A shopping center on Lake Avenue shows the continued neglect of the best piece of retail real estate in Altadena.
Apparently we may see a few changes at the northwest corner of Altadena Drive and Lake. A very few changes. If you access the property owner’s remodeling plans for these two or three blighted acres – also known as the Rite Aid slum -- it might come as a surprise to find that, though no work has started, the project is scheduled for 2011. The clock, as they say, is ticking. Surprised, that is, until you see the actual scope of the redesign. I figure the construction crew could start and finish the project on New Year’s Eve and still have time to shave, shower, and hit an afternoon party. According to the design graphic posted on the remodeling plan, it appears the owner intends to make a few modest additions -- a new sign and a few trees. …
The owners of the lot at the intersection of Lake and Altadena have filed a plan to improve the parking lot, landscaping, and signage of the shopping center, but the necessary permit application has not been completed, according to county planners.
The owner of a sizeable shopping center at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Altadena Boulevard has filed plans to repair and improve the site, but county planners are still waiting on a permit application to do the work. The project at the lot at 737 to 741 Altadena Boulevard, which currently hosts a Rite Aid, Bulgarini Gelato, and other businesses, would consist of a sealing an re-striping the parking lot, landscaping improvements, and repairing signage at the site, according to Anthony Curzi of the Los Angele County Department of Regional Planning. The plans were filed with the county about nine months ago, Curzi said, but after receiving them, the department told the owners that they would need to file a conditional use permit before…
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Richard
10:41 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
lmao ms. kelly i would like to know the day you went in to steves pet shop because there have been customers yelling and right out talking trash to the employees and i seen nothing but them doing nothing and remain calm and cool about this. i also would like to know specifically who you dealt with because i know them all there and i would like to know who is causing you all this trouble because i… more ›