Councilman Moves to Stop Sale of Hollywood Hills Lot
A battle is brewing between Councilman Tom LaBonge and the real estate company who owns land to the west of the famed “HOLLYWOOD” sign.
Last week, Teles Properties of Chicago issued a press release announcing the sale. The agency, claiming an easement was obtained by former property owner Howard Hughes and that the city reneged on a deal to buy the land for preservation, has begun shopping the 138 acre site for residential development.
LaBonge held a press conference later in the day disputing these claims. “I’m going to use all of my options to fight this and I’m going to ask the public’s help and support, ” LaBonge said. The most likely option to stop the sale would be for the city to declare that the development on the land is impossible, a prosepct deemed unlikely by Teles Properties.
If the Councilman is going to be succesful in fighting the development planned for the area, he better move fast because the properties are on the market, and according to the Washington Post, “the phone is ringing.”
Image (and caption) from the office of Councilman LaBonge
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