969 N La Cienega gets $14.2M permit for 59-unit building
LADBS issued a $14.2M new-building permit on Nov. 2 for a seven-story, 59-unit mixed-use project at 969 N La Cienega Blvd.
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The city has issued the building permit for a seven-story, 59-unit mixed-use project at 969 N La Cienega Blvd, moving a project entitled in 2023 into the construction phase.
Why it matters
Entitlement is only half the fight in Los Angeles. This project cleared City Planning in October 2023 under a density bonus, and the permit issued on Nov. 2, 2026 is the step that lets work start. Press listings have tied the 969 N La Cienega address to Guild GC as developer. We could not confirm that on the permit record, which does not name a developer in the data we pulled, so treat it as reported, not verified. The listed architect on the project page is AUX Architecture.
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The permit description calls for four levels of Type IIIA apartments over two levels of Type IA apartments over a ground-floor lobby and commercial space for office, retail and restaurant use. It also notes 7 very-low-income units, or 11% of the total. That is the affordability set-aside behind the density bonus. The site sits in the Hollywood community plan area in Council District 5.
The numbers
LADBS permit 21010-10000-05159 is a Bldg-New, Commercial permit issued on Nov. 2, 2026. The applicant-declared valuation is $14,205,000 for 72,565 square feet and 59 units. That works out to roughly $241,000 per unit, or about $196 per square foot, on declared valuation. Declared valuation is the applicant’s own figure and typically excludes land, financing and some fit-out, so it is not a total project cost.
The City Planning Commission staff report for case CPC-2023-2664-DB-WDI-VHCA describes the building at seven stories and 78 feet 9 inches, with a categorical exemption from environmental review (ENV-2023-2665-CE).
What’s next
With the permit in hand, the next public signals are grading and foundation permits, then inspection activity. Neighboring projects are moving on similar tracks: see the West Hollywood 72-unit Palm Ave project for a comparable deal. More coverage is on the Los Angeles market page.
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Quick answers
- What is the latest on Guild GC in Los Angeles?
- LADBS issued a $14.2M new-building permit on Nov. 2 for a seven-story, 59-unit mixed-use project at 969 N La Cienega Blvd.
- What are the key numbers for Guild GC?
- declared permit valuation: $14.2M; apartment units: 59; stories: 7; permitted floor area: 72,565 sq ft.
- Where does the information on Guild GC come from?
- The story cites LADBS and Los Angeles City Planning.
On the record
LADBS issued new-building permit 21010-10000-05159 on Nov. 2, 2026 for a 59-unit, 72,565 sq ft mixed-use building at 969 N La Cienega Blvd with a declared valuation of $14,205,000
Permit · ladbsservices2.lacity.org
Primary record
- Public recordThe 2023 City Planning staff report for case CPC-2023-2664-DB-WDI-VHCA describes a seven-story building 78 feet 9 inches tall approved under density bonus, with a categorical exemption (ENV-2023-2665-CE)View the record on planning.lacity.gov