Tiara Street Intergenerational Center

Designs are underway for a 2,200-square-foot intergenerational center, a community park with a new playground, picnic areas, a 22-car parking lot, an outdoor amphitheater, and board game area on Tiara Street. This $2.1 million project will be built on a 1.56-acre property that is currently undeveloped. Construction is expected to be completed by next year.

Campo De Cahuenga

The renovation of the Campo de Cahuenga, the historic adobe at 3919 Lankershim Boulevard, is underway. The adobe, where the Mexican-American War ended in California with the 1847 signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga, has never had the equipment to properly preserve its historic documents and artifacts in a museum-quality atmosphere.
The $250,000 renovation project (funded through Prop K) includes several elements including the installation of air conditioning for the first time. Heating and lighting will also be upgraded, as will the electrical system to accommodate these upgrades. New grill work over the windows will provide security and add historic character to the building’s facade.

River Supply Conduit

An aging water supply line that stretches from the North Hollywood Pump Station to Ivanhoe Reservoir in Silver Lake will be replaced over the next decade as part of a major water quality improvement project by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
The River Supply Conduit is a 70-year-old pipeline that transports water from the San Fernando Valley to central Los Angeles. Its replacement will be 36,000 linear feet of new pipe of varying widths. The massive project has been divided into an Upper and a Lower Reach.
The Upper Reach portion of the project will connect the North Hollywood Pump Station to the new Headworks Reservoir that is to be constructed adjacent to Griffith Park. Construction will begin in March 2010 and finish in July 2012.
For more information, visit LADWP.com.

See our story about the March, 2009 Lower Reach Unit 3 groundbreaking.

Silver Lake Reservoir Bypass

A steel and concrete pipeline 66 inches in diameter will be installed as part of the Silver Lake Storage Replacement Project.
The Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs will be removed from service and replaced by the buried Headworks Reservoir that is to be constructed adjacent to Griffith Park. This new pipeline will transport water directly from the new reservoir into the existing distribution system, bypassing the off-line Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs.
A station to regulate the incoming water pressure will be installed where the new pipe joins the existing system. The regulator station will be buried underground and have a footprint of about 1/3 the size of a basketball court.
Designs for the project are temporarily on hold while another portion of the larger Storage Replacement Project is designed.
Construction will begin in September 2010 and finish in March 2012.
For more information, visit LADWP.com [PDF].

Headworks Hydroelectric Power Plant

A four-megawatt hydroelectric power plant will be constructed as part of the Headworks Spreading Grounds project adjacent to Griffith Park. The plant will make use of water pressure entering the site, and serve as a source of "green" energy for the people of Los Angeles.
The larger Headworks project centers around a 110-million-gallon underground reservoir that will replace the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs in the city drinking water system.
The power plant is currently in the design stage and is proceeding on schedule.
Construction will begin in October 2010 and finish by November 2013.
For more information, visit LADWP.com.

Headworks Wetlands & Native Landscaping

Wetlands, native landscaping, and other improvements are being developed as part of the Headworks Spreading Grounds project adjacent to Griffith Park.
The project includes a 110-million-gallon underground reservoir to replace the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs in the city drinking water system, and a 4-megawatt hydroelectric power plant to utilize the water pressure generated at the site.
Meetings with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are being held regarding their involvement in the project.
Construction will begin in July 2015 and finish by June 2016.
For more information, visit LADWP.com.

Headworks Reservoir

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will install a 110-million-gallon underground water tank near Griffith Park to replace the Silver Lake and Ivanhoe reservoirs in the city's drinking water system. The reservoirs will be taken off-line and replaced by this new storage tank to improve water quality and delivery.
The buried reservoir is part of the larger Headworks Spreading Grounds project. Extensive native landscaping and a 4-megawatt hydroelectric power plant are also included in the project.
Plans for the Headworks Reservoir are currently in the design phase. Construction will begin in November 2010 and finish by November 2013.
For more information, visit LADWP.com.

Metro Universal proposed development

Councilmember LaBonge has pressed developers to scale back the size and density of this project, proposed for Lankershim Boulevard in Studio City. Click here to read more about this issue.