Division of Land / Environmental Review City Hall 200 N. Spring Street, Room 750 Los Angeles, CA 90012 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Volume 1 WEST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY PLAN AREA CENTURY PLAZA MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT ENV-2008-4950-EIR STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NO. 2009061084 Council District 5 THIS DOCUMENT COMPRISES THE SECOND AND FINAL PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) FOR THE PROJECT DESCRIBED. THE DRAFT EIR (VOLUMES I THROUGH VIII), WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY CIRCULATED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT, COMPRISES THE FIRST PART. Project Address: 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067 Project Description: Next Century Associates, LLC, proposes the Century Plaza Mixed-Use Development ( Proposed Project ), which would redevelop the site of the 16-story Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel ( Existing Hotel ). The 5.74-acre Project Site is located in the Century City area of the within the West Los Angeles Community Plan Area. The Proposed Project is analyzed as two different project development options ( Option A and Option B ). Option A would remove the Existing Hotel and construct two 49-story buildings containing 293 residential dwelling units ( DU ) and a mix of office, hotel, and retail uses. Pursuant to the definition of floor area in LAMC Section 12.03, Option A would result in a net increase of 684,409 square feet of floor area on the Project Site. Option B would construct a similar mixed-use development but would rehabilitate and integrate the Existing Hotel into the proposed design. Two 46-story buildings would be constructed behind (west of) the Existing Hotel. The south building would contain residential uses only. The north building would include either (1) a mix of office and residential uses (the Option B With Office Scenario ), or (2) residential units only with no office space (the Option B Without Office Scenario ). The Option B With Office Scenario would result in a net increase of 774,964 square feet of floor area on the Project Site (including 261 DU). The Option B Without Office Scenario would result in a net increase of 778,682 square feet of floor area on the Project Site (including 353 DU). Both Option A and Option B would include an approximately two-acre publicly accessible plaza that would be surrounded by ground-level retail and restaurant uses. An alternative ( Alternative 5 ) is also analyzed that would reposition the north and south buildings of Option B toward the center of the plaza behind the renovated Existing Hotel ( Rehabilitated Building ). APPLICANT: Next Century Associates, LLC PREPARED BY: Environmental Review Section Los Angeles City Planning Department May 2012
Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY... I-1 II. CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE DRAFT EIR... II-1 III. RESPONSES TO COMMENTS... III-1 A. Introduction... III-1 B. Comment Matrix... III-2 C. Comment Letters... III-7 IV. MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM... IV-1 i
List of Appendices Appendix FEIR-1 Appendix FEIR-2 Appendix FEIR-3 Draft EIR Comment Letters Alternative 5 Traffic Tables Supplementary Traffic Analysis for Beverlywood Area Intersections and Residential Street Segments Appendix FEIR-4 Correspondence with Los Angeles Fire Department, February 23, 2012 Appendix FEIR-5 Appendix FEIR-6 Appendix FEIR-7 Materials Related to Annual City Report Regarding Infrastructure Updated Geotechnical Report Update to Historical Tree Report ii
List of Figures Figure Figure FEIR-1 Alternative 5 Site Plan... I-15 Figure FEIR-2 Figure FEIR-3 Figure FEIR-4 Figure FEIR-5 Figure FEIR-6 Figure FEIR-7 Figure FEIR-8 Figure FEIR-9 Figure FEIR-10 Figure FEIR-11 Figure FEIR-12 Figure FEIR-13 Figure FEIR-14 Simulated View A: Avenue of the Stars Southeast of the Project Site Alternative 5... I-129 Simulated View B: North Corner of Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard Alternative 5... I-131 Simulated View C: West Corner of Avenue of the Stars and Constellation Boulevard Alternative 5... I-133 Simulated View D: Entrance to Westfield Shoppingtown Century City Mall on Constellation Boulevard Alternative 5... I-134 Simulated View E: Constellation Boulevard West of the Project Site Alternative 5... I-136 Simulated View F: Olympic Boulevard Southeast of the Project Site Alternative 5... I-137 Simulated View G: Santa Monica Boulevard and Beverly Glen Boulevard West of Project Site Alternative 5... I-139 Simulated View H: Santa Monica Boulevard and Manning Avenue West of Project Site Alternative 5... I-140 Simulated View I: Moreno Drive and Young Drive in the City of Beverly Hills Alternative 5... I-142 Simulated View J: Exterior food court of the Westfield Shoppingtown Century City Mall Alternative 5... I-143 Simulated View K: Century City Skyline from Holmby Avenue and Linnington Avenue Alternative 5... I-144 Simulated View L: Century City Skyline from Holmby Avenue and Ashton Avenue Alternative 5... I-146 Simulated View M: Century Woods Residential Development Alternative 5... I-147 iii
Table of Contents Figure Figure FEIR-15 Winter Solstice 8:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-153 Figure FEIR-16 Winter Solstice 9:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-154 Figure FEIR-17 Winter Solstice 10:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-155 Figure FEIR-18 Winter Solstice 11:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-156 Figure FEIR-19 Winter Solstice 12:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-157 Figure FEIR-20 Winter Solstice 1:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-158 Figure FEIR-21 Winter Solstice 2:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-159 Figure FEIR-22 Winter Solstice 3:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-160 Figure FEIR-23 Winter Solstice 4:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-161 Figure FEIR-24 Spring Equinox 8:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-167 Figure FEIR-25 Spring Equinox 9:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-168 Figure FEIR-26 Spring Equinox 11:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-169 Figure FEIR-27 Spring Equinox 1:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-170 Figure FEIR-28 Spring Equinox 3:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-171 Figure FEIR-29 Spring Equinox 5:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-172 Figure FEIR-30 Summer Solstice 8:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-177 Figure FEIR-31 Summer Solstice 9:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-178 Figure FEIR-32 Summer Solstice 11:00 A.M. Alternative 5... I-179 Figure FEIR-33 Summer Solstice 1:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-180 Figure FEIR-34 Summer Solstice 3:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-181 Figure FEIR-35 Summer Solstice 4:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-182 Figure FEIR-36 Summer Solstice 5:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-183 Figure FEIR-37 Summer Solstice 6:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-184 Figure FEIR-38 Summer Solstice 7:00 P.M. Alternative 5... I-185 Revised Figure IV.J-1 Noise Monitoring Locations... II-14 iv
List of Tables Table Revised IV.I-10 Revised IV.I-11 Revised IV.I-12 Revised IV.N-2 Revised IV.N-3 Revised IV.N-5 FEIR III-1 Project Consistency with Applicable Regulations of the Century City North Specific Plan... II-10 CCNSP Trip Analysis Existing Conditions and Option A... II-12 CCNSP Trip Analysis Option B Scenarios... II-13 Proposed Project Wastewater Generation... II-21 Related Projects Wastewater Generation... II-22 Proposed Project Water Consumption... II-32 Response to Comments Matrix... III-2 v