Alex Coolman
NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- Designs for an 11-story office building at the
corner of Central and California avenues are up for consideration at the
Redevelopment Agency Tuesday.
The building, referred to as the Millennium Tower, is being designed
by the Landau Partnership of Santa Monica for property owned by Maynard
Brittan.
In place of the apartment building, auto repair shop and carpet store
that sit at the northeast corner of Central and California avenues, the
project design calls for an 11-story tower of office space and
ground-level retail.
Brittan said plans for the street-level business were not yet set.
"We're open to all suggestions, but I'm sure they'll be having to do
with serving the office tenants above. That's normally the demand for
that type of retail space," he said.
The project has been revised somewhat from its original conception,
which called for a 16-story structure.
In its revised form, the project won praise from the city's second
design review board, which called it "impressive" and "great," according
to a staff report.
John Deeniham, a Santa Monica architect who evaluated the project,
noted that "the tower remains an oversized element alongside its current
neighbors."
Deeniham emphasized, however, that the tower "could easily fit within
a street developed with larger projects over the years ahead."
Construction could start in about six months, Brittan said.
IN OTHER ACTION
The Glendale City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the council
chambers of City Hall, 613 E. Broadway. The Redevelopment Agency, at
which the tower will be discussed, will meet at 3:30 p.m. The meetings
will be televised live on Charter Communications Channel 6. In other
action, the council will consider:
* Allowing solar panels on rooftops.
* Setting the fee associated with the Brand Boulevard assessment
district.
