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Draft EIR for proposed North Hollywood Way hotel finds significant greenhouse gas, noise and utilities impacts; public comment period open through Jan. 29
Summary
A draft environmental impact report for a proposed 7‑story, 420‑room dual-branded hotel at 25100 North Hollywood Way finds significant and unavoidable impacts for greenhouse gases, construction noise and utilities/service systems; the Planning Commission took public comment and will consider the project at later hearings.
The City of Burbank Planning Commission on Jan. 13 opened a public hearing and took comments on the draft environmental impact report (EIR) for a proposed 7‑story, dual‑brand hotel at 25100 North Hollywood Way. No decision was made; the draft EIR is out for public review through Jan. 29, 2025.
Principal planner Daniel Via summarized the proposal and the environmental analysis. The project would construct a seven‑story hotel with 420 rooms (anticipated brands: A Loft and Residence Inn), retain existing hotel and convention center buildings on site, and add a detached four‑story parking structure. The project documents indicate up to 285 surface parking spaces in addition to garage spaces for a total of as many as 1,051 on‑site parking spaces. The property is in the Golden State area with a Planned Development zoning and a regional commercial general plan designation.
Staff said the draft EIR analyzed the standard CEQA topical areas and concluded that most would be less than significant or less than significant with mitigation. However, the draft EIR identified significant and unavoidable impacts for greenhouse gas emissions, noise, and utilities and service systems even after mitigation; greenhouse‑gas impacts were tied primarily to anticipated vehicle trips and noise impacts to standard construction activities. The draft EIR examined alternatives, including a 25% reduced‑intensity alternative (fewer rooms), which the document labels the environmentally superior alternative but notes that some project objectives would not be met and some significant impacts would remain.
Several project representatives and supporters spoke during the public comment period. Aaron Green, president of Afria Consulting Group, representing applicant AWH Partners, said the developer expects the project to be the city’s first all‑electric major development and projected roughly 85 full‑time jobs and hundreds of construction jobs. Green said the applicant anticipates more than $1,000,000 in public‑right‑of‑way infrastructure investment, roughly $6,000,000 in fees to the city, and about $2.25 million annually in transient occupancy tax revenue.
Jamie Kieser, chief executive officer of the Burbank Chamber of Commerce, urged support for the hotel, saying it would strengthen local tourism and help serve visitors to the Hollywood Burbank Airport; she noted the chamber’s need for more local hotel and convention options. Joshua Christiansen, speaking for the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters and Local 661, said the project would create local union construction jobs and provide opportunities for graduates of local carpentry programs.
City staff reiterated that tonight’s hearing was to take public comment on the draft EIR; subsequent hearings on project approvals are expected in May or June 2025 after staff prepares responses to comments and circulates a final EIR.
Public review: The draft EIR public review period began Dec. 16, 2024 and closes Jan. 29, 2025. Written comments may be submitted to the Community Development Department by mail or email; staff will prepare and publish written responses in the final EIR before the project returns to the Planning Commission and City Council for decisions.
