From Coffee Table to Condo

Traffic's about to get a little hairier on Rowena in Silver Lake, where plans are afoot to build a big condo development where The Coffee Table now stands. EatingLA's Pat has the details:

Just a few days after hearing that Silver Lake's Coffee Table lost its lease, Eating L.A. received this alert for the huge condo project proposed for the Coffee Table site. Developer Paul Pagnone says the Coffee Table will lease back a new space in the development, which makes sense since it's on a commercial block, and he says there will be plenty of parking. But this 64-unit planned development clearly seems way too big for that incredibly busy and cramped stretch of Rowena.

Concerns about the new three-story structure and its impact on the neighborhood? A community meeting has been scheduled for Wed., Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. (at Ivanhoe School).

More details at Rowena Community Vision, which suggests you write or call councilmember Ton LaBonge (Tom.Labonge@lacity.org) and Chief Planning Deputy Renee Weitzer (renee.weltzer@lacity.org).