BURBANK TO CONSIDER CONDO/RETAIL PROJECT.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. - The City Council is expected tonight to consider plans to build a 300-unit condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. and retail project at Empire Avenue and Buena Vista Street. The proposal by developer Fairfield Fairfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,200), Jefferson co., N central Ala., an industrial suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1919. Founded (1910) by the United States Steel Corp., its steel industry has greatly declined, negatively affecting the city's economy. Properties/Crown Realty realty n. a short form of "real estate." (See: real estate) REALTY. An abstract of real, as distinguished from personalty. Realty relates to lands and tenements, rents or other hereditaments. Vide Real Property. includes 256 condominiums, 44 town homes, 1,000 square feet of retail space and a four-story parking structure. Some units would be set aside for moderate-income buyers and low-income renters, officials said. ``We think it's important to provide housing and affordable housing in the community,'' said Jeremy Ochsenbein, a city senior planner. The project would include resort-style amenities with three courtyards, a pool, spa and built-in barbecues. Three town homes would be designed as live/work units. The developer would have to demolish de·mol·ish tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es 1. To tear down completely; raze. 2. To do away with completely; put an end to. 3. two 1955-era buildings - a vacant office building and a cafe - and would have to seek permission to change the zoning from general manufacturing to limited commercial. Some residents were concerned that the project would draw additional traffic to their quiet neighborhood. ``It's a big project,'' said Dominga Barahona, who has lived on Buena Vista Street since 1996. ``I'm a little worried. You never know what kind of neighbor is going to come in here. More cars, more noise. That's my worry.'' Jason Kandel, (818) 546-3306 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO --The Burbank City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today in the City Council chambers, 275 E. Olive Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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