City Councilman Adrin Nazarian<\/a>, who represents the area.\u00a0<\/p>\nHe spoke on Tuesday, stating that the site, located at Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Victory Boulevard, has been a magnet for crime and concern in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“These ruined buildings have cast a pall on the entire community, depressing commerce for our small businesses, degrading the quality of life for an entire neighborhood, and creating a real danger for the community,” said a statement from Nazarian’s office. “Once this shopping center was a source of pride to our community; now it’s become a blight on the neighborhood and a constant danger to the public. The people of North Hollywood have waited too long. Enough is enough.”<\/p>\n
Now that the decision has been approved, the city can demolish all six buildings in the 17-acre plaza, which is still owned by the Charles Company after it changed hands about a decade ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It has been vacant since, despite requests from city officials to develop the site or sell it.<\/p>\n
“Under the Charles Company, the properties have decayed to what you see standing behind me,” Nazarian said during a news conference outside the property. “They’ve been vandalized, covered with graffiti, filled with trash, damaged beyond repair.”<\/p>\n
The Valley Plaza opened in 1951 and has housed a series of prominent grocery and retail stores until it became unoccupied.<\/p>\n
CBS News Los Angeles has reached out to the Charles Company for comment, but has not yet heard back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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