
                Document Type
            
            
                NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
            
        
                Received
            
            
                    Present Land Use
                
                
                    C2-4D/Regional Commercial
                
            
                Document Description
            
            The Project would develop 466 residential units within a new 53-story high-rise tower located on the southern half of the Project Site within and above the existing nine-story parking/retail podium building. The existing hotel and commercial uses on the Project Site, would be retained, with the exception of approximately 24,342 square feet of existing commercial (theater and retail) uses in the podium building that
would be changed to residential uses (including a new residential lobby). No changes are proposed to the existing 7th Street/Metro Central rail station portal. The residential uses would be located primarily within the new tower with a small portion of residential square footage, such as bicycle parking areas and other residential services (e.g., residential mail, package and utility rooms), located in the parking/retail podium building. As part of the Project, the rooftop parking level of the existing nine-story parking/retail podium building would be enclosed, and two additional levels of parking would be added, increasing the podium to 12 stories. The residential uses would comprise a total of approximately 495,016 square feet of floor area, consisting of the conversion of the approximately 24,342 square feet of existing commercial (theater and retail) uses within the existing parking/retail podium building and the net increase of 470,674 square feet in the new 53-story tower, which will extend 41-stories above the 12-story podium. The two existing basement levels, which include one level of vehicle parking and one level of loading areas below the podium building would be retained. Upon completion of the Project, the Project Site would include a total of 1,894,988 square feet of floor area with a floor area ratio of 10.15:1. Upon completion of the Project, the Project Site would include a total of 1,948 vehicular parking spaces located within eight above ground parking levels and one basement parking level. The Project would also add 214 bicycle parking spaces (192 long-term and 22 short-term) within the Project Site. The Project also includes a request for a Sign District for the Project Site.
        Contact Information
                        Name
                    
                    
                        Kathleen King
                    
                
                        Agency Name
                    
                    
                        City of Los Angeles
                    
                
                            Job Title
                        
                        
                            City Planner
                        
                    
                        Contact Types
                    
                    
                        Lead/Public Agency
                    
                
                            Phone
                        
                        
                    
                            Email
                        
                        
                    Location
                        Coordinates
                    
                    
                
                    Cities
                
                Los Angeles
            
                    Counties
                
                Los Angeles
            
                    Regions
                
                Southern California
            
                    Cross Streets
                
                
                    Flower St and 8th St, Hope St and 8th St, Flower St and 7th St and Hope St and 7th St
                
            
                    Zip
                
                
                    90012
                
            
                    Total Acres
                
                
                    4.285
                
            
                    Parcel #
                
                
                    5144-010-401 through 410
                
            
                    State Highways
                
                
                    US 101, SR-110, I-10
                
            
                    Railways
                
                
                    Amtrak, Metro/Metrolink
                
            
                    Schools
                
                
                    Olympic Primary Ctr, 10th St Ele., John H. Liechty Mdl, Belmont 
                
            
                    Waterways
                
                
                    LA River
                
            
                    Township
                
                
                    9
                
            
                    Range
                
                
                    1S
                
            
                    Section
                
                
                    13W
                
            Notice of Completion
                        State Review Period Start
                    
                    
                        State Review Period End
                    
                    
                        State Reviewing Agencies
                    
                    California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 7, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
                
                            State Reviewing Agency Comments
                        
                        California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
                    
                        Development Types
                    
                    Residential (Units 466, Acres 11.4)
                
                        Local Actions
                    
                    Site Plan, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
                
                        Project Issues
                    
                    Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems
                
                        Public Review Period Start
                    
                    
                        Public Review Period End
                    
                    