LA Flower Market Redevelopment Moves Through City Committee

A plan proposed by the longtime owners of the Southern California Flower Market to redevelop the wholesale and retail floral marketplace in Downtown LA into a residential and mixed-use complex received the green light Tuesday from a city planning committee.

The Los Angeles City Council’s planning and land use management committee approved the project’s environmental impact report and denied two appeals, including one brought by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation over the affordability of units. Approval by the full council is still required.

Scott Yamabe, of the Southern California Flower Growers Inc., which owns the flower market, told the committee that the market needs a redevelopment to remain afloat.

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