A former concrete plant site could become West Hollywood's tallest tower

A long-planned 34-story apartment tower that would be the tallest building in West Hollywood has been approved by the Planning Commission as the city maneuvers to add housing on its east side.The more than $400-million high-rise with shops and restaurants at street level is set to rise on La Brea Avenue on the site of a former concrete plant that served Los Angeles for more than a century before closing in 2024.West Hollywood officials endorsed the unusual scale of the planned project by Los Angeles developer CIM Group as part of the city’s push to comply with state requirements demanding more housing.If approved by the City Council, the complex at 1000 N. La Brea Ave. will have 514 units including 128 units set aside to rent at affordable rates for residents with lower incomes. In addition to the 34-story tower, it will have a connected 17-story high-rise with a swimming pool on the roof. City zoning typically restricts commercial buildings to about seven stories, so “some people are a little bit surprised” by the near-skyscraper scale of the tower, said Lina Lee, a managing director at CIM.The current tallest building in West Hollywood is the 31-story Sierra Towers, a luxury cond...