Development
Explore the latest updates on real estate development in Santa Monica. Our coverage includes major projects, city council decisions, and trends shaping the community’s housing landscape. From luxury high-rises to affordable housing initiatives, stay informed about how these developments impact our neighborhoods and local economy. Discover insights into zoning changes, community feedback, and the future of Santa Monica’s urban planning.
Race card played in Miramar Hotel fight
The owners of the Miramar Hotel sent this flyer to local homes last week. (Image courtesy Ocean Avenue LLC) DOWNTOWN...
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Changes planned for Malibu Pier
Malibu Pier (Photo courtesy Malibu Times) MALIBU — The Malibu Pier's concessionaire vowed recently to have three new businesses —...
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Downtown hotel cold war heats up
Fairmont Miramar Hotel (Photo by Daniel Archuleta) OCEAN AVENUE — The ownership of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel unleashed a public...
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Development delay dies at dais
COMING SOON: A crew installs a rebar support at a construction site on Broadway on Wednesday. (Photo by Daniel Archuleta)...
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Former Holiday Inn could get major facelift
An artist's rendering of the proposed Wyndham Hotel at the corner of Second Street and Colorado Avenue. (Rendering courtesy of...
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Civic, Samohi venues could make for cultural campus
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (File photo) PICO BLVD — Dozens of community members gathered in Virginia Avenue Park Tuesday night...
Read moreAffordable housing tax may be on horizon
CITY HALL — City officials may come to voters as soon as 2014 with a measure to create a local...
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Village Trailer Park decision postponed until July
CITY HALL — The Rent Control Board will wait until the day before its drop dead date to decide whether...
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Housing prices less than lovely, report shows
CITYWIDE — News flash: Apartment and house rentals on the Westside are (still) expensive. Data released by Lovely, a web...
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Civic Center will have to learn new tricks to survive
MAIN LIBRARY — The Santa Monica Civic Center Auditorium can survive past its planned June closure, but it will have...
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