Hollywood's Blvd6200 project escaped review despite fault threat
Saturday, August 10, 2013 - 01:00
in Earth & Climate
L.A. could have required a seismic evaluation of the site near the Hollywood fault but did not do so. The $200-million Blvd6200 project, next to the Pantages Theatre, will include 500 apartments.A sprawling $200-million commercial and residential development under construction next to the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard was approved by Los Angeles city officials without a seismic evaluation, even though it sits next to an active earthquake fault capable of producing a devastating temblor, according to records and interviews.