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File #: 25-0609    Version: 2
Type: PC/DRC New Items Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/23/2025 In control: Design Review Committee
On agenda: 11/19/2025 Final action:
Title: A request to demolish existing office buildings and construct a new industrial warehouse building at 2411 N. Glassell Street (Design Review No. 5154).
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 Vicinity Map, 3. Attachment 2 Existing Site Photos, 4. Attachment 3 Project Plans dated August 19, 2025, 5. Attachment 4 Applicant's Design Approach Narrative, 6. Attachment 5 Colored Renderings, 7. Attachment 6 Digital Color and Materials Board, 8. Attachment 7 Tree Survey and Arborist Report Dated September 3, 2025
TO: Chair and Members of the Design Review Committee

THRU: Hayden Beckman, Planning Manager

FROM: Ryan Agbayani, Senior Planner


1. SUBJECT
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A request to demolish existing office buildings and construct a new industrial warehouse building at 2411 N. Glassell Street (Design Review No. 5154).
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2. SUMMARY
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The applicant proposes to demolish existing multi-story office buildings and construct a new stand-alone industrial warehouse building (298,918 square feet) at 2411 N. Glassell Street.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Recommendation of approval to the Planning Commission.
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4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Applicant/Owner: Rexford Industrial Realty, L P
Property Location: 2411 N. Glassell Street
General Plan Designation: Light Industrial Maximum 1.0 FAR; 3-Story Height Limit (LI)
Zoning Classification: Industrial Manufacturing (M2)
Existing Development: Existing detached multi-story office buildings and surface parking
Associated Application: Conditional Use Permit No. CUP25-0013
Major Site Plan Review No. SP-1180
Environmental Review No. ENV25-0002
Previous DRC Review: None
5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project includes the demolition of existing multi-story office buildings on a developed site to construct a new stand-alone industrial warehouse building (298,918 square feet) with 36 loading docks on the south elevation, an enclosed truck court area, detached trash enclosure and fire pump house, and surface off-street parking.
The proposed building is intentionally shifted towards the northern property line to concentrate operational activities towards the southern property line and to the street frontage on N. Glassell Street (to the west). The applicant's intent is to mitigate any potential impacts to the existing residential development to the north.
The proposed building incorporates a modern "corporate-industrial" aesthetic referencing the industrial identity of the surrounding district. The building fa?ade featur...

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