NoHo Groundbreaking

Councilmember LaBonge joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Developer Jerry Snyder, Movie Theater owner Bob Laemmle and many others in breaking ground on a new office/theater/restaurant complex in North Hollywood on March 24th. The project is a public-private partnership between the City of Los Angeles, the JH Snyder Company and Laemmle Theaters. "What a great day this is for NoHo," the Councilmember said. "This project creates a nexus of culture and commerce at the transit crossroads of this very important part of the San Fernando Valley." This third phase of North Hollywood’s NoHo Commons project will include a seven-screen movie theater, 182,000 square feet of office space and restoration of a historic, San Fernando Valley diner under approvals granted Thurs., March 20, by the Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA). The NoHo Commons project was approved in 2001. Developed by J.H. Snyder, Phase I was completed December 2006 and contains a 438-unit mixed-income residential rental project. Phase II, completed June 2007, contains 292 units of loft and live/work rentals and 60,000 square feet of retail/commercial space including How's supermarket, a bank, mobile phone store and several restaurants.