CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
1400 Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
www.manhattanbeach.gov/planning • (310) 802-5520
January 10, 2025
Dear Property Owner and/or Resident,
You are receiving this notice because your property is within 500 feet of a proposed multifamily residential development project in the City’s Residential Overlay District (ROD) along Sepulveda Boulevard. The ROD was established in order to comply with provisions of the State-mandated 6th Cycle Housing Element. As a result of this State-mandate, the City is required to review projects which meet the requirements of the ROD and other applicable sections of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code for conformance with strictly objective development standards, without public hearings or discretionary reviews, consistent with State housing law (CA Gov. Code § 65583.2(h)). Provisions of State Density Bonus law (CA Gov. Code § 65915) also apply and significantly limit the City’s ability to regulate projects .
As an extension to the City’s commitment to engage with and inform the public, the proposed project scope is summarized below:
Location 2301 N. Sepulveda Blvd APN 4171-013-029/030 Site Area 0.3 Acre (13, 440 sq. ft.) Permit No. BLDC-24-00407 Existing Use Single-story, 6,272 sq. ft. commercial building Proposed
Use 7-story, 31,962 sq. ft, multifamily residential
(5 levels of residential over 2 levels of above-g round parking and 1 level of subterranean parking)
Number of Units 38 rental units: 27 market rate, 3 moderate income, 8 low income Unit Mix • Studio: 3
• 1 Bedroom: 22
• 1 Bedroom + Den: 3
• 2 Bedroom: 10
Height (from Average
Grade)
• Top of parapet: 73 ft – 4 in
• Top of elevator shaft: 75 ft – 10 in
Parking 45 vehicle spaces + 3 motorcycle spaces
Requested
Waivers/Concessions *
• Compact parking spaces in lieu of standard parking spaces • Additional height
* P ursuant to State Density Bonus Law (Government Code Section 65915), developers may request that certain development standards be waived or modified in order to facilitate the development of affordable housing units.
Please note that project details may change as the project moves through the Building and Safety plan check process. As of today, a building permit has not yet been issued for the project. Due to factors outside of the City’s control, it is not possible to determine the timeframe for construction of the project.
If you have any questions regarding the proposed project, please reach out to the project planner, Ted Faturos, at (310) 802-5512 or [email protected]. Additional information on ROD regulations, including answers to frequently asked questions, can be found on the City’s ROD webpage at www.manhattanbeach.gov/ROD.
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CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
1400 Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
www.manhattanbeach.gov/planning • (310) 802-5520
11111
October
9 , 2025
Dear Property Owner and/or Resident,
You are receiving this notice
because
your
property is within 500 feet
of
a
proposed multifamily
residential development project
in the
City’s
Residential Overlay District (ROD)
along
Sepulveda
Boulevard
.
The ROD was established
in order
to comply with
provisions of the
City’s
State
-
mandated
6 th
Cycle Housing Element.
As a result of
State
-
mandate
s
, the City is
required to review
projects
that
meet the
requirements of the ROD
,
and other applicable sections of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code ,
for
conformance with
strictly
objective development standards, without public hearings or discretionary review, consistent with State housing law (CA Gov. Code § 65583.2(h)).
Provisions of
State Density
Bonus law (CA Gov. Code § 65915)
also
apply
and
significantly limit
the City’s
ability to
exercise
discretion over new housing
projects
.
Additional information on ROD regulations, including answers to frequently asked questions, can be found on the City’s ROD webpage at
www.manhattanbeach.gov/ROD
.
As an extension to the City’s commitment to inform the public, the proposed project scope is summarized below:
Location
3600
N.
Sepulveda
Blvd
.
(former Fry’s
location
)
APN
41 38
-
02 0
-
0 56
Site
Area
2.915 Acres
(126, 972 sq. ft.)
Permit
No.
BLDC
-
25 -
00 529
Existing
Use
Single
-
story
, 45,954 sq.
ft.
vacant
commercial
building
Proposed
Use
10 -
story
and
7 -
story, 355,240 sq. ft, multifamily residential
(over
3 levels of partially above
-
gr
ade
and partially subterranean
parking)
Number
of
Units
273 rental units: 218 market rate,
46 low income, 9 very low income
Unit
Mix •
1 Bedroom: 1
70 •
2 Bedroom:
89 •
3 Bedroom: 1
2 •
4 Bedroom: 2
Height
(from
a
verage
g
rade)
134 ft
.
–
1 in
.
(10
-
story
structure
), 81 ft
.
–
7 in
.
(7
-
story
structure
)
Parking
382
vehicle
spaces
Requested
Waivers/Concessions*
•
Increase maximum height
•
Reduce private open space requirement for the rental units *
Pursuant to State Density Bonus Law (Government Code Section 65915), developers may
request
that
certain development
standards be
waived or modified in order to facilitate the development of affordable housing units.
Please note that project details may change as the project moves through the Building and
Safety plan check
process.
As of today, a building permit has not yet been
issued
for the project.
Due to factors outside of the City’s control, it is not possible to determine the timeframe for construction of the project.
If you have any questions regarding the proposed project ,
please reach out to the project
planner, T
ari Kuvhenguhwa
, at (310) 802
-
551
1 or t
kuvhenguhwa
@manhattanbeach.gov.