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Billionaire Charlie Munger is proposing to demolish the Barry Building, former home of Dutton's Books, in order to clear the way for a 75,000 square foot retail/restaurant development in Brentwood known as "Green Hollow Square".
The Barry Building was designated an Historic-Cultural Monument by the City of Los Angeles in 2007.
The proposed new project will increase the driveway volume at the site by more than 2,400 cars per day. There is no meaningful way to mitigate the traffic impacts without reducing the size of the project and/or changing the uses (less restaurant square footage).
Thousands of concerned Brentwood residents have joined Councilman Bill Rosendahl, the Los Angeles Conservancy , the Office of Historic Resources, the City's Cultural Heritage Commission and Brentwood Residents Coalition in seeking to save the Barry Building from demolition and urging its aesthetically sensitive integration into a re-designed project.
BREAKING NEWS!
Cultural Heritage Commission weighs in on Barry Building!
CANCELLED! August 9 City Planning
Commission Hearing -- It's back to the drawing board for Charlie Munger's team!
Legal Comment Letter on Final EIR
Analysis of Traffic Impacts of Green Hollow Square
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The Barry Building in 2012 is a functional and successfully operating retail complex, with a sophisticated mid-century modern design.
