Real Estates – Rumored Development At Sunset Junction
(The strip rumored to be affected. Image via Yelp.)
A little birdie (read: a shop owner) in the 4100 block of Santa Monica just informed me that effective early September all of those shops along that stretch will be closed to make room for a housing development. Has anyone else heard about this? We’re trying to verify. The block is just southwest of the junction and home to Kelly Green, Launderette by Zachary Smile, and Bepop Vintage. Another change to that famed intersection will happen at the now closed laundromat next door to Le Bar. Planned for that location is another coffee shop. Perhaps not all that surprisingly, many of the loyal Silver Lakers were unaware of this impending change. Want to find out more information or voice your opinion? Head to the Silverlake Neighborhood Council website and check out their next meeting.
I received an email recently from Zachary’s Smile that said they were having a giant sale since the store was going to be demolished to make room for a massive apartment complex. I live in Silver Lake and that was the first and only time (until your post) that I had heard of it.
Maybe 3 years ago there was talk of building an apartment building on that Sunset/ Santa Monica site but nothing has been said about that until mid last month. Word is that the owners of the property want to get the buildings torn down ASAP and let it sit until the market gets better. There is talk of turning the building on the corner of Sunset/ Sandborn/ Santa Monica into a landmark: it housed the first gay and lesbian book store in Los Angeles. I hear the property owners freaked out about the idea of landmark designation because that would make it imposable for them or anyone to make any changes to the property at all. Kind of like what happened to the building on Hyperion and Sunset were LaBar and the now closed laundermant are. Once it was made a landmark for being the place the first gay riot happened, the owners could not alter it. Last I heard the laundermat was going to be a Starbucks. What we really need there is a laundermat. Go figure.
Thanks for some insight. It would be interesting to see what happens next!
Thanks for the feedback! @Sally- thanks so much for the info & feedback. I’ll definitely keep my eyes peeled for changes…I heard the owner will likely sit on it as well…
and yes! Zachary’s Smile/Launderette is having a great sale and according to the owners, it will continue to stock until move-out. Stay posted for new exciting news from them as well
Jeez, why don’t they keep the shops and turn that ugly Jiffy Lube into lofts!
From Curbed LA Archives….http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/02/where_are_the_renderings_sunset_junction_developer.php
Thanks!