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Los Angeles County · SoCal · California

Housing blocked in Redondo Beach

3 documented cases, 2,784 units proposed. 10 decision records, 2 denials, 0 overrode a staff recommendation to approve. Housing element in compliance, per HCD.

3
documented cases
2,784
units proposed
1
case denied
23.5
avg. months of delay

Decisions coming up

One Redondo (AES power plant site)

Redondo Beach · Los Angeles County · 2,700 units
Five pending suits · Los Angeles County Superior Court
Date not yet set
Builder's remedy application

The appeals court invalidated Redondo Beach's housing element in October 2025; the city adopted a new one that HCD certified in May 2026. The developer settled one of six suits against the city in March 2026; five remain.

All decisions coming up

Documented cases

One Redondo — AES Power Plant Waterfront Redevelopment
2,700 units · 2022
Stalled
Nivasa: 401-417 South Pacific Coast Highway
49 units
Approved
Ten21 Harbor (Former SEA Lab Site, 1021 N. Harbor Drive)
35 units · 2022
Denied

Mechanisms used

Builder's Remedy2 uses
Discretionary Review2 uses
California Environmental Quality Act1 use
Parking Minimums1 use

Decision records

10 decision records, 2 denials, 0 overrode a staff recommendation to approve. Decision records are kept per case; open a case above to read them with their sources.

Recurring organizations

Organizations and developers that appear in two or more documented cases here. Individual officials and residents are not listed.

Leo Pustilnikov · Next Century Power LLC / SLH Investments · Developer2 cases
City of Redondo Beach · City Government2 cases

Housing element and permit activity

Housing element in compliance, per HCD.

No HCD permit leads imported for this jurisdiction.

The permit leads layer covers only some jurisdictions so far; a missing import says nothing about permit activity here.