Planning Commission Clears 34-Story Tower at Former Concrete Plant Site

The West Hollywood Planning Commission approved a 34-story apartment tower Monday that would be the city's tallest building, rising on the site of a concrete plant that operated for more than a century before closing in 2024.

The City Council still has to vote on the project at 1000 N. La Brea Ave. The Los Angeles developer CIM Group estimates the cost at more than $400 million.

The plant churned out concrete for decades as the region grew around it. The site sits on La Brea Avenue along the West Hollywood border with Los Angeles. The city's current tallest structure is the 31-story Sierra Towers, a luxury condominium building from the 1960s on the western edge near Beverly Hills.

The proposal pairs the 34-story tower with a 17-story building that carries a swimming pool on its roof. Together they hold 514 units, with 128 priced at affordable rates for lower-income residents. CIM estimates the buildings could house 1,000 residents. Street-level space is set aside for shops and restaurants.

City zoning normally limits commercial buildings to about seven stories. "Some people are a little bit surprised" by the scale, said Lina Lee, a managing director at CIM. A city staff report stated the project "represents a substantial benefit to the community in the form of much-needed housing units for households of varying income levels." West Hollywood officials backed the height as part of the city's effort to meet state housing requirements. The city also approved five static displays and one full-motion video billboard for the building and will take a share of the ad revenue.

On the Los Angeles side of the former Cemex Hollywood Concrete Plant property, CIM is finishing a two-story office and retail building facing Sycamore Avenue, near businesses including Sirius XM, Spotify, Sony Music Publishing and Roc Nation.

If the City Council signs off, CIM would begin preliminary work with the goal of breaking ground late in 2027 or early 2028.