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Los Angeles City Council designates Chase Knowles garden-apartment complex a historic cultural monument
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to designate the Chase Knowles apartment complex in Sherman Oaks as a historic cultural monument, triggering environmental review and creating a one-year window for preservation-focused alternatives before demolition permits could proceed.
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted July 11 to designate the Chase Knowles garden-apartment complex in Sherman Oaks as a historic cultural monument.
Councilmember Feuer moved the designation and Councilmember Walters seconded; the motion passed on a 13-0 roll call after more than two hours of public comment and expert testimony.
The designation requires an environmental review (an EIR) before any demolition permits could be processed and opens access to historic-preservation incentives and tax credits. Council members and preservation advocates said the review will allow consideration of alternatives to demolition, including rehabilitation that could preserve affordable units.
Why it matters: Chase Knowles, built just after World War II, was described in expert testimony as an intact example of a mid-20th-century garden-apartment plan: clustered low-rise buildings, interconnected walkways and…
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