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Public Hearings Under Way 

Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy.

With the release of the final environmental impact report (FEIR) for the proposed project, the review process is now moving forward. This begins with a series of public hearings before various City commissions (dates TBD). Members of the public are invited to attend to listen, ask questions or provide comments.

View the Conservancy's Comments on the Final Environmental Impact Report (PDF)

The Conservancy is part of a coalition working to prevent the demolition of Wyvernwood Garden Apartments in Boyle Heights.

Opened in 1939 and spanning nearly seventy acres, Wyvernwood was the first large-scale garden apartment complex in Los Angeles.

With its innovative layout and park-like setting, its design fostered a unique sense of community that has thrived for generations and now encompasses more than 6,000 residents. 

Wyvernwood is also part of a remarkable collection of garden apartment complexes throughout the Los Angeles area.

Wyvernwood (3:50)

To see why Wyvernwood is so well loved and why people are working so hard to save their community, the Conservancy is pleased to premiere a new Wyvernwood video! The piece captures the qualities that make Wyvernwood special and irreplaceable, things that cannot be replicated or simply transported to the proposed development. Watch the film and help us by sharing it with your friends!

We Are Wyvernwood (7:30)

The owner of Wyvernwood, Fifteen Group Land and Development LLC, proposes to replace the entire complex with a $2 billion new mixed-use development. The Conservancy and many others oppose this plan, which would destroy an important part of Los Angeles history and a thriving community.

This aerial view of Wyvernwood shows its vast scope, spanning nearly seventy acres. Imagery © 2011 DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, U.S. Geological Survey, USDA Farm Service Agency, Map data © 2011 Cybercity, Google.

City Councilmember José Huizar announces his opposition to Wyvernwood's demolition, March 2011. Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy.

Wyvernwood residents have strongly opposed the demolition of their home. Long-term tenants attest to the close-knit community and family ties spanning generations, fostered by the complex’s innovative design.

We applaud the leadership of Los Angeles City Councilmember José Huizar, who announced his opposition to the project at an onsite press conference in March 2010.

"Wyvernwood is a community within a community with its own significant and rich history,” he wrote in a statement distributed at the press conference. “I cannot support a project that would tear down this proud community one building at a time and replace it with a denser, lesser version of itself."

Please use the links at the top of this page or below to learn more about the issue and how you can help.

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