PROJECTS

All Nations Church

Conditional Use And Land Use Variance For A 25 Acre Campus

Location: Tujunga, California

Status: 2014 Approved Condition Compliance And Approved CUP For Church Buildings And Campus

Client: All Nations Church

SMG Role: Land Use Consultant And Owner’s Representative And Lobbyist


Alta Public Schools

Services: SMG Expedited The Process Of Going To Bond By Making Concessions With The County Of Los Angeles, County Supervisor, Treasurer And Tax Collector’s Office, And Chief Executive Officer; We Amended The Contact To Include Their Chapter 8 Properties As Part Of The Financing Agreement, Which Would Serve As Collateral When Alta Went Out To Bond For Constructing Prepa Tec Middle School.

Status: Completed

Client: Alta Public Schools

SMG Role: Successfully Expedited The Process Of Aiding Alta Middle Schools To Go Out To Bond By Working Directly With Relevant Stakeholders And Ensuring The Contract Was Amenable To Both The Tax And Treasurer’s Office And Alta Public Schools.


Columbia Apartments

127 Units Preservation Project

Location: Scattered Sites Located In Council Districts 1, 9 And 10.

Status: Financing Received 4% Tax Credits And Bonds 2012: City Council Approved Bond Financing And Entitlement. Construction To Commence March 2014.

Client: Intercontinental Affordable Housing

SMG Role: Represented Client On 4% Financing And TEFRA Approval Through LAHD And City Council.


Doheny Eye Institute

Variance To Receive A Parking Reduction For Their 140,000 Sq. Ft. Medical Facility To Provide 178 Parking Spaces In Lieu Of 282 Parking Spaces.

Location: Los Angeles, California

Status: Approved And Completed January 2013

Client: Doheny Eye Institute

SMG Role: Lead Lobbyist And Land Use Consultant For The Project.


Emerson College - West Coast Campus

Development Of West Coast Campus On Sunset Boulevard.

Location: Hollywood California

Status: Building Completed July 2013

Client: Emerson College

SMG Role: Representation Of Client With The City Of LA For $40M Bond Financing And Entitlement Assistance.


Little Tokyo Towers

301 Units - Senior Affordable Housing

Location: Los Angeles, California

Status: Currently Under Construction

Client: Little Tokyo Towers LP

SMG Role: Land Use Consultant, Owner's Representative And Lobbyist


Olympic on Hoover Development

173 Residential Units, 36,990 Sq. Ft. Commercial

Location: Los Angeles, California

Status: 2017 Approved Zone And Height District Change With Density Bonus 20 Units Of Very Low Income Households

Client: NY Properties, LLC

SMG Role: Land Use Consultant And Owner's Representative And Lobbyist


Orangewood Court Apartments – Value Housing

The Orangewood Court Apartments Is An Acquisition/ Rehabilitation Of An Affordable Multi-Family Housing Development Using $11,672,500 Of Housing Department Issued Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds.

92 Units

Location: Sherman Oaks, Council District 4

Client: Value Housing II


Pierce Park Apartments

The Pierce Park Apartments Is An Acquisition/ Rehabilitation Of A 430-Unit Affordable Multi-Family Housing Development Made Up Of Ten 2-Story Buildings.

430 Units

Location: Pacoima, California

Status: Completed

Client: Pierce Park Apartment Associates


Rosewood Gardens

54 Unit Senior Housing: $19 Million TDC.

Location: Los Angeles, California

Completed: January 2012

Client: Rosewood Revitalization Group

SMG Role: Owner Representation, Secured City Of Los Angeles Housing Department Project Funding In The Amount Of $4 Million.


Southwestern Law School

132 Unit Student Housing Development.

Location: Wilshire Westlake Area Of Los Angeles: 7th And Westmoreland

Status: Financing Closed On 4th Quarter 2012: 30% Construction Completion 2013

Client: Southwestern Law School

SMG Role: Represented School On Public Bond Financing And TEFRA Approval Through The City Of Los Angeles Council And Mayor’s Office.


Temple Street & Westlake Development

248 Multifamily Units, 20,000 Sq. Ft. Commercial.

Location: Los Angeles, California

Status: Re-Zoning And CUP Completed July 2012

Client: Temp West Development, LLC.

SMG Role: Acquisition Of Property, New Market Tax Credit Financing, Permitting And Entitlement Lead To RAS 4 Zone Variance And 150% Density Bonus


Vintage at 7700 North Woodman Avenue

239 Multifamily Senior Affordable Housing units.

Location: Los Angeles, California

Status: Under Construction

Client: USA Properties Fund, Inc.

SMG Role: Delivered Q Clarification on the age restriction units from 62 years of age to 55 years of age.


X Lanes Entertainment Center

50,000 Square Feet Retail And Restaurant Establishment.

Location: Downtown Los Angeles - 3rd & Alameda

Status: Grand Opening May 2013

Client: Park Plaza, LLC.

SMG Role: Represented Property Owners With The Development Of A Family Entertainment Center That Includes A 24 Lane Bowling Alley, Sports Bar, 150 Machine Arcade And Gaming Location, Full Service Restaurant And Banquet Facility. Secured Government Permitting For Alcohol Licensing And Entertainment Use. Coordinated Architect And Contractor On Behalf Of The Ownership.


5530 Virginia Avenue

64 Multifamily Units

Location: Los Angeles, California

Status: Approval In Progress To Achieve Density Bonus And FAR Increase For Transit Oriented Communities

Client: B.J.K. Properties, LLC.

SMG Role: Land Use Consultant And Owner's Representative And Lobbyist


720 West Washington Boulevard

122 Units with 121 Affordable Housing Units and 1 Manager Unit

Location: Washington Blvd and 101 Freeway

Status: Completing Site Plan Review and CEQA Class 31 exemption

Client: WPH Holdings