North Hollywood Recreation Center Lighting

The North Hollywood Recreation Center rehab project will provide lighting repairs and electrical upgrades as necessary, as well as renovation of the gymnasium.

Construction on this project is currently underway.

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.

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.

NoHo Gateway

The gateway by artist Peter Shire has been completed and installed. For more information on the project click here.

NoHo Commons

Phase II of this multi-phase development project on Lankershim Boulevard includes a new office/theater/restaurant complex. The project is a public-private partnership between the City of Los Angeles, the JH Snyder Company and Laemmle Theaters. Click here to read more.

Whitnall Hwy. Beautification

Councilmember LaBonge is currently working with the City of Burbank on a shared reclaimed water line that will allow for the landscaping of the Whitnall Highway area and the Chandler Bike Path. At the urging of Councilmember LaBonge, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to install a water conservation garden at this site.