The following projects have been submitted to the Planning Department of the City of Los Angeles for approval.
Mirabel
Mirabel is a proposed development located at 5411 Wilshire Blvd., between Cloverdale Ave. and Cochran Ave., the former site of the Staples office supply store. The proposed development is a 42-story building with 348 new housing units, of which 29 would be designated as affordable. The plan includes new ground floor commercial uses totaling 10,176 square feet for restaurant, café, and retail, plus open space along Cochran Ave. An Environmental Impact Report was just released which we hope will answer questions previously posed by the MMRA board. We will meet with the developer again after we have analyzed this new report.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Museum (at the former May Company building):
Academy of Motion Picture Museum – Initial Study Final – May 24, 2013
Academy Museum Update – Winter 2013
Academy Museum Draft Environmental Impact Report – August 2014
MMRA Comments on Academy Museum DEIR – Oct. 14,2014
Brochard & Associates Traffic Focused Review of Academy Museum DEIR
The Museum Square Office Building:
Museum Square Office Building Initial Study
Museum Square Office Building – Draft EIR (compiled Final 01-28-14)
Museum Square Office Building – App IV.I Traffic Impact Study
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Miracle Mile Residential Association 
In the Hiss Tower, Dr. John Hiss’s son, also a Dr. John Hiss, and I had jazz group rehearsals in the father’s office. His son played the drum set well for most of his life and I played the saxophone with him on many engagements and rehearsals, some at his home in Santa Monica. This is just a nostalgic note, for the fun of it!
Good Wishes,
Wesley Brown