LA City Council votes to OK Midwood apartments at Sportsmen’s Lodge

Midwood Investment & Development is ready to bulldoze the historic Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City and replace it with 520 apartments.

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on April 3 to approve the New York-based investor’s plan to tear down the Mid-century Modern hotel and build a 97-foot-tall apartment complex at 12825 Ventura Boulevard, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The controversial project had run out of appeals, and was favored by housing proponents.

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