A mixed-use development at 6801 Canoga Avenue in Warner Center has been upsized from 154 units to 203 residential units after construction began over two years ago.
A mixed-use development project under construction at 6801 Canoga Avenue in Warner Center has grown significantly since it began over two years ago. The building, now envisioned as an eight-story structure with ground-floor retail, will feature 203 residential units on its upper floors.
The project was originally permitted as a six-story, 154-unit development. Revised plans approved by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety add approximately 40,000 square feet of building area and 30 percent more density.
While the construction of apartments in the Warner Center specific plan area is commonplace, few projects undergo revisions that result in the addition of 30 percent more density after work has already begun, according to city records.
Stockton Architects, Inc. is designing the building. The project sits at the intersection of Canoga and Vanowen Avenues in the Warner Center district of Canoga Park.
The property is owned by 6801 Canoga, LLC, managed by developer and investor Gagandeep Lakhmna. City records indicate the property sold to Lakhmna in 2022 for $14.5 million.
Construction began in February 2023, when rebar and concrete were starting to protrude above street level. The earlier iteration of the building was depicted in a rendering with a colorful stucco exterior and was slated to include amenities such as a fitness center and a dog park.
The concrete podium of a mixed-use project from developer Gagandeep Lakhmna continues to rise, according to Urbanize LA.
The project site sits directly north across the street from a sprawling 47-acre vacant site that was once home to a manufacturing facility for the aerospace firm Rocketdyne. That property has been marketed as a development opportunity for years, but no concrete plans to build on it have come to fruition.
The 6801 Canoga Avenue project also sits due east of a recently-completed 174-unit project at 21425 Vanowen Street and is adjacent to a proposed 211-unit development at 22015 W. Vanowen Street.
Lakhmna has previously been connected to infill projects in Los Angeles. City records indicate he has faced protests and lawsuits over his prior work in Philadelphia and Nashville.
The Warner Center area is one of Los Angeles' most active redevelopment corridors, with large-scale projects like the Rams Village development planned by the Kroenke Organization.
This article was generated with AI assistance.