FAQs

The NoHo Station site includes the end stations of both Metro Red and Metro Orange Lines near Lankershim and Chandler Boulevards in Los Angeles, California. Metro owns 15.6 acres around the station that make up the total NoHo Station site.

No – Metro’s Engineering & Construction staff will coordinate with the selected developer team to ensure that the development does not prevent the option of LRT conversion and other enhancements to the Metro system.

Transit parking will be accommodated as part of the development project.  Metro has recently implemented a Paid Parking Pilot Program and is in the process of assessing the demand for parking at the station. Ample parking will be provided to accommodate the new development to avoid the need to park in surrounding neighborhoods. Where possible, shared parking, unbundled parking, and parking guidance systems will be implemented.

Metro owns the land at the NoHo Station site. The City of Los Angeles has regulatory control over the land use for the site. In order for Joint Development to occur, the project must secure environmental approvals and entitlements from the City of Los Angeles. Then the Metro Board must approve a Joint Development Agreement and long-term ground lease for the site. Metro Joint Development staff will work with the community, the developer, and the Metro Board to guide and deliver a development project that meets the community needs and Metro’s Joint Development Policy objectives.

The developer for the NoHo Station site is Trammell Crow Company (TCC), one of the nation’s oldest developers of and investors in commercial real estate. TCC was selected through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process after being identified as the developer with the best design, strongest financial feasibility, and best conformance to the Development Guidelines and goals and policies of the Metro Board.

Because we are in the early stages of the design process for the North Hollywood site, this is yet to be finalized. The current development proposal may be found here. Metro completed a Guide for Development in November 2015, following an outreach process in fall 2015 that involved meetings and discussions with community residents and organizations, businesses and property owners, and public agencies. This Guide reflects the goals, concerns, and ideas Metro heard from participants as well as the land use regulations from the City of Los Angeles, and is used to inform and shape development proposals for the North Hollywood site.

Based on the Guide, the project will integrate transit into the surrounding communities with compact, walkable, bikeable places in a community context. The project will create office, retail, transportation, and residential improvements, including affordable housing.

The project schedule is subject to the developer’s timeframe. A typical joint development process takes an estimated 5 years from start of the process to construction completion.  More information on the Joint Development timeline is available here .

• Guide for Development: Developed with input from the community, the Guide for Development was presented to the Metro Board on 11/18/15 and 12/3/15 by Joint Development Staff for review and approval.
• Request for Proposals (RFP): The Board approved the Guide for Development at the December Board meeting. The RFP for the NoHo Station Site was released on December 4, 2015.
• Exclusive Negotiations Agreement (ENA): The Metro Board approved an Exclusive Negotiations and Planning Agreement (ENA) with Trammell Crow Company at the May 2017 Board meeting. An ENA means that Metro will be negotiating project terms only with the selected Developer.
• Joint Development Agreement and Ground Lease: During the course of the ENA, Metro and TCC will negotiate financial terms for a long-term lease arrangement and TCC will refine the project concept and seek entitlements, with input from community stakeholders. At the end of the ENA phase, the Metro Join Development team will present the negotiated terms to the Metro Board for consideration. If the Board approves the terms, Metro will enter into a Joint Development Agreement and eventually a Ground Lease with TCC.

Metro hosted community meetings in September and October 2015. During this outreach process, Metro heard from local stakeholders about their thoughts for future development at NoHo Station. You can see a summary of the comments from that initial outreach here and the presentations from the community workshops here. Metro also held a community meeting in April 2017 to re-introduce the project and provide an update on the progress thus far. While this initial outreach process is now over, we are happy to take public comment through our online comment form. You can also reach us by emailing jointdevelopment@metro.net .

The Developer is required to develop a Community Outreach Plan as part of their Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA). Like any new development project in Los Angeles, the proposed development for the NoHo site will be evaluated for potential environmental impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act. Community input is required during this process.

• E-blasts: Metro’s JD team will keep an updated stakeholder list and apprise interested parties/individuals of upcoming meetings about the development. This includes public meetings, such as those held by the Metro Board and/or City Planning Commission, and outreach-specific meetings focused on project development. Sign up for our mailing list here .
• Project Webpage: Metro’s project webpage will have regular updates on the project as it develops.
• Metro staff: Metro staff is available to answer questions on the project or attend meetings to update larger groups of stakeholders. Please contact us at lawsonw@metro.net .