CIM's 514-Unit WeHo Tower Reportedly Clears Planning Panel

CIM Group’s proposed tower at 1000 N. La Brea Avenue, on the site of the former Cemex Hollywood concrete plant, reportedly cleared a West Hollywood planning hurdle this week, according to The Real Deal and the Los Angeles Times. Both outlets report the city’s planners signed off on a 34-story, 514-unit apartment tower that would be West Hollywood’s tallest building ever built.

The American Developer could not independently confirm a final commission vote through the city’s own Granicus record as of this writing. What that record does confirm: West Hollywood’s Planning Commission put the project, split across three contiguous parcels totaling 43,316 square feet, on its Sept. 3, 2026 agenda for a public hearing on demolition and new construction, then continued the item to Oct. 1, 2026. That continuance is the last dated action The American Developer found in the city’s own files for this project.

Why it matters

West Hollywood has not approved a building anywhere near 34 stories before. A sign-off here, even one this newsroom is citing through outlet reporting rather than a city action letter, would be a signal that large-scale multifamily entitlement is still moving in West Hollywood even as the broader multifamily pipeline across Los Angeles County has slowed. For builders and agents tracking entitlement risk on dense infill sites, the 128-unit affordable set-aside is the number that matters: it is the density bonus CIM is trading for the extra height, and it sets a marker for what the city will accept on other La Brea Avenue corridor sites.

The numbers

CIM’s plan calls for 514 apartments, including roughly 128 designated affordable or workforce units, above about 30,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and a parking garage. The building would rise 377 feet across 34 stories on the 1.6-acre former concrete-plant site, with architecture from Large Architecture. CIM acquired the site roughly a year before the project was first revealed in 2023.

What’s next

The outlets’ approval claim, if it holds, still has to clear West Hollywood’s City Council, which has final say over entitlements this size. Los Angeles developers watching the La Brea corridor should expect a council hearing date to post to the city’s Granicus system before any permit work can start. The American Developer will confirm the commission’s actual vote and any council hearing date against the city’s own record as it posts.