· Nathan Marsak · 1 min read
13921 Vanowen St., Van Nuys
The continued abhorrence of anything lo-slung and lo-density requires these be replaced with, as you might imagine, vastly increased height and density, and because density proponents will tell you
These three little contiguous flats were built by W. P. Short in the fall of ’48. The house in back was constructed in 1954.
Nice birds of paradise, too
The continued abhorrence of anything lo-slung and lo-density requires these be replaced with, as you might imagine, vastly increased height and density, and because density proponents will tell you this is “green,” there’s also a massive reduction in green space.
And again, not to point out the obvious, but what’s being demolished is four units of low-income, to be replaced by three units of low-income. The fact that the four units being demolished are 3,000sf of low income, and the three units replacing them will likely total about 1500sf, well, it’s more like a reduction not by 1/3 but by 50% . Hooray!
