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1633 Victory Blvd. site conditions: The effect of neglect (part 1)

Below are photographs and commentary on conditions of neglect at 1633 S. Victory Blvd. that have been ongoing since the lot was purchased by Mr. Jayesh Kumar in March/April of  2017. Upon the lot are many piles of trash.  Some … Continue reading

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Rancho residents file appeal of Design Review Board decision on 1633 S. Victory

On Friday January 25, 2019 we filed an appeal of the Design Review Board’s January 10th decision regarding the hotel proposal at 1633 S. Victory Blvd.   It was made on behalf of residents in the Glendale/Burbank Rancho, and many neighboring … Continue reading

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Design Review Board votes 4-0 in favor of hotel at 1633 S. Victory with conditions

On Thursday, January 10, 2019 Glendale’s Design Review Board voted 4-0 in favor of the hotel redesign with conditions. Summarized here from condition notes read at the meeting by Jay Platt, Senior Urban Designer, those conditions are: Make sure that … Continue reading

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REMINDER: Glendale Design Review Board Meeting Tonight @ 5:00 p.m.

REMINDER: The Glendale Design Review Board Meeting is tonight, January 10, 2019 @ 5:00 p.m. in Room 105 of the Municipal Services Bldg. 633 E Broadway, next to City Hall.  Ample free parking behind, access using Wilson Ave. The Design … Continue reading

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Could 1633 S. Victory Blvd. become the Glen Capri Grand Motel?

As mentioned in previous posts, among the development team for 1633 S. Victory Blvd. is Anand (Andy) Desai, owner/operator of the Glen Capri Motel located on San Fernando Road, and of the Glen Capri Inn & Suites on Winchester Ave. … Continue reading

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Why Benjamin Franklin Elementary School parents should care about the hotel proposed at 1633 S. Victory Blvd.

Why Benjamin Franklin Elementary School parents should care about the 3-story, 64-room hotel proposed at 1633 S. Victory Blvd. One block from Benjamin Franklin Elementary School on Winchester Street   I don’t live here.  How does it affect me?    It … Continue reading

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If not a hotel, then what?

On the Rancho neighborhood Nextdoor web site, one neighbor asks about what alternatives there are to building the hotel: Charlene Klink, Riverside Rancho What’s been suggested at the meetings that is something that serves the community? Are there minutes of … Continue reading

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Urbanizing the Glendale Rancho for Quick Developer Profits, NOT for the Community

Research on the proposed development of a 3-story, 64-room hotel at 1633 S. Victory has revealed that this is a development for quick and big profit, designed with no consideration of the Rancho, it’s residents, nor nearby Benjamin Franklin Elementary … Continue reading

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Revised plans for proposed hotel at 1633 S. Victory Blvd. 91201 have been submitted to the City of Glendale Planning Division at the Community Development Department by order of the Design Review Board’s appointed members

Neighbors’ recent queries re PDR-1723012 to the Planning Division on the status of the hotel project were informed September 17 that the redesigned plans had already been submitted for staff review again, prior to moving on to the Design Review … Continue reading

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