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Real Estate/Development

Jun. 28, 2023

City denied plan to turn defunct power plant into development

The petition, filed by attorney Michael W. Shonafelt, accuses Redondo Beach of violating the law that mandates approval of a housing project for low and moderate income households if the city does not have a state-approved housing development plan.

City denied plan to turn defunct power plant into development
Shonafelt

A real estate developer with plans to convert a 49-acre power plant in Redondo Beach into a 2,700-unit mixed use waterfront development accused the city in a lawsuit of improperly rejecting his application.

The petition, filed by attorney Michael W. Shonafelt on behalf of an entity controlled by developer Leo Pustilnikov, accuses Redondo Beach of violating the state’s Housing Accountability Act. That law mandates the approval of a housing ...

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