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(7) 24­0812\nCD 14 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV­\n2018­3337­SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the SCEA,\nand related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report\nfrom the Department of City Planning relative to compliance with the CEQA\nrequirements for the use of a SCEA, as authorized by Public Resources\nCode (PRC) Section 21155.2(b), and Erratum dated September 2024, for\nthe future consideration of the development of the project identified as\nPlanning Case No. CPC­2018­3336­SN­TDR­CUB­SPR­MSC; for the\ndetermination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as\ndefined by PRC Section 21155, that is consistent with the general use\ndesignations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified\nfor the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable\nCommunities Strategy (RTP/SCS) prepared by the Southern California\nAssociation of Governments (SCAG); contains more than 50 percent\nresidential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre;\nand is within one­half mile of a major transit stop or high­quality transit\ncorridor included in a regional transportation plan; the proposed project is\na residential or mixed­use project as defined by PRC Section 21159.28(d),\nthat incorporates all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards,\nor criteria set forth in the prior environmental reports, including SCAG’s\n2016­2040 RTP/SCS and 2020­2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental\nImpact Reports; all potentially significant or significant effects required to\nbe identified and analyzed pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been\nidentified and analyzed in an initial study; and with respect to each\nsignificant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial\nstudy, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the\nproject that avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of\ninsignificance; mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions\non the Project; the South Park Tower Project (Project) includes the\ndemolition of four commercial office/retail buildings totaling 89,510 square\nfeet and the construction of a 452,630 square­foot, two­tower, mixed­use\ndevelopment on a 75,503 square­foot site, with a maximum building height\n2016­2040 RTP/SCS and 2020­2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental\nImpact Reports; all potentially significant or significant effects required to\nbe identified and analyzed pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been\nidentified and analyzed in an initial study; and with respect to each\nsignificant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial\nstudy, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the\nproject that avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of\ninsignificance; mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions\non the Project; the South Park Tower Project (Project) includes the\ndemolition of four commercial office/retail buildings totaling 89,510 square\nfeet and the construction of a 452,630 square­foot, two­tower, mixed­use\ndevelopment on a 75,503 square­foot site, with a maximum building height\nof 260 feet, and a floor area ratio of 6:1, Tower 1 would occupy the western\nportion of the Project Site and includes a 22­story hotel with 300 guest\nrooms and 3,120 square feet of ground floor restaurants, Tower 2 would\noccupy the eastern portion of the Project Site and includes a 23­story\nresidential building with 250 dwelling units and 10,000 square feet of\nground floor medical offices; for the properties located at 1600 ­ 1618\nSouth Flower Street, 1601 ­ 1623 South Hope Street, 426 ­ 440 West\nVenice Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90015.\nApplicant: Jacob Taban, Venice Hope Group, LLC\nRepresentative: Alex Irvine, Irvine & Associates, Inc.\nCase No. CPC­2018­3336­SN­TDR­CUB­SPR­MSC\nEnvironmental No. ENV­2018­3337­SCEA\nRelated Case: VTT­82213\nFiscal Impact Statement: No\nCommunity Impact Statement: Yes\nFor:\nDowntown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council