{"id":212949,"date":"2026-03-10T10:47:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/212949\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:47:22","slug":"la-county-approves-88-condo-project-in-windsor-hills-despite-concerns-from-locals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/212949\/","title":{"rendered":"LA County approves 88-condo project in Windsor Hills despite concerns from locals"},"content":{"rendered":"

This\u00a0story<\/a>\u00a0first appeared on\u00a0The LA Local<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eighty-eight condos could be coming to Windsor Hills after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors overruled an appeal last week from a local residents\u2019 advocacy group.The five-story project, dubbed The View, would nest into the hillside between Overhill Drive and La Brea Avenue, south of Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Developers have battled Windsor Hills residents for nearly a decade over building housing on the empty hilltop parcel.\u00a0 The board\u2019s vote sends the project back to a county judge, according to the LA County Department of Regional Planning.<\/p>\n

The View\u2019s fiercest opposition has come from locals organized in the United Homeowner\u2019s Association II, a nonprofit that represents any dues-paying resident of Windsor Hills, View Park and surrounding communities. The group is \u201cextremely concerned\u201d about the project\u2019s effects on the local water system and its proximity to the Inglewood Oil Field and nearby earthquake fault lines, according to Angela Sherick-Bright, the nonprofit\u2019s land use chairperson.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re not against development,\u201d Sherick-Bright said. \u201cIf you\u2019re going to approve a project of this magnitude, why not make sure it\u2019s going to work for us?\u201d<\/p>\n

Project developer The Bedford Group did not return a request for comment, but promotional materials for the project said it was designed to \u201creflect the legacy of the Windsor Hills community by offering upscale workforce housing opportunities to young professionals, couples and empty nesters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bedford Group plans to set aside 10 of the condos for sale to moderate-income families, according to planning documents. The state defines a moderate annual income<\/a> for a LA family of four as more than $127,000.<\/p>\n

Susan Tae, a Planning Department assistant deputy director, said that after years of court and planning hearings, planners believe the project has taken community concerns into account.\u201cWe feel confident we\u2019ve addressed any of the outstanding issues,\u201d Tae said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The county first approved the project to go ahead in 2017, according to county documents, but the residents\u2019 group sued and a court ordered The Bedford Group to do a deeper environmental review. Bedford made attempts throughout the process to rally community support for the project, including with a 2017 video outlining the company\u2019s take<\/a> on several of the potential pitfalls raised by locals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the project landed back in front of supervisors on Feb. 25, it came with a fresh environmental review, but also with a renewed appeal from United Homeowner\u2019s Association II.<\/p>\n

Here are three concerns the residents\u2019 group raised:\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s concern over the project affecting fire hydrant water pressure<\/p>\n

Sherick-Bright said homes in the area have struggled with weak water pressure. The nonprofit is concerned the new project could hurt the local water system, including fire hydrants, even further. Brian Barreto, a California American Water spokesperson, said computer models show 96% of hydrants in the area pump 1,000 gallons or more, above the baseline recommended by the National Fire Protection Association<\/a>. Barreto also said the water company won\u2019t give The View access to water unless The Bedford Group makes a set of mandatory system upgrades.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s concern about underground drilling near a fault line<\/p>\n

The View backs up closely to the Inglewood Oil Field, where the county is in the middle of a lawsuit<\/a> against four oil companies for allegedly failing to plug old wells. It\u2019s also near the Newport-Inglewood earthquake fault line. Sherick-Bright said locals are worried that digging down for a subterranean parking lot, as the project plans, could set off issues \u2014 either because of underground drilling or the fault line.\u201cWe just don\u2019t know,\u201d Sherick-Bright said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The county said in planning documents that the development will require a new geotechnical review to move forward. The last such review was in 2014.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s concern the project is a danger to drivers<\/p>\n

The planned project is situated just a stone\u2019s throw away from the high-traffic Overhill-La Brea-Stocker intersection. The residents\u2019 group argued in its written appeal that one of the project driveways that spits vehicles out onto the steep Overhill Drive was dangerously situated. Tae said that the public works department reviewed signage and striping plans for the driveway in 2024 and found they met county requirements.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what comes next <\/p>\n

Sherick-Bright said the nonprofit is weighing next steps but still is concerned about the project. The timeline for the environmental review to go before the court is not yet clear, according to Tae, the county planner. Tae said the county is actively working to address some of the resident concerns that go beyond the scope of The View project, including with the recent kickoff of its Westside Planning Area Capital Improvement Plan<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The plan is targeted at water, sewer, electrical and other infrastructure issues in some of the county\u2019s unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be an important project for the community to continue to be engaged,\u201d Tae said.<\/p>\n

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